Republican rivals have heavily criticized the frontrunner for his experience at investment firm Bain Capital.

Mitt Romney leading in N.H.; Iran sentences to death an ex-Marine accused of spying; Nigerian workers on strike; Netflix launches streaming in U.K.

One year after a mass shooting at a political event, the nation looks back and the media asks, what's next?

The GOP candidates had two chances in as many days to wow voters before the primary.

New York Times reporter Jodie Kantor has written a book that claims the First Lady went head-to-head with the former Chief of Staff.

New polls show Mitt Romney taking the lead in New Hampshire, and some in the media say he’s already won.

The former House speaker says he's promoting "paychecks, not food stamps."

The GOP presidential candidate was booed offstage during a campaign stop in New Hampshire.

A proposed anti-bully law in Tennessee allows any non-threatening speech to be protected for students in school if it adheres to their own beliefs.

The U.S. opens dialogues with the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist party set to gain majority in Egypt's parliament. Some say it isn't a good idea.

Facing an eight percent budget cut, the reshaped military would draw down forces in the Middle East and focus on the Pacific.

In a controversial move, Obama has appointed Richard Cordray as chief of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, while the senate is on break.

A day after Mitt Romney narrowly wins the Iowa Caucus he gets the endorsement of 2008 candidate John McCain.

After saying he needed to reassess his campaign, Perry tweeted he was ready for South Carolina, confusing some media outlets.

The Minnesota congresswoman pulled the plug on her presidential campaign after a sixth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses.

Romney tops Iowa Caucus; Bachmann ends campaign; Obama to make recess appointment; Chevron to pay $18 billion in damages; Yahoo! has a new CEO.

Frontrunner Mitt Romney topped the surging Rick Santorum by eight votes out of more than 122,000 cast.

While everyone's been watching Iowa, former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman has had the Granite State all to himself.

After taking hits from Super PAC ads and falling steeply in polls, the former House speaker says he’s going after Romney.

Iowa Caucus day; the Duggars' support Santorum; oil prices rise after Iran threat; Spain unemployment hits 15-year high; a Steve Jobs action figure.

The TLC reality show family rallies conservative Christian support for Santorum in Iowa.

Santorum says black people shouldn't get "somebody else's money."

Despite its pretty spotty record of picking presidential nominees, this week it's all eyes on Iowa, and all the speculation is about Romney.

Kelly Clarkson's album sales surged on Amazon shortly after she appeared to endorse GOP hopeful Ron Paul on Twitter.

The candidates made their final appeals in the last round of Sunday shows before the Iowa caucus.

Nintendo, Electronic Arts and Sony, three of world’s largest video game publishers, have rescinded support of Stop Online Piracy Act.

It was a year of the usual political drama and then some in US politics, with doom-filled deadlines and downgrades.

Kelly Clarkson was caught playing politics on Twitter -- and it's caused some of her following to break away.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is leading in Iowa with only days until the caucus. Can he make waves nationally?

After reading advance copies of his biography, many outlets published reports of a deep conflict between Petraeus and Obama. Was it true?