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The White House has unveiled three new nominations to the Federal Election Commission. But the three names are unlikely to break a Senate deadlock. This may be bad news for Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, who needs the FEC to approve his decision to opt out of public matching funds. - [Read more]

The debate over whether he can beat McCain may really be about whether the U.S. is ready to elect a black President

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Tuesday he would appoint judges in the mold of conservatives John Roberts, Samuel Alito and former Chief Justice William Rehnquist if he were elected in November.

Sen. John McCain moved to shore up his support among conservatives by pledging Tuesday to nominate strict-constructionist judges to the federal bench.

Bush makes nominations to stalled FEC board for which at least one pending case involves John McCain and public financing. - [Read more]

KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain will almost certainly garner less of the evangelical vote in November than the almost 80 percent that President George W. Bush took in 2004, a former top Bush aide said on Monday.

Sen. John McCain Monday joined other GOP senators urging environmental regulators to ease rules demanding a sharp increase in ethanol use to help head off further increases in food prices.

PHOENIX (Reuters) - John McCain reached out to Hispanic voters on Monday as he sought to win over a constituency that has moved away from his Republican Party but could prove key in swing states in a close U.S. presidential election in November.

Sen. John McCain said Monday the tenor of the immigration debate has hurt the way Hispanic voters view the Republican Party.

Barack Obamas standing has slipped in North Carolina and Indiana in the wake of comments by former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Meanwhile links between John McCain and right-wing evangelist John Hagee emerge. - [Read more]

Sen. Hillary Clinton was the sole guest on ABCs This Week, and Sen. Barack Obama was the only guest on NBCs Meet the Press. In contrast, Sen. John McCain spent Sunday at the ballpark, watching his Arizona Diamondbacks get beat by the New York Mets. - [Read more]

Democratic Party chairman defends new ads accusing John McCain of wanting to stay in Iraq for 100 years and calls the Wright controversy Republican race baiting. - [Read more]

DENVER (Reuters) - The sharply contrasting health care visions of Republican John McCain and his Democratic presidential rivals offer the promise of a grand campaign debate -- if the candidates find room on a crowded agenda.

On the campaign trail, Senator John McCain, a longtime opponent of Congressional earmarks, acknowledged that some projects are worthy and deserve support. - [Read more]

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - White House hopeful Barack Obama sought on Saturday to wrest away rival John McCains campaign theme, casting himself as the "Straight Talk" candidate willing to level with voters about tough choices facing the country.

HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain hammered Democrat Barack Obama on Friday for refusing to support a proposal to suspend the federal gasoline tax.

One of the hot topics on the presidential campaign trail this week has been whether to institute a gas tax holiday this summer. Both John McCain and Hillary Clinton are backing the proposal. Barack Obama calls it a gimmick. - [Read more]

Senators John McCain and Hillary Rodham Clinton favor a suspension of the federal excise tax on gasoline for the summer, while many from both parties oppose it. - [Read more]

While a lot of attention is on the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, presumptive Republican nominee John McCain has been busy campaigning for the November election. On Wednesday, he visited three battleground states in a single day, focusing on spreading his economic message to the blue-collar voter. - [Read more]

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Thursday he would be reluctant to ever declare "mission accomplished" in Iraq, but suggested rosy early predictions of success there by President George W. Bush and other officials fueled public frustration with the war.

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