Romney's April money suggests GOP rallying for him
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney and his Republican Party raised $40 million in April, an unexpectedly strong haul in the first month of the general campaign that illustrates enthusiasm within the GOP and threatens President Barack Obama's overwhelming cash advantage.
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Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the revival of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a campaign issue momentarily placed race at the center of the presidential contest and showcased the independent groups playing a new role this year with big-money TV ads.
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Gov. Patrick signs medical emergency law
BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a bill requiring Massachusetts school districts to establish well-organized and written medical response plans for life-threatening emergencies.
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GOP measure freezes lawmakers' office budgets
WASHINGTON -- Even as they press cuts to foreign aid, food stamps and a host of domestic programs, Republicans running the House of Representatives are opting against any further cuts to their own office budgets.
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Drowning victim's dad pushes for lifejacket bill
BOSTON -- State lawmakers are hoping to draft a bill in the memory of a 4-year-old boy who drowned at a summer camp in 2007.
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Mass. Senate to resume debate on health care bill
BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Senate is continuing discussion of a bill that takes aim at soaring health care costs.
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Romney, Republican Party raise $40M in April
WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney and his party raised a combined $40.1 million in April.
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Key Republican: JPMorgan $2B loss raises questions
WASHINGTON -- A key House Republican says the $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase raises critical questions about how banks control their risks. But Republican lawmakers rejected calls from Democrats for stricter regulation.
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Senate Democrats reject House GOP budget plan
WASHINGTON -- Democrats controlling the Senate rejected for the second year in a row Wednesday a budget plan passed by House Republicans.
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Obama calls on Congress to help small businesses
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner dug in Wednesday on their already hardened positions on tax increases versus spending cuts as the outlines of another dire debt ceiling showdown emerged.
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Bain Capital defends record in light of criticism
WASHINGTON -- Facing new attacks from Democrats, the private equity firm Mitt Romney helped create is defending its record.
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No sure thing for GOP: a tight battle for Senate
WASHINGTON -- Divisive Republican primaries, an out-of-nowhere GOP retirement in Maine and an unexpectedly competitive race in North Dakota add up to an unpredictable battle for control of the Senate this fall, confounding early forecasts that an era of Democratic rule was inevitably coming to an end.
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Biden attacks Romney tenure as venture capitalist
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Vice President Joe Biden, campaigning in Democratic territory with high unemployment, went after Republican Mitt Romney's business background Wednesday and cast him as a corporate raider more interested in profits than people.
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Romney keeps media at bay as he sticks to script
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Mitt Romney is trying harder than ever these days to stay on script -- and keep his traveling national press corps at arms' length.
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Senate leaders unveil $32.3B Mass. spending plan
BOSTON -- A top Senate panel has unveiled a $32.3 billion state budget for the fiscal year starting July 1.
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Romney hits Obama on debt, campaigns in Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama's record on debt as he campaigns in Florida, a critical battleground state.
