- NAACP Endorses Same-Sex Marriage Amid Opposition by Black Pastors
- Black Christians in an 'Adulterous' Relationship With Obama, Says Evangelical Pastor
- Pelosi Calls Chaplain 'Conscience Clause' a 'Fraud'
- African-American Pastors Call on Obama to Reconsider Gay Marriage Stance
- Santorum, Gingrich Quit Race With Millions in Debt
- David Axelrod: Romney's Mormonism Should Not Be a Campaign Issue
Santorum, Gingrich Quit Race With Millions in Debt
Federal filings for April show that when Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich ended their campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, they were $2.3 million and $4.8 million in debt, respectively.David Axelrod: Romney's Mormonism Should Not Be a Campaign Issue
Pelosi Calls Chaplain 'Conscience Clause' a 'Fraud'
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi blasted a Republican proposal that would protect military chaplains from performing same-sex marriages, saying the provision in unnecessary.Study: Romney's Mormonism May Help More Than Hurt With Voters
Poll: Romney Edges Obama With Women Voters
Cain, Bachmann to Meet With Tea Party Leaders for 'More Perfect Union Panel'
Former GOP front-runners Herman Cain and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) will meet with the leaders from three of the largest tea party groups in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the American economy and the upcoming 2012 elections.Anger Behind Convict's Strong Showing Against Obama, Biden Says
A convicted felon won 40 percent of votes in last week's West Virginia Democratic primary because Americans are angry about the state of the economy, Vice President Joe Biden said, blaming it on the recession President Barack Obama "inherited."NAACP Endorses Same-Sex Marriage Amid Opposition by Black Pastors
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the nation's oldest African American civil rights group, voted Saturday to support a resolution endorsing same-sex marriage at its board meeting in Miami, Fla.
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Black Christians in an 'Adulterous' Relationship With Obama, Says Evangelical Pastor
An influential African-American evangelical pastor says that many black Christians are in an "adulterous" relationship with President Obama over the issue of same-sex marriage and that if the issue is not addressed soon, it will negatively impact the president's desire for a second term in November.Catholic University Stops Providing Student Health Insurance Over Birth Control Mandate
Wealthy Democrats: Stop 'Anti-Business Behavior'
Some wealthy Democrats and Obama supporters have voiced concerns recently with perceived attacks by fellow Democrats on business and presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's business record.Interview: Jonathan Haidt on Social Conservatives, New Atheists and Civility in Politics
In his new book, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Religion and Politics, Jonathan Haidt, a social psychology professor at University of Virginia, argues that our intuitions come before our reasoning and our reasoning is usually a post-hoc justification for those intuitions. As a result, humans do a horrible job at understanding those with whom they disagree.Gallup: Slight Majority Say Homosexuality Morally Acceptable
A new Gallup poll shows that a slight majority, 54 percent, of Americans believe that homosexuality is acceptable. Forty-two percent say that homosexuality is morally wrong.Colorado Civil Unions Bill Dies in Special Session
African-American Pastors Call on Obama to Reconsider Gay Marriage Stance
A group of influential black ministers – some of whom are connected with the fifth largest denomination in the U.S. – gathered Thursday in one of the nation's most famous civil rights cities to ask President Obama to reverse his stance on same-sex marriage.
Tar Heel State Could Be 'Tar Pit' for Dems in 2012
North Carolina is one of a handful of states that Democrats know they will have to win if President Obama has a chance of staying in the White House for a second term. And with the state's voters soundly rejecting same-sex marriage and some unions boycotting the Democratic National Convention later this summer, winning may prove to be a difficult task.
Nancy Pelosi's Religion 'Compels' Her to Support Same-Sex Marriage
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that her Catholic faith "compels" her to support same-sex marriage, echoing President Barack Obama's similar statement earlier in the week, when he said his Protestant religion compels him to follow the Golden Rule to "treat others the way you'd want to be treated."
House Passed Bill Seeks to End Illegal Immigrant Tax Loophole
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last week that seeks to end the practice of illegal immigrants getting child tax credit refunds. Attention was brought to the issue after an investigative report by a local television news station went viral on the Internet.
Ron Paul Stops Actively Campaigning: It's 'More Than Just 2012'
Ron Paul, the last Republican campaigning against Mitt Romney, has announced that he will no longer "actively campaign" in the 2012 race.
Jeremiah Wright Says Obama Friend Offered Him 'Bribe' to Stay Quiet in 2008
President Obama's former and controversial pastor, Jeremiah Wright, is now claiming that a close, personal friend of the president offered him $150,000 not to preach until after the 2008 November elections and that Obama wanted to "secretly" meet with him.
Black Pastors Speak Out on Obama's Gay Marriage Stance
Black pastors across the country dwelt on President Barack Obama's stance during worship services Sunday, after Obama's May 9 announcement that he supports gay marriage.
Tony Perkins Criticizes Rand Paul's Off-Color Gay Obama Joke
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) cracked a joke about President Obama's position on gay marriage Friday. Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, criticized the remark on a Sunday talk show.
JPMorgan CEO Talks About $2 Billion 'Stupid' Mistake
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, admitted the bank made an "egregious error" by making risky investments that led to a $2 billion loss, in a Sunday interview on NBC's "Meet the Press." He did not know whether the company broke any laws in making the investments. The incident has led to a debate over the best way for government to regulate banks that are deemed "too big to fail."
