'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America

The election has strengthened President Obama's hand on immigration, and Dream Act organizers said it likely means a flood of hundreds of thousands of new applications for his nondeportation policy — but it's not clear that anything has changed in the decade-long stalemate in Congress on the issue.

Major stock-market indexes climbed Tuesday as investors waited for the finish of a closely fought U.S. presidential election.

Major stock-market indexes climbed Tuesday as investors waited for the finish of a closely fought U.S. presidential election.
As a college-educated, stay-at-home mom of two young children, I am amazed at how many women have been duped into thinking a so-called "war on women" is being waged.

Seeking to lay groundwork for a rewrite of the social safety net, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Wednesday the federal government must stop measuring its programs by dollars spent and instead grade them by how many people are lifted out of poverty.

If the topics of abortion and religious liberty come up at Tuesday night's town-hall debate, it is likely both President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will be ready.
ABC's Martha Raddatz took a forceful approach to moderating Thursday's vice presidential debate, winning many positive reviews from instant pundits on social media but some complaints from Republicans.

Last week’s improved unemployment rate has stripped one of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s go-to lines from his stump speech, forcing him to revamp his message on jobs and the economy.
Rep. W. Todd Akin of Missouri does not represent Mitt Romney, nor do Mr. Akin's absurd misconceptions of how the female body functions represent the views of Mr. Romney on the matter ("Democrats run ad in Tampa paper tying Romney to Akin," Web, Tuesday).

Mitt Romney is the second coming of former President George W. Bush. This is the false argument being peddled by Democrats and their liberal media allies. President Obama ceaselessly stresses that the Republican candidate will return America "to the failed policies of the past."

As Mitt Romney formally emerges from the Republican National Convention this week as the party's presidential nominee, many delegates on Wednesday cited his pro-businesses experience as their main attraction to the former Massachusetts governor.

The following remarks were delivered by Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget committee in Norfolk, Va.
The prepared text of Saturday's speech by Rep. Paul, the Wisconsin congressman named by Mitt Romney as his vice presidential running mate:

In a time of deep deficits and tight budgets, President Obama says the Defense Department cannot be entirely spared the scalpel. But Mitt Romney, his likely opponent in November's election, says the U.S. must spend more on the Pentagon now because it will pay off with a stronger economy in the long run.