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Former rival James endorses Dewhurst in Texas Senate race
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who faces a two-man runoff this summer to be the Republican nominee for the state's open Senate seat, received the endorsement Thursday of former primary rival Craig James.
Obama will not pursue repeal of DOMA
President Obama has no plans to pursue a formal repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act in Congress, the White House said Thursday.
'Not a beer,' Coors airs early ads in Colorado House race
Joe Coors still isn't a beer, but now he's broadening his message with a hefty television ad buy in the Denver media market.
Health care law support drops after Supreme Court hearing
Public support for President Obama's health care law has dropped by 5 percentage points since the Supreme Court heard legal challenges to it in March, with 37 percent of Americans now saying they feel favorably toward the law compared to 42 percent last month.
White House threatens veto of military spending bill
The White House is warning House Republicans that President Obama opposes their military construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill and would veto their version, and that he has "serious concerns" about their intelligence authorization bill.
Obama calls Romney to congratulate him
In a rare moment of comity in a pitched battle for control of the White House, President Obama called former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney Wednesday to congratulate him on securing the Republican presidential nomination.
Bush family to return to White House for unveiling of portraits
Two generations of Bush presidents and their wives will visit the White House on Thursday.
White House: Obama misspoke on 'Polish death camp'
The Associated Press is reporting late Tuesday that President Obama's remarks about a "Polish death camp" during a White House medal ceremony have drawn criticism from Poles, who say the president should have called it a "German death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland."
Was that 'Cajun Man'?
Toward the tail-end of Mitt Romney's address at a campaign stop in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the former Massachusetts governor was briefly knocked off message as he tried to drive home the important role that Nevada will could play in the Nov. 6 presidential election.
Brown touts bipartisan record in new ad
Working with Democrats has become lethal for many Republican candidates around the country, but Sen. Scott Brown is flashing his bipartisan credentials to Massachusetts moderates in a new television ad that began airing Tuesday.
Kiss' Gene Simmons sounds like a Romney fan
Rock icon Gene Simmons says there's nothing wrong with running the American government like a business.
Obama ditches reporters after golf outing
President Obama ditched the small group of reporters that accompanied him on a golf outing Saturday at Andrews Air Force Base.
Brief Obama meet for Rolling Thunder delegation this year
Rolling Thunder made it to the White House this year. But the experience for the motorcycle-riding patriots was more clinical photo op than heartfelt meeting with President Obama, members of the group said Friday.
Senator read Bible to prep for prostitution scandal hearing
To prepare for Wednesday's Senate hearing on the Secret Service call girl scandal, one Hill lawmaker said he read up on the Bible's most famous prostitution story.
Reagan's 'blood' auction called off
An auction for a vial allegedly containing President Reagan's blood has been called off, according to officials at his presidential foundation who had fought to halt the sale.
