As the Catholic community has become less homogenous and more assimilated into mainstream culture, so has its voting habits – sending many politicians on a fool’s errand in pursuit of the “Catholic vote.”

President Obama offered a full-throated defense of his campaign’s scrutiny of Mitt Romney’s private sector career, flatly stating, “This is not a distraction.”

President Obama and his allies continue to hold a sizable fundraising advantage over Mitt Romney and his allies, including a 2-to-1 edge in available cash.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney will help raise money for Mitt Romney, a Romney campaign aide confirms. Cheney and his wife will host a fundraiser in Jackson Hole, Wyo., July 12th.

Two major Catholic institutions filed lawsuits on Monday challenging the Obama administration’s mandate that religiously-affiliated employers offer health insurance for their workers that include coverage for contraception.

First Read: Democrats try to keep focus on Romney’s business record but some question the fairness of the criticisms.

Mitt Romney was praised, even by some Democrats, for his energetic, take-charge management style. But he also drew criticism for playing to the media and dodging personal blame.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker released a video on Sunday emphasizing his support for President Obama’s re-election after condemning some the president’s re-election tactics as “nauseating.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, speaking in South Carolina on Saturday, slams President Barack Obama for being the most divisive figure in American politics.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, speaking in South Carolina on Saturday, slams President Barack Obama for being the most divisive figure in American politics.

Forget a president’s first 100 days. Mitt Romney’s first television ad of the general election, “Day One,” comes as close as anything in describing the most urgent priorities of a President Romney upon taking office. What do we know about those proposals?

First Read: There were several big stories from the campaign trail this week and lessons to learn from all of them.

A usually mundane Congressional proceeding drifted into testy turf when a prominent Republican colleague accused a Democratic colleague of drunkenness.

It has appeared behind Romney on stage more often than several of his sons, standing stiff and silent. It is Romney’s enormous electronic debt clock.

Using unlimited donations and spending money on TV ads in races across the country, Super PACS played a prominent role in helping the Republicans win control of the House in 2010. This year Democrats, who initially condemned Super PACs, are joining the fray with their own.

Mitt Romney convened a rare press conference Thursday to explicitly distance himself from a controversial, racially-charged ad campaign reportedly planned by a Republican super PAC.

First Read: The Super PAC funded by Joe Ricketts has released a statement that essentially says he won’t use Jeremiah Wright as an attack against President Obama.

Republicans moved quickly on Thursday in hopes of distancing themselves from a strategy being weighed by a GOP-oriented super PAC, which threatened to inject race into the 2012 presidential campaign.

First Read: Possible plans for an ad campaign focused on controversial minister could ratchet campaign to a whole new level.

A new viral video starring New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker helps underscore the value for politicians in being able to navigate new media and contemporary culture.