Republicans and Democrats will pick their nominees for a pair of open seats in Arkansas and Kentucky on Tuesday, while Democrats choose their candidate against targeted freshman Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.).
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Bain Capital and financial industry gave over $565,000 to Newark Mayor Cory Booker for 2002 campaign. (ThinkProgress)
Politicos Arena asks: Should Democrats stop the Bain Capital attacks? Cato’s Roger Pilon answers. So does Center for Economic and Policy Research’s Dean Baker.
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Dozens of Catholic institutions have hauled off and sued the Obama administration, claiming religious freedom is on the line. But as I see it, both sides are in the wrong.
More than 40 Catholic schools, hospitals, charities and dioceses, including the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. are going to court, ostensibly to fight a requirement that would force them to violate church teaching by including free contraceptive coverage for employees in their health plans by as soon as Aug. 1.
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“We have an SDN [Specially Designated Nationals] list that will be regularly updated — it’s not simply a one-time thing — that we will continue to refine.”
— “Senior administration official one,” Background briefing on Burma, May 17, 2012
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President Obama leads Mitt Romney 49 percent to 46 percent in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll out Tuesday morning.
Vice President Biden will make a New England campaign swing, while neither presidential candidate has any public events scheduled. Here’s your look at what is happening with each candidate and their campaigns on Tuesday, according to the White House and Romney press offices and the PBS News Hour Political Calendar.
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