In Romney's Gay Rights Mess, Silence Wasn't An Option  —  The candidate stayed mum while his gay aide was being blasted by the right.  Now gay rights groups blame Romney, whose aides say it was never about sexuality.  —  (AP / Henny Ray Abrams)  —  With the departure of his openly gay …

The curious resignation of Richard Grenell  —  The political world is buzzing over the sudden resignation of Richard Grenell, the former spokesman for John Bolton at the UN who had signed on to serve as foreign policy spokesman for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.  Grenell was scheduled to begin work Tuesday, May 1.

Fischer: Grenell Resignation a ‘Huge Win’ for the Religious Right  —  It was just last week that Bryan Fischer was declaring that if Mitt Romney wants to win in November, he'd “better start listening to me.”  And the first thing that Romney needed to do was fire Richard Grenell …

Richard Grenell, Mitt Romney spokesman, resigns  —  Richard Grenell is resigning from Mitt Romney's presidential campaign less than two weeks after being hired.  —  The foreign policy spokesman came under fire for some crude (and since deleted) tweets about women.

Obama Signs Pact in Kabul, Turning Page in Afghan War  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — President Obama, speaking to an American television audience on Tuesday night from an American air base here, declared that he had traveled here to herald a new era in the relationship between the United States and Afghanistan …

Presidential Proclamation — Loyalty Day, 2012  —  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  —  More than two centuries ago, our Founders laid out a charter that assured the rule of law and the rights of man.  Through times of tranquility and the throes of change …

Inhofe fires off on Obama over trip  —  (CNN) - Longtime Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma criticized President Barack Obama over the president's surprise trip to Afghanistan Tuesday, describing the visit as “campaign related” and an “attempt to shore up his national security credentials.”

Text of Obama's Speech in Afghanistan  —  The following is the text of President Obama's speech from Kabul, Afghanistan, as released by the White House.  —  Good evening from Bagram Air Base.  This outpost is more than seven thousand miles from home, but for over a decade it has been close to our hearts.

New Obama campaign video: Gingrich vs. Romney in his own words  —  Washington (CNN) - The Obama campaign is out with a new web video featuring some of Newt Gingrich's fiercest attacks on Mitt Romney, the same day Gingrich is expected to show support for Romney's candidacy.