Rick Santorum has pulled even with Mitt Romney in two national polls while vaulting ahead of him in his home state, Michigan, the site of one of the next two primary contests in the tumultuous Republican presidential race. (Yesterday)

WASHINGTON -- Education and transportation emerged as top priorities for President Barack Obama, who this morning presented his fourth spending plan, one that would increase taxes on the wealthy while preserving most government programs. (02/13/2012)

Mitt Romney's subtle but unmistakable shift in rhetoric this weekend was just the latest evidence of the churning course of the Republican race for president. (02/12/2012)

So is Mitt Romney going after the angry Toby Keith fan? Is Barack Obama looking for the edgy-yet-mellow independent voter, grooving to Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" or indie band Arcade Fire? What about Rick Santorum, who was just endorsed by Pat Boone? Is "Love Letters in the Sand" about to lead the Santorum campaign playlist? (02/12/2012)

'Anyone who tells you America is in decline ... doesn't know what they're talking about," proclaimed President Barack Obama in his 2012 State of the Union address. Robert Kagan, author of "The World America Made" and a foreign policy adviser to GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, agrees. Confounding the pundits, Mr. Obama made headlines by endorsing this book. (02/12/2012)