Democrats will retain control of the seat held for decades by the late Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha after winning a special election to fill the final months of his term. Both parties viewed the contest as a test for the fall.

The new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll indicates that Americans believe the incumbent commander in chief has either made no impact on pocketbook issues – or even made them worse.

Less than six months before November’s presidential election, President Obama enjoys a sizable lead over Mitt Romney among Latino voters, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll of Latino respondents.

First Read:  NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll underscores campaign messages of both Obama and Romney.

  SIMI VALLEY, Cali. -- Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), a potential vice presidential pick for Mitt Romney, had harsh words for President Barack Obama Tuesday evening, but told the crowd the nation could get back on the right track with the 2012 election.

President Obama headed toward wins in both primaries Tuesday in Arkansas and Kentucky, but suffered losses of about 40 percent of the vote in each contest against token opposition.

Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan will tell the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee tomorrow that what happened in Cartagena was an “aberration.”

Mitt Romney won the Kentucky Republican primary on Tuesday, moving him closer to winning the delegates necessarily to formally secure the GOP presidential nomination.