President Barack Obama took a surprise trip to Afghanistan Tuesday to sign an agreement of cooperation with the Afghan government, outlining a plan of interaction after the international forces are removed from the country in 2014, reported CNN. The strategic partnership agreement, which was also signed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, is what Obama called [...]

While there are a multitude of strategies and tactics being used to garner support for the 2012 presidential campaigns, we seem to always come to the traditional ones of the smear campaigns and electoral mudslinging. This year, one rises to prominence as it seems like the ace in the hole for current president and returning [...]

Mitt Romney is the clear favorite to obtain the Republican Party presidential nomination after winning six states in the Super Tuesday primary sweepstakes. Rick Santorum, another GOP presidential hopeful, is still hanging on to possible contention after winning three states. The winner of the party’s primaries will face President Barack Obama in November. The night [...]

For those who do their best to avoid the wild and woolly political landscape and those who may otherwise be oblivious, 2012 is an election year. Like any election year, both parties are on the warpath (also known as the ‘campaign trail’) in a frantic attempt to sway as many states to their cause as [...]

President Barack Obama’s current approval rating has risen to 50 percent for the first time in eight months, according to a new national survey published in an article on CNN.com. That is a three-point increase from last month and a six-point increase from last November. The last time Obama’s approval rating was at 50 percent [...]

Two of the top players in the 2012 presidential campaign field will be in Southern California this week to solicit donations from some of the state’s wealthiest individuals and companies. President Barack Obama arrived in Los Angeles Wednesday to raise money with some of Hollywood and Orange County’s top political donors. He attended a fundraising [...]

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, in an effort to build trust with the United States, met with President Barack Obama and congressional leaders Wednesday, according to CNN. The visit comes after U.S. officials accused China of unfairly manipulating its currency to cheapen the cost of their products. The Chinese vice president met with Senate Majority [...]

The 2012 election season began with the Republican primaries, and the GOP candidates are gearing up to rally momentum now in hopes of posing a real challenge to President Barack Obama in November. Gingrich won the South Carolina primary Saturday with 40 percent of the vote. Romney received 28 percent while Santorum and Congressman Ron [...]