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Romney Taxes May Be Legally Sound But They’re Politically Dicey

The income fairness debate has just gotten a lot more interesting. And it’s taking place in anything but Mitt Romney’s “quiet rooms.” Romney’s release of his federal tax details for 2010 and 2011 came the morning that President Obama was preparing to deliver his State of the Union address, a speech in which he was [...]

A Few Questions, Answers About Mitt Romney’s Taxes

Mitt Romney has filed his tax returns – to the voters. And to no one’s surprise, the former Massachusetts governor, private equity firm exec and GOP presidential contender makes a tidy sum. NPR asked William Gale, co-director of the Brookings Institution’s Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center; Alan Viard, a resident scholar who specializes in federal tax [...]

Romney Redux: Did the Frontrunner Find A Way Back In?

On Tuesday, it is likely the presidential campaign’s focus will shift to Mitt Romney’s tax returns, which show him making $42.5 million in 2010 and 2011. That number may be bigger than he can finesse by saying in essence: Don’t hate me because I’m successful. Even if nothing more problematic looms in the 500 pages [...]

We Watched So You Don’t Have To: Top Moments Of The GOP Tampa Debate

In the first debate after Newt Gingrich’s upset win in the South Carolina primary, the four GOP contenders jockeyed for new momentum heading into Florida’s Jan. 31 vote. The two South Carolina debates featured raucous audiences who cheered on the former House speaker. This time, it was former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney who seemed more [...]

Live Blog: Republican Debate In Florida

Two days after the Republican presidential campaign was turned on its head by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s decisive victory in South Carolina’s primary, the candidates are back on a debate stage tonight. The setting is Tampa Bay, Fla. The campaign’s next big contest is in the Sunshine State: Republicans hold their primary there on [...]

Gingrich Releases Freddie Mac Contract; SuperPAC Reportedly Lands $5M

Twin blasts of news about Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, just 90 minutes before tonight’s GOP debate in Tampa Bay: – The $25,000-a-month contract his consulting group landed in 2006 from the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac) was just put online here by a Gingrich-founded organization, the Center for Health Transformation. The contract [...]

Romney Will Release Tax Records On Tuesday

Aiming to reset the narrative after Saturday’s bruising loss in South Carolina, Mitt Romney said he would release his 2010 tax returns on Tuesday. The former Massachusetts governor made the commitment last night in an interview with Fox News. “I think we just made a mistake in holding off as long as we did,” Romney [...]

Gingrich On Jobless: ‘We Shouldn’t Give People 99 Weeks To Do Nothing’

Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich today made the case that those who have been collecting jobless benefits for extended periods of time should be required to enroll in job-training programs, saying that “we shouldn’t give people 99 weeks to do nothing,” our colleagues at WUSF in Tampa report. The former House Speaker made his comment [...]

Candidates’ Stance on Immigration Reform Scrutinized Ahead Of Florida Primary

The issue of immigration reform, which simmered mildly during the first three Republican presidential contests, appears ready to boil over now that the candidates have reached Florida for the state’s Jan. 31 primary. Florida, with its large and influential Latino population, provides the earliest gauge of the difficulty facing any eventual GOP nominee in courting [...]

Florida’s Winner-Take-All Primary Heats Up GOP Race

In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, the tally stands at 1-1-1. Over the weekend, former House speaker Newt Gingrich re-established himself as a presidential contender with a resounding victory in South Carolina’s primary. He beat second place finisher former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney by more than 12 points. That means Romney, Gingrich, and [...]