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Could Condoleezza Rice be returning to frontline politics? Speculation is mounting that she could be Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential running mate – and that he could announce his choice within weeks.

He is raising millions of dollars in a Hamptons fundraising drive this weekend. But even top Republican John Boehner has admitted the American people just do not like Mitt Romney. Ouch.

Barack Obama is hitting two key swing states in the first bus tour of his re-election campaign. In the battle for the blue-collar vote, he’s bashing his rival Mitt Romney’s big business ties.

In an unprecedented move the US House of Representatives votes to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for refusing to turn over documents relating to a botched gun-running sting.

The US Supreme Court is poised to decide if President Obama’s flagship healthcare law is unconstitutional – a landmark ruling which will have a huge impact on the country’s political future.

He is a brilliant political strategist, and a Chicago bruiser who moved from Congress to the White House as Obama’s chief of staff – then back to Chicago as mayor. But who is Rahm Emanuel?

It is one of the most critical weeks yet for the Obama administration – two decisions at the supreme court have major implications for the future of federal power.

The Republican governor of the US state of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, fights off an attempt to vote him out of office, in what is seen as a key test ahead of November’s presidential election.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney apologises, after reports that he bullied a classmate at his high school, who was presumed to be gay. Not good enough, say his critics.

President Barack Obama’s support for same-sex marriage is as shrewd as it is bold, calculated to reinvigorate core supporters and young Democrats while courting Hollywood donors, analysts say.

How much would you pay for dinner with George Clooney? A fundraising meal at the Hollywood star’s Los Angeles home is set to raise a record $12 million for President Obama’s re-election campaign.

A year after US special forces shot dead the world’s most wanted terrorist, bin Laden’s death has sparked a furious political row. A risky tactic by President Obama – now could it backfire?

Newt Gingrich, the man who staged more comebacks than Lazarus on acid, is finally quitting the presidential race, although details are hazy. He’ll be missed – by political reporters, at least.

Together we will win on 6 November, Mitt Romney told the Republican party after his clean sweep in Tuesday’s primaries. But how will he shape up against Barack Obama?