Politics

THE RACE: Exiting presidential race can be painful

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
Dropping out is hard to do. It's been especially hard for Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul....

THE RACE: Polls show presidential race tightening

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
With about five months to go, the presidential race is tightening, polls show, with voters nearly evenly divided between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, his likely Republican challenger....

THE RACE: Exiting presidential race can be painful

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
Dropping out is hard to do. It's been especially hard for Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul....

THE RACE: Just 2 WH candidates took federal cash

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
Only two presidential candidates have sought and received federal matching campaign funds this election cycle, and they're hardly household names....

THE RACE: Just 2 WH candidates took federal cash

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
Only two presidential candidates have sought and received federal matching campaign funds this election cycle, and they're hardly household names....

THE RACE: Obama walking fine line in Bain critique

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
President Barack Obama has to tread carefully in targeting Republican rival Mitt Romney's business resume....

Rubio elevating profile amid VP speculation

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Marco Rubio has outlined his vision of a more muscular American foreign policy as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney begins the search for a running mate....

It's the Year of Big Money in politics

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In politics, this is the year of big money. It's the first presidential race since two court decisions in 2010 changed the rules....

DeMint: Take politics out of tariff rules

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
Jim DeMint says companies shouldn't have to go hat in hand to ask Congress to free them from tariffs on raw materials
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Gingrich to end presidential campaign next week

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newt Gingrich began taking steps Wednesday to shut down his debt-laden White House bid, setting the stage to endorse one-time rival Mitt Romney next week and rally Republicans behind their apparent nominee....

Campaign leaves mixed Gingrich legacy

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
Newt Gingrich left the Republican presidential campaign with a mixed legacy and a campaign deep in debt.
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Can Obama rock the youth vote again?

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
Will young American voters be as enthusiastic about President Obama's re-election as they were about his candidacy four years ago, when 66% of 18- to 29-year-olds favored him over John McCain?
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Law.com: "Ohio Court Addresses Text Messages and the Fourth Amendment"

FourthAmendment.com - News - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16

Law.com: Ohio Court Addresses Text Messages and the Fourth Amendment by Joshua A. Enge:

The question of who can challenge a search of cell phone records was before an Ohio court on Aug. [sic: April] 13. The case, from the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth District, is State v. Young.

This case started with a missing 17-year-old girl. The police began to suspect that the defendant knew where she was. So they obtained his cell phone records from Verizon Wireless, by submitting a single page Emergency Request Form. The police also obtained the 17-year-old girl's cell phone records with the consent of her mother.

Spokesman: Gingrich to end White House bid

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
Newt Gingrich will officially end his bid for the Republican presidential nomination and formally express his support for Mitt Romney next week, two sources close to Gingrich tell CNN.
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Equal-opportunity agency says transgender people protected

WASHINGTON (AP) — The agency that enforces the federal job discrimination laws has ruled for the first time that transgender people are protected from bias in the workplace.

In a groundbreaking decision late last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said a refusal to hire or otherwise discriminate on the ...

Romney health care vision short on detail

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Anticipating the death of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Mitt Romney outlined his plans Tuesday to expand coverage to the nation's uninsured, while protecting at least one popular safeguard that would be eliminated should the Supreme Court strike down the law....

Romney promotes education agenda, defends Bain

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Originally planning to focus on education, Mitt Romney instead reignited the debate over his business credentials on Wednesday, welcoming scrutiny of the private equity firm he co-founded and declaring he's a far more qualified steward of the economy than President Barack Obama....

AP sources: Gingrich to end presidential campaign

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two advisers to Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich say he will formally end is campaign next Tuesday and will likely to endorse Mitt Romney....

Napolitano: Secret Service scandal 'inexcusable'

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
WASHINGTON (AP) -- There was no risk to President Barack Obama as a result of a prostitution scandal at a Colombia hotel that involved a dozen Secret Service officers, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a Senate panel Wednesday....

Arizona defends immigration law

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 15:16
The Supreme Court will decide whether Arizona's immigration legislation violates federal authority. Kate Bolduan reports.
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