GOP candidates hit homestretch in Iowa
It may be New Year's weekend, but with the Iowa caucuses closing in, it's no holiday for most of the Republican presidential hopefuls.‘Super PACs’ are showing their power
Early activity in the race for the GOP nomination heralds a transformation across the country since a Supreme Court decision lifted the limits on individual and corporate donations to independent political groups.Political committees unfettered by donation limits are dominating the last weeks of the presidential nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, funding aggressive attack campaigns that are swamping the efforts of the candidates themselves.
Obama’s resolution? To limit dealings with Congress
The president will push lawmakers on the payroll tax cut, but travel the country to deliver his reelection message, an aide says, offering a glimpse of a campaign tactic similar to Truman's in 1948.Heading into the new year, President Obama will insist that Congress renew the payroll tax cut through the end of 2012, but will otherwise limit his dealings with an unpopular Congress, and instead travel the country to deliver his reelection message directly to voters, a White House aide said.
Video: Santorum spikes as Iowa caucuses draw near
As the GOP presidential candidates storm Iowa, making a final push this weekend, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is getting frontrunner attention for the first time as polls show he could finish strong. As Jan Crawford reports, Santorum could have a big impact on the race.Obama signs defense bill ‘despite reservations’
President Obama on Saturday signed a $662 billion defense authorization bill despite "serious reservations" about provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation, and prosecution of suspected terrorists.Video: GOP candidates give their New Year’s resolutions
The candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination tell Face the Nation their New Year's resolutions.Iowa’s GOP caucuses may see some Democratic defectors
Voters who helped elect Obama in 2008 are planning to cast Republican ballots Tuesday, and Rep. Ron Paul is perhaps the most likely to benefit from the crossovers.Adding an unpredictable element to the presidential contest in Iowa, some disaffected Democratic voters are planning to switch sides and cast Republican ballots in Tuesday's caucuses.
Newt Gingrich tears up talking about his mother
The Republican candidate, slipping further behind Mitt Romney and Ron Paul in Iowa polls, shows a personal side before a group of moms.With his presidential campaign drifting out of contention, Newt Gingrich veered from his typically brash, boastful personality on the campaign trail Friday, choking up in front of a group of moms when he recalled his mother, Kit, who died in 2003.