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Economy Important to Iowa Voters, Despite Healthy Farm Industry Republican presidential candidates are spending millions of dollars in Iowa trying to win voters. The infusion of campaign cash comes while the Midwestern state is also benefiting from s
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama met Tuesday with majority Democrats in the U.S House of Representatives. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, Senator Obama delivered a pep talk about the November presidential and co
By Jim Malone Washington 22 January 2008 Former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee quit the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination Tuesday after a series of disappointing finishes in the early nominating contests. Thompson's withdraw
By Jim Malone Des Moines 04 January 2008 Democratic Senator Barack Obama of Illinois and former Republican Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas were the big winners Thursday in the Iowa caucuses, the first major test of the 2008 U.S. presidential elec
By Jim Malone Washington 25 October 2007 The lengthy and complicated process of choosing the next president of the United States begins in early January when voters attend party caucuses and cast ballots in primaries to select the presidential nomine
By Deborah Tate Washington 02 October 2006 Majority Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are scrambling to contain the fallout from a scandal involving one of their own, Congressman Mark Foley of Florida, who resigned abruptly last week
As key U.S. financial officials testified before a Senate committee on Tuesday, Bush administration officials were on Capitol Hill trying to allay concerns and press for action on the $700 billion financial bailout plan. As we hear from VOA's Dan Ro
By Jim Malone Washington 30 August 2007 The competition among U.S. states to hold their presidential primary contests early in 2008 is causing some major problems for the two major national parties that are trying to control the nominating process. V
By Jim Malone Washington 11 January 2008 The unpredictable nature of this year's U.S. presidential election campaign suggests it will be some time before the nomination battles in both parties are resolved. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has a
Democratic leaders in Congress say they will use their strengthened majority to pursue bipartisan solutions to U.S. economic problems. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, Democrats spoke to reporters late Tuesday after finalizing party leadership positions
Iowans Prepare for First Presidential Selection Event As Republican presidential candidates make a final push to woo undecided voters, organizers are making final preparations for Iowas caucus voting. Republicans say they expect record turnout as Iow
Romney Presidential Bid Hinges on Winning Conservative Support In U.S. politics, voters in the Midwestern state of Iowa begin the presidential selection process January 3 with the Iowa caucuses. Seven Republican contenders will vie for support as Iow
Small Government Key to Ron Paul Campaign The number Republican candidates hoping to run against President Barack Obama next November could fill a president's Cabinet. But political analysts are especially watching the three that lead in opinion poll
Immigrants in Iowa Eye US Election Race Anxiously PERRY, IOWA It took Carlos Barco more than a decade to save enough money to start his popular Salvadoran restaurant in a prime location in Perry, Iowa. Business is good, but hes worried he could lose
DAVID GREENE, HOST: And let's return home to this divided country. Mark Meadows has a reputation as sort of a right-wing rebel. He is chair of the Freedom Caucus in Congress. He and three dozen or so House conservatives helped kill the Republican hea
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Democratic women are winning primaries this year at record numbers. In the next Congress, the number of Republican women could drop, but in Tennessee, two GOP candidates stand out as they try to make history as the first women ev
In U.S. presidential politics, the focus is on Republican White House contender Herman Cain. Cain says he is reassessing his campaign in the wake of allegations of an extramarital affair, which Cain denies. Meanwhile, the Republican field is looking
By Jim Malone Washington 13 February 2008 Senator Barack Obama got a major boost Tuesday with victories in the Democratic presidential primaries in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Obama remains in a tight race with Senator Hillary Cl
President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress in a few hours seeking support from Democratic and Republican lawmakers and the American people for an overhaul of the U.S. health care system. Majority Democrats vow to push forw
By Dan Robinson Washington 08 November 2006 After the U.S. mid-term elections, maneuvering has already begun among Democrats for majority leadership positions, as Republicans prepare to become the opposition in the House of Representatives. Democrat