The commander-in-chief and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney had their first debate Wednesday night, which Obama kicked off by wishing his wife, Michelle, a happy anniversary.

Obama and Romney want to tame deficits and the national debt. But they have very different plans for doing it. And, budget experts say, both fall short. Both President Obama and Mitt Romney share ...

The most obvious is that the contest between President Obama and Mitt Romney is likely to be close and competitive from now until Election Day. Obama leads in most, but not all, of the polls ...

Polls show Mitt Romney and President Obama in a dead heat, but both campaigns are claiming they have the momentum in the rundown to election day. Team Romney is trumpeting its gains since the ...

The president targets his challenger while the economy stumbles. WASHINGTON, July 10, 2012 -- Both candidates say this election is about the economy. But the Obama campaign has done its best to ...

Cut through the political claptrap on taxes from President Obama and Mitt Romney, his GOP rival for the White House, and here’s what you find: Neither candidate’s package will fly. Both plans ...

Do the math. President Obama is a mere 18 electoral votes shy of the 270 needed to win the 2012 presidential election against Mitt Romney.

Here are a few key points to know before you check your future president’s box on the ballot.

Just in case you haven't been paying attention: President Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney face off in the second of three presidential debates. It starts at 9 p.m. at Hofstra University in ...

Obama vs. Romney: Choose Your Own Disaster. By Conor Friedersdorf. August 1, 2012. Share. Save. The winner of Election 2012 is likely to preside over more losses to life, liberty, and property.

Editor’s Note: Alex Castellanos, a CNN contributor, is a Republican consultant and the co-founder of Purple Strategies. Follow him on Twitter: @alexcast In that best-seller, John F. Kennedy ...

President Barack Obama and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney faced off this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, which published commentaries from both presidential candidates, who detailed ...