President

Budget Battles

  • Huntsman Revamps Strategy; Tries to Revive Campaign

    By Kasie Hunt And Philip Elliott Associated Press

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Meet Jon Huntsman — Mr. Mainstream. It's been downhill since the day he announced his White House candidacy. His official presidential coming-out tour was riddled with mistakes, and...

  • Romney, Perry Spar over Business Credentials

    By STEVE PEOPLES

    An intensifying debate between Texas Governor Rick Perry and Mitt Romney over public- and private-sector credentials will help define a GOP nomination fight focused squarely on the economy.

  • Illegal Immigration a Hot Issue for GOP Primary Voters

    By Philip Rucker and AMY GARDNER, The Washington Post

    Polls may not suggest it, and the candidates may not be catering to it, but immigration is an issue that voters won’t let the GOP White House hopefuls escape.

  • Perry Rewards Donors with Appointments, Grants

    By CAROL D. LEONNIG, The Washington Post

    Perry’s ability to raise $102 million in his gubernatorial campaigns from this network of wealthy Texans has helped him position himself as a leader in the Republican presidential field. He is facing...

  • Romney, Perry Slam Obama's Foreign Policies

    By David Nakamura and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post

    President Obama and his chief political rivals have presented dueling assessments of the administration’s record abroad, with Republicans offering an ominous view of a weak and uncertain America...