SWITCH: Mobile | ePaper | Subscribe

Homes Rentals Jobs Autos Contests

Steven Thomma

Romney in an unexpected battle to win Michigan, his home state

Last updated Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 8:04pm

WASHINGTON -- Once assured of victory on friendly turf, Mitt Romney faces a potentially devastating loss of his home state of Michigan to Rick Santorum, which could upend the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

Romney, the son of a popular former Michigan governor and a onetime Detroit auto executive, finds himself trailing Santorum in one of two states that vote Feb. 28. The other is Arizona, but Santorum's concentrating most on Michigan. A Romney loss in Michigan could weaken him going into the 10 "Super Tuesday" states that vote on March 6 and throw the race wide open.

Campaign, Michigan primary, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republicans, Rick Santorum, National Read more Comments

Romney cruising toward solid win in Nevada

Steven Thomma McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Friday, February 3, 2012 - 6:14pm

LAS VEGAS -- Republicans in Nevada are poised to do what no one has yet done in the 2012 Republican presidential campaign -- sustain momentum.

Their caucuses on Saturday are likely to deliver a solid victory to Mitt Romney. That would mark the first time this year that a presidential candidate has won two states in a row. After taking Florida on Tuesday by a wide margin, a decisive Nevada win would send Romney rushing into February with wins in three out of the first five voting states and a commanding lead toward winning the Republican presidential nomination.

Mitt Romney, Nevada caucuses, Republicans, National Read more Comments

(The Associated Press) During the 2012 general election, President Barack Obama (pictured) could face former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney or former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who recently resigned as ambassador to China.

Potential GOP presidential contenders take a wait-and-see approach

McClatchy Newspapers, Steven Thomma

Last updated Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 12:23am

WASHINGTON -- To run or not to run. That's the issue facing Republicans weighing whether to seek their party's 2012 presidential nomination and the chance to take on President Barack Obama in the general election.

Jon Huntsman, Politics, President Barack Obama, Republican Party, Republicans, Utah, Featured Read more Comments

Reagan's legacy at 100, from 3 very different perspectives

McClatchy Newspapers, Steven Thomma

Last updated Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 10:26am

WASHINGTON -- Had he lived just a few years longer, Ronald Reagan would have turned 100 this Sunday. In his memory, the nation will honor his mark on history -- and debate his legacy.

His widow, Nancy Reagan, will lay a wreath at the Reagan library in California, where the 40th president was buried when he died in 2004 at the age of 93. A group of F-18s from the USS Ronald Reagan will salute him from the air.

In Washington, the city where he made his greatest impact, politicians will salute his tenure. One of them is President Barack Obama, who, though a liberal who yearns to undo much of Reagan's domestic record, admires the way Reagan changed the course of history.

Features, Politics, Ronald Reagan Read more Comments

Obama's Asia trip expensive, but not THIS pricey

McClatchy Newspapers, Steven Thomma

Last updated Friday, November 5, 2010 - 2:33pm

WASHINGTON -- The conservative blogosphere and media megaphones are trumpeting "news" that President Barack Obama's trip to India will cost U.S. taxpayers $200 million a day, but there's no basis in fact for the reports, and history suggests that they're false.

First, the source of the report: an unidentified Indian government official. The Press Trust of India, a news agency, reported this week that Obama's three-day trip to India would cost $200 million a day and include 3,000 people.

India, Politics, National Read more Comments

(The Associated Press) President Obama details his Afghanistan policy in a nationally televised speech given before cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., on Tuesday.

Obama charts Afghanistan policy course

Steven Thomma McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 11:37pm

WASHINGTON -- Looking to end one of America's longest wars, President Obama will send another 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan by next summer, but start to withdraw at least some American forces in July 2011.

Featured, International, Military, National Read more Comments