Republican National Party chair Reince Priebus says that Todd Akin's insistence on staying in the Missouri Senate race could cost the party its chance to win control of the Senate.

Most Americans say go ahead and raise taxes if it will save Social Security benefits for future generations. And raise the retirement age, if you have to.

The phone has been ringing at a Reno barber shop - most of the calls are not people hoping to schedule a haircut.  Barber Josh Arias said he is receiving calls for the Obama campaign's Reno office.

Republican Congressman Todd Akin is holding his first Missouri press conference since his U.S. Senate campaign was shaken by his remarks about rape and pregnancy. Campaign spokesman Ryan Hite says Akin is reaffirming that he will remain in the race.

The Associated Press has learned that Mitt Romney's success in raising hundreds of millions of campaign dollars can be traced in part to a secretive data-mining project that sifts through Americans' personal information.

The release of more than 900 pages of internal Bain Capital investment documents by a media website Thursday offered new details on holdings owned by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's family trusts, including offshore account locations and underlying assets.

Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is standing by embattled Missouri Congressman Todd Akin and soliciting donations for his Senate campaign.

U.S. Capitol Police are investigating a reported threat against Rep. Todd Akin, the Missouri congressman who has been criticized for comments he made recently about rape.

Mitt Romney said in an interview that one reason he's reluctant to release his tax returns is that it reveals how much money he and his wife have given to the Mormon church.

Republican officials say they are moving forward with plans to hold the Republican National Convention on Monday as scheduled, despite an approaching tropical storm.

A police official says two hecklers were removed but not charged with a crime after President Barack Obama was briefly interrupted during a campaign rally at a Las Vegas-area high school.

Republican vice presidential contender Paul Ryan acknowledges he urged Missouri Congressman Todd Akin to abandon his Senate bid but has no further plans to speak to him about it now that Akin is staying in the race.

President Obama spoke to a crowd of 2100 supporters Tuesday at Truckee Meadows Community College. His speech focused oin his belief that higher education was the key to America's economic success.

President Barack Obama has left Reno after paying the Nevada city his third visit in a little over three months.

Mitt Romney says Nevada's housing market would rebound if federal mortgage backers sell the thousands of homes they hold and make more options available to avoid foreclosure.

Five patriarchs of the Missouri Republican Party have called on U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin to withdraw from the race after comments he made about rape.

President Barack Obama says deep cuts in college aid that Mitt Romney is set to make would be the moral equivalent of telling youngsters, "Tough luck, too bad, you're on your own."

Republican Paul Ryan is criticizing President Barack Obama for a remark the Democrat made four years ago about voters clinging to guns and religion.

It's not just Medicare. President Barack Obama plans to start picking apart other sections of Republican running mate Paul Ryan's budget proposals as he looks to paint the GOP ticket as too extreme for the nation.

A White House spokesman says a GOP Senate candidate's comments on rape are "offensive" and "wrong."

Rep. Todd Akin, Missouri's GOP Senate candidate, has questioned whether women can become pregnant when they're rape.

Since Mitt Romney selected Paul Ryan as his running mate, the presidential campaign has focused on Ryan's positions on Medicare and government spending.

President Barack Obama will host the winner of a campaign contest for dinner on Monday in Washington. First lady Michelle Obama will join them.

Ranchers stricken by drought are expressing frustration at Congress' failure to pass disaster aid legislation before taking a five-week break.

Michelle Obama plans to go to Milwaukee to meet with family members of those killed and injured in a Sikh temple shooting this month.