Mitt Romney was desperate for a strong debate performance in Florida's Republican debate Monday night to restore momentum for his campaign, and delivered repeated sharp attacks on rising rival Newt Gingrich.
Jijo Jacob
Jan 24, 2012
President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union Address 2012 on Tuesday night and a live stream is available online. The State of the Union Address will be delivered on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 9 p.m. EST in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives. The theme is, America Built to Last.
David Magee
Jan 23, 2012
The regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac told lawmakers that forcing the two mortgage firms to write down loan principal would require more than $100 billion in fresh taxpayer funds.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 23, 2012
U.S. intelligence agencies have unique capabilities that can help protect American companies from cyber espionage and attack, but it will probably take a crisis to change laws to allow that type of cooperation, a former spy chief said on Monday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 23, 2012
Hundreds of protesters are expected to swarm Capitol Hill on Tuesday dressed as referees in order to blow the whistle on what they claim is a pattern of fossil-fuel funded corruption in Congress.
Ashley Portero
Jan 23, 2012
Humbled by a stunning loss in South Carolina, Mitt Romney said on Sunday he would release this week the tax returns demanded by rivals as he bids to regain the upper hand in the volatile Republican presidential race.
Jijo Jacob
Jan 23, 2012
Humbled by a stunning loss in South Carolina, Mitt Romney said on Sunday he would release this week the tax returns demanded by rivals in his bid to regain the upper hand in the volatile Republican presidential race.
Brett Forman
Jan 22, 2012
After global protests on Wednesday which saw darkened Websites like Wikipedia and BoingBoing and a “virtual” strike by Google, on Friday SOPA, a creature of the U.S. House of Representatives, and PIPA, in the Senate, were essentially smothered.
David Zielenziger
Jan 22, 2012
After a bruising clash in South Carolina, Republican presidential front-runners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich will take their battle to a bigger stage when the campaign moves to Florida on Sunday. The Palmetto State's primary-election results indicate their fight may last quite a few more rounds.
J.J. McGrath
Jan 22, 2012
Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina GOP Presidential primary, beating rival Mitt Romney, according to reports.
Connor Adams Sheets
Jan 21, 2012
The winner of South Carolina's Republican presidential primary has gone on to secure the party's nomination in every election since 1980. Mitt Romney must overcome Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina primary on Saturday to retain his aura of inevitability as the GOP's eventual nominee.
J.J. McGrath
Jan 21, 2012
The U.S. Congress has the constitutional right to legislate permits for cross-border oil pipelines such as the TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL, according to a new legal analysis released late on Friday.
J.J. McGrath
Jan 21, 2012
With the crucial Republican presidential primary in South Carolina just hours away, longtime front-runner Mitt Romney is acknowledging what some opinion polls are suggesting: He could lose Saturday.
J.J. McGrath
Jan 21, 2012
Voting on much debated SOPA and PIPA bills could be delayed in the light of recent events.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 20, 2012
Ron Paul, the Texas Republican Congressman and 2012 Republican presidential primary candidate has inserted himself into the center of the debate over the controversial NDAA bill.
Connor Adams Sheets
Jan 20, 2012
Chuck Norris, one of the GOP's biggest celebrity supporters, has endorsed Gingrich in the 2012 Republican presidential race on the eve of the South Carolina primary.
Connor Adams Sheets
Jan 20, 2012
Following the recent outrage of Netizens against the anti-piracy bill Protect IP Act (PIPA), the U.S. Senate announced, Friday, that it has delayed voting on the controversial bill, which was originally scheduled for next week.
Wendy Li
Jan 20, 2012
The court ruled that a Texas federal court must use maps drawn by the state's Republican-controlled legislature as a starting point when crafting a new plan.
Ashley Portero
Jan 20, 2012
Pro-life activist Elizabeth Leichert released a flier this week slamming Santorum for allegedly being a wolf in sheep's clothing in his opposition to abortion. But in was Leichert's attack on the GOP candidate's wife Karen, whom she accused of having a six year affair with an older abortionist, that forced the former Pennsylvania senator to strike back.
Melanie Jones
Jan 20, 2012
Gingrich came under attack frequently in the debate of almost two hours and deftly defended himself with the kind of strong debate performance that has buoyed his up-and-down campaign all year.
Geetha Pillai
Jan 19, 2012
The top Senate Republican urged Democrats on Thursday to set aside a bill aimed at stopping online piracy of movies and music, dealing yet another blow to controversial legislation that has pitted Hollywood against tech companies.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 19, 2012
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) formally introduced a copyright bill backed by the Internet industry to rival the controversial Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA).
David Zielenziger
Jan 19, 2012
