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Oklahoma tornadoes: More forecast for Monday (+video)
Oklahoma tornadoes leave one dead on Sunday. But tornado warnings saved lives in Oklahoma, say officials. The National Weather Service says more tornadoes are forecast for Monday afternoon.
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Large Hispanic support for Obama worries GOP
According to initial exit polls, Republican candidate Mitt Romney, who backed hard-line immigration measures, came away with 27 percent Hispanic support, less than any presidential candidate in 16 years.
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Obama, Romney teams 'lawyer up' for Election Day vote disputes
Thousands of partisan lawyers and poll-watchers have fanned out across the country, ready to fight over contested votes on Election Day. Nobody wants a repeat of Florida's contentious 2000 recount.
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Swing states: how candidates fared in battle for newspaper endorsements
Newspaper endorsements in the swing states represented, in many cases, the same kind of thoughtful grappling with the candidates and their plans that millions of voters have engaged in.
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Presidential debate: Obama looks for turnaround in second confrontation
Much as Obama needs to erase the memory of the first debate nearly two weeks ago, Romney will likewise need to turn in a repeat of his strong showing in their initial meeting.
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At meeting, Billy Graham pledges to do 'all he can' to help Romney win presidency
Romney went to see Graham and his son, the Rev. Franklin Graham, at the elderly evangelist's mountaintop home in the mountains of western North Carolina.
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Obama says, 'I had a bad night' during Denver debate
As campaigning gets tougher and the race grows tighter, President Barack Obama said in an interview he knew Gov. Mitt Romney had a good night during last week's presidential debate.
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Voters in battleground states on Romney's '47 percent' comment (+video)
Insensitive and out of touch? Or simply speaking the cold hard truth? Voters in the states still up for grabs have different opinions on the impact of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's controversial '47 percent' comment.
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Richard Eggers arrested for fake dime in 1963. Fired in 2012.
Richard Eggers's fake dime crime 49 years ago has caused Wells Fargo to fire him in the wake of tightened federal rules on hiring. Richard Eggers says his use of a fake dime in a laundromat was a 'stupid stunt.'
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In Iowa, Obama on the offensive against Romney
He criticized the GOP nominee for distorting the truth and said he wasn't prepared to be President.
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Michelle Obama marks 'Let's Move' milestone with arugula, 'Interlude Dance' (+video)
Michelle Obama started Let's Move to tackle childhood obesity two years ago. Now, she's finishing up a four-state tour to promote the effort – all with a dash of fun thrown in.
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The Vote Oops! Turns out Rick Santorum beat Mitt Romney in Iowa. Does it matter?
A new vote tally shows Rick Santorum won the Iowa caucuses by 34 votes over runner-up Mitt Romney. But aside from bragging rights, the shift in results is unlikely to affect the GOP race.
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If Rick Santorum won Iowa, why is GOP calling it a 'split decision'?
Rick Santorum got 34 more votes than Mitt Romney but official results will call it a 'split decision,' reports The Des Moines Register.
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Are Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry out of the GOP race?
Michele Bachmann canceled a campaign trip to South Carolina. Gov. Rick Perry is back in Texas.
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Iowa caucus results: For Romney, what constitutes a win?
Aides say Mitt Romney, after running a streamlined Iowa caucus campaign, does not have to 'win this thing' outright to score a victory. But if he's not in first, it matters who finishes ahead of him.
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The Vote Staying positive may have cost Newt Gingrich Iowa. Will he change strategy?
Former front-runner Newt Gingrich has fallen behind going into the Iowa caucuses Tuesday, polls show. The reversal means Gingrich might change course in the days ahead.
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Newt Gingrich is down in Iowa, but with voters so unsettled he's not out
Newt Gingrich has dropped like a rock in Iowa polls, but with GOP voters there so unsettled it's premature to count him out. Forty-one percent of likely caucusgoers still might change their minds, a recent poll finds.
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Hours before Iowa, Mitt Romney leads (barely), Rick Santorum surges
The Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll shows just how volatile the Republican race for the presidential nomination is. Mitt Romney holds onto a slim lead, but Rick Santorum is surging toward second place and 40 percent of likely caucus-goers say they haven't made up their mind.
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If Mitt Romney wins both Iowa and N.H., it may be 'game over'
If Mitt Romney wins both Iowa and New Hampshire, it would be a first for someone who isn’t already president. But the Iowa caucuses have a habit of producing surprises, and there are scenarios under which Romney doesn't live up to expectations.
12/30/2011 04:34 pm -
The Vote As Iowa's Kent Sorenson jumps to Ron Paul ship, rat analogies abound
Michele Bachmann lost her Iowa campaign co-chairman, Kent Sorenson, to Ron Paul on Wednesday. But state Senator Sorenson himself may stand to lose the most by his defection.
12/29/2011 12:38 pm -
The Vote Do new endorsements mean Mitt Romney is finally winning over the GOP?
GOP endorsements are piling up for Mitt Romney – his share of them has grown to 65 percent. While that's no guarantee, it's becoming harder to envision anyone else winning the nomination.
12/20/2011 04:31 pm -
The Vote Ron Paul back on top in Iowa, new poll says
Ron Paul moved ahead of Newt Gingrich in Iowa with support from young voters, says new poll.
12/19/2011 09:35 am -
The Vote Iowa newspaper backs Mitt Romney? Weird GOP race gets a little weirder.
The Des Moines Register endorsing Mitt Romney even though Romney has essentially ignored the state? It's just the latest line in a bizarre GOP presidential primary season.
12/18/2011 09:34 am -
Following his solid debate performance, can Newt Gingrich be stopped?
In the crucial Iowa debate, Newt Gingrich came across as steady and principled, flexible or unwavering as he saw the need. The one major gaffe was Mitt Romney's $10,000 challenge to Rick Perry.
12/11/2011 12:06 pm -
Newt Gingrich to air first TV ads in Iowa, 'The America We Love'
With businessman Herman Cain's withdrawal from the race, Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, and former Massachusetts Gov. Romney look to be settling into a two-man contest to become the Republican challenger to President Barack Obama next year.
12/05/2011 10:18 am
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