Elections

Budget Battles

  • FEC Says Edwards Should Repay $2M in Federal Funds

    By ANDREW MIGA

    The Federal Election Commission said Thursday that former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign should repay the U.S. Treasury more than $2 million.

  • Romney Still Ahead but Vulnerable

    By JON COHEN and Dan Balz, The Washington Post

    Mitt Romney leads the wide-open contest for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. But a new Washington Post-ABC News poll underscores his vulnerabilities as a front-runner, as well as Sarah...

  • Bachmann Vows She'll Submit Only Balanced Budgets

    By ASSOCIATED PRESS

    NORWALK, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann promised Wednesday that she would submit only balanced budgets if elected next year, but she stopped short of promising to veto...

  • Tea Party Impacts Campaign and Hill

    By AMY GARDNER, The Washington Post

    The tea party movement, which established its power last year by defeating Republicans who didn’t meet its idea of what a conservative should be, is shifting to focus more on policy as its leaders...

  • Expense Reports Give Peek at Candidates' Styles

    By Dan Eggen and T.W. FARNAM, The Washington Post

    The first major spending reports of the 2012 campaign, provide a revealing look at the contrasting priorities and styles of the White House hopefuls.