Obama Debates House Republicans, Challenges Tone of GOP Attacks »

President Obama engaged Friday in a rare face-to-face debate with GOP House members, sparring with them over which party is most responsible for the partisanship that grips Washington.
The president said that Republicans are eroding cooperation by telling constituents he is “doing all kinds of crazy stuff that’s going to destroy America.”
For their part, the Republicans [...]

GOP Congressional Group Says It Won’t Back McCain »

At least 14 Republican members of Congress have refused to endorse or publicly support Sen. John McCain for president, and more than a dozen others declined to answer whether they back the Arizona senator.
Many of the recalcitrant GOP members declined to detail their reasons for withholding support, but Rep. John Peterson (R-Pa.) expressed major concerns [...]