Political positions of Mitt Romney
Obama’s deportation deferral program provides legal status, no healthcare
President Barack Obama generated positive feelings with much of the Latino community this summer when he announced a deferred deportation program for young, undocumented immigrants. But as the program is implemented, there’s a hole. Those same youths are still ineligible for healthcare coverage under the Healthcare Reform Act.
VIDEO: Romney under fire for comments recorded on secret video
Mitt Romney finds himself forced to explain himself once more after a video was released Monday in which he says almost half the country will never vote for him because they’re dependent on government and natural Barack Obama supporters. The video was surreptitiously recorded at a Romney fundraiser.
Election, either way, will influence America’s ‘pivot’ to Asia on foreign policy
President Barack Obama has announced his intention to shift America’s foreign policy away from Iraq and Afghanistan and toward China and Asia in general. That could be easier, some experts say, in a second term. But he may be boxed in by budget cuts. And what if Mitt Romney wins? What will he do?
VIDEO: Republicans heap praise on Ann Romney’s convention speech
But amidst the praise, some Republicans are still hoping to see and hear Mitt Romney, their presidential candidate, make a powerful, uniting speech on Thursday night. They’re also hoping he’ll speak specifically and in a way that appeals to women voters.
Both Republicans, Democrats seem pleased with Romney’s VP pick, Paul Ryan
Over the weekend, Mitt Romney announced that he’d chosen Paul Ryan as his running mate in the upcoming presidential election. And while Republicans praised the pick as bold and game-changing, and something that would rally the conservative base, Democrats sought to paint him as out of touch and, perhaps worse, as the ideological leader of a deeply unpopular U.S. Congress.
VIDEO: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu praises Romney for his stance on Iran
Mitt Romney spent the weekend in Israel, where he received an enthusiastic welcome from the Israeli leadership. But critics said Prime Minister Netanyahu’s praise for the GOP presidential candidate crossed a dangerous line and threatened to strain Israel’s relationship with the Obama administration.