Final national NBC/WSJ poll: Obama 48 percent, Romney 47 percent
With just two days until Election Day, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are running neck and neck nationally, according to the final national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll...
View ArticleRyan goes tailgating on final Sunday of election
Sundays in the fall mean football. And, on this final Sunday before Election Day, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan went tailgating in the battleground state of Wisconsin.
View ArticleBiden on Hardball: President's 'firewall' will hold
In an interview with Chris Matthews, Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday predicted a decisive Electoral College victory for the Democratic presidential ticket, saying that the president's Midwestern...
View ArticleRomney's Pennsylvania reach foreshadows election outcome
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney traveled here to Pennsylvania on Sunday for a trip that, in two days or so, would seem either prescient or desperate.
View ArticleCampaign comes down to who votes
First Read: Polling shows a tight race and the 2012 presidential campaign has come down to which side gets its voters to the polls on Tuesday.
View ArticleObama, Springsteen wrap up Wisconsin campaign
Kicking off his last full day of campaigning here, President Obama enlisted rocker Bruce Springsteen to motivate supporters who have already voted and those who will head to the polls Tuesday.
View ArticleRyan launches campaign 'barn burner' in Obama-leaning Nevada
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan kicked off what he called a "barn burner" of a final day on the campaign trail, courting voters out west in Nevada.
View ArticleRomney adds Election Day stops in Ohio, Pennsylvania
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign announced Monday afternoon that the candidate would add two campaign stops on Election Day in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
View ArticleRomney meets raucous crowd at final Virginia stop
Mitt Romney barnstormed the Old Dominion on this final full day of campaigning, cramming two stops, separated by hundreds of miles, in this hotly-contested swing state over the course of just a few hours.
View ArticleObama's final campaign day takes on rock star feel
The campaign stops of the 2012 election have ceased feeling like rock concerts -- they've become rock concerts.
View ArticleDecision day – what to watch for tonight
First Read: A long and wild presidential campaign winds down as voters go to the polls and there are some key things to watch for as the votes roll in Tuesday night.
View ArticleGOP leaders draw line on taxes ahead of election results
Even before voters finished casting ballots in House races across the country, the Republican leadership in the chamber began girding for a major battle over taxes and spending in the weeks after the...
View ArticleA first-person account: Covering Romney's excellent adventure
Tonight, Romney’s journey will end — in one way or another. And with it will also end the education of a candidate, of his staff and of a press corps about a theme Romney so often strikes on the...
View ArticleDemographics make the difference
First Read: For Republican Mitt Romney in Ohio and nationwide, the ticking demographic time bomb went off in Tuesday’s presidential election.
View ArticleRomney never overcame bailout opposition
As Republicans sort through what went wrong for former Republican nominee Mitt Romney on Tuesday, they might look back ruefully at four words that became forever associated with the GOP nominee: "Let...
View ArticleHow Wisconsin eluded Romney campaign
Despite the Paul Ryan appearances and the millions spent in third-party ads, Wisconsin still proved elusive for GOP nominee Mitt Romney – one reason, perhaps, that became apparent just hours after...
View ArticleWashington gets back to work
First Read: With the election over, President Obama has some tough decisions to make on the ‘fiscal cliff’ while Republicans do some soul-searching after their loss.
View ArticleDemographics show why I-4 Corridor is no longer a swing area
It’s been a cliché in politics for the past decade to say that the I-4 Corridor in Florida is a swing area. But it looks like that just does not hold true anymore
View ArticleHurricane Sandy may have cost Obama 800,000 votes
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour asserted this morning on NBC’s TODAY that “Hurricane Sandy saved Barack Obama’s presidency.” But did the president’s perceived leadership during the immediate aftermath...
View ArticleTurnout down from 2008? Too soon to tell
Leading Republican pollster Bill McInturff is cautioning analysts to not jump to the conclusion that voter turnout in Tuesday’s election was down from 2008. As of Thursday, about 119.4 million votes...
View ArticleSupreme Court to hear key voting rights case
Agreeing to hear another important case on race in America, the Supreme Court said Friday it will take up a battle over a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act. Civil rights groups fear the court...
View ArticleRNC report suggests other reasons why Romney lost
While Mitt Romney has attributed his defeat, in part, to "gifts" President Obama was able to shower on key constituencies, a Republican National Committee report on the election points to other reasons.
View ArticleRepublicans look to rebuild after loss
First Read: After Romney’s loss, the GOP tries to rebuild itself but there are no easy fixes.
View ArticleRepublicans soften stance on anti-tax pledge
Some Republicans downplay anti-tax pledge but key players in the House remain firm on tax rate hikes.
View ArticleChristie files paperwork to run for re-election
First Read has confirmed that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) today filed his paperwork for his 2013 re-election campaign.
View ArticleObama ups efforts to sell his fiscal cliff solution
First Read: The president takes his proposals on the road but getting enough votes in the House remains his biggest challenge.
View ArticleWhat GOP senators could do to block Rice
If President Barack Obama selects United Nations envoy Susan Rice to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, he’ll face determined opposition from at least three Republican senators: John McCain of...
View ArticleRice under fire from left as Kerry's name won't go away
A highly controversial energy project has become a flash point in the drama surrounding who may become the next secretary of state – and it’s coming from the left, not the right.
View ArticleSanford, Colbert sister advance in South Carolina special primary
A disgraced ex-governor and the sister of a popular comedian came out victorious on Tuesday in South Carolina's special congressional primary, possibly setting the stage for an uncommonly tight race...
View ArticleDown but not out, GOP regroups at winter meeting
At the Republican National Committee's post-mortem meeting in the wake of the stinging 2012 elections — between the strategy sessions and networking chats — attitude reigns.
View ArticleWhite House to GOP: New budget isn't a 'starting point'
President Barack Obama views his forthcoming budget on Wednesday as a "sticking point" in negotiations with Republicans toward a fiscal deal, rather than a "starting point."
View ArticleBiden takes aim at 2016 Republicans in speech to Dem donors
Vice President Joe Biden, a possible candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, on Saturday made reference to two would-be Republican opponents in the next election. At a fundraiser...
View ArticleSenate votes unanimously to fix FAA furloughs
The Senate moved quickly Thursday evening to help ease the Federal Aviation Administration's ability to handle automatic spending cuts set forth in the sequester.
View ArticleIowa gov to 2016 hopefuls: 'Come early and often'
Though only six months have elapsed since the last presidential election, Iowa's Republican governor is encouraging GOP White House hopefuls to begin taking trips to the Hawkeye State. Gov.
View ArticleRep. McCarthy diagnosed with lung cancer
New York Democrat Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has a “treatable form” of lung cancer, her office announced Monday.
View ArticleIRS conference featured 'happiness expert'
The now infamous 2010 Internal Revenue Service conference in California — where goofy, expensive video parodies were shown — also featured $135,000 in spending on outside speakers like a "happiness...
View ArticleObama nominates former Bush official Comey to head FBI
President Barack Obama nominated James Comey, a former Justice Department official who helped oversee the legality of national surveillance programs under President George W. Bush, as the next head of...
View ArticleDems hold Kerry's Senate seat with Markey victory
Secretary of State John Kerry's former Senate seat will stay in Democratic hands as longtime Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey has defeated Republican Gabriel Gomez in Tuesday’s special election, according...
View ArticleProp 8 explained: Why gay marriage will resume in Calif.
The Supreme Court ruling on a California law known as Proposition 8 came down to a legal technicality but has huge practical effect — restoring gay marriage in the nation’s most populous state.
View ArticleSenators reach tentative deal on student loans
Senators on Wednesday reached a deal that, if passed, would fix the big jump in interest rates for federally backed student loans, sources told NBC News. On July 1, rates went for new subsided Stafford...
View ArticleGOP's King draws fire for comment about young immigrants
Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa drew rebukes from Democrats and Republicans alike Tuesday after claiming that most young undocumented immigrants are involved in the drug trade.
View ArticleSenate confirms Comey as FBI director in 93-1 vote
The Senate on Monday confirmed James Comey as the seventh director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a 93-1 vote. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., voted "no," becoming the first senator to vote against...
View ArticleHillary Clinton rejoins political fray with criticism of voting laws
Hillary Clinton offered some of her sharpest political rhetoric since stepping down as secretary of state on Monday when she roundly criticized stricter voter ID laws and a recent Supreme Court...
View ArticleCruz renounces any claim to Canadian citizenship
Texas Senator Ted Cruz renounced any claim to Canadian citizenship late Monday amid questions about his birthplace and whether he is constitutionally eligible to be president of the United States.
View ArticleCruz declines to 'speculate' about eligibility to run for president
DALLAS -- Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday refused to say whether he believes he is eligible to run for president of the United States even though he was born in Canada.
View ArticleBevin: I'm not a 'Tea Party guy'
Mitch McConnell's Republican primary challenger may be getting plenty of Tea Party support in his uphill campaign against the Senate minority leader, but that doesn't mean he sees himself as a Tea...
View ArticleIncome gap expands five years after crisis
First Read: Economic recovery has left a majority of Americans behind according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
View ArticlePoll: Amid shutdown, Republican falls further behind in race for Va. governor
National Republicans may be glad the midterm elections are a year away after polls have shown the party’s favorability at all-time lows because of the federal government shutdown. But one Republican –...
View ArticleFull Text: President Barack Obama's State of the Union Speech
Remarks of President Barack Obama, as prepared for delivery: Mr. Speaker, Mr.
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