The White House announced this afternoon that President Obama has directed many members of his Cabinet to begin what it describes as a “listening tour” of rural America this summer, beginning on Wednesday just outside Erie, Pa.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- House Republicans will target freshman Rep. Tom Perriello in a new television commercial that criticizes the Virginia Democrat for his recent vote in favor of controversial energy reform legislation.

From You Decide 2010, a new poll shows Republican Bill McCollum has a slight lead over Democrat Alex Sink in the governor's race.

Former governor Mitt Romney (right) returned to the State House last night for the unveiling of his official portrait. Former lieutenant governor Kerry Healey (left), Governor Deval Patrick, and a crowd of about 250 also enjoyed the festivities.

Christian Fong, a 32-year-old Cedar Rapids businessman and flood recovery leader, joined the race for the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday, saying Democratic Gov.

Andrew Young found the purported sex tape while he and his family were unpacking at their California home, the Daily News reported.

President Barack Obama (pictured above at the White House in May) held a thank you dinner for his supporters at the Mandarin Oriental hotel.

While the poll did show that Governor Charlie Crist still leads former House Speaker Marco Rubio by a 51-23 vote among all Republicans, the lead is based heavily upon his high name ID and Rubio's low name recognition to date.

The Ensign and Sanford scandals are beside the point. The Republican Party is going to have a hard time coming up with a strong presidential nominee in 2012.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is considering running for the governor of New York in 2010. "I'm thinking about it but I don't know if I'm at the point of seriously considering it.

AP WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court signaled yesterday that it could overturn decades-old laws on how money is spent on federal elections, raising the stakes in a case involving a scathing documentary about Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The Washington Post has a CW-setting piece on the Obama administration's agenda. “Obama and his aides have proved adept at navigating the politics and eccentricities of the legislative branch.