Neither John McCain, nor Barack Obama could claim they exercised leadership on the bailout plan, whose rejection by rank-and-file lawmakers yesterday drove markets to historic lows.

In a lengthy piece today, The New York Times details John McCain’s extensive connections to the casino industry and Indian gaming.

Finding a scapegoat within his own party, Republican Sen. John McCain said Thursday that if he were president he would fire Christopher C. Cox, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

A web-savvy campaign that promises open government shouldn’t make it so hard to learn about its financial backers.

SNL producer Lorne Michaels must have had mixed feelings Saturday night.

In the wake of the federal government’s bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two presidential candidates are calling for reform. Yet both men have close connections to the mortgage giants.

The prime-time acceptance speech to be delivered tonight by Republican presidential nominee John McCain has been crafted by a man described as the candidate’s best friend, as well as his Boswell.

Advertising guru Fred Davis III left the John McCain campaign last year when it was running low on funds and getting nowhere in the polls. But the man they call “Hollywood” rejoined the McCain team in May as creative director.

Sarah Palin’s aggressive lobbying activities during her tenure as a mayor may underscore her differences with the presumptive Republican nominee.

Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska since 2006, is John McCain’s choice for his vice-presidential running mate. The selection is considered a high-risk, but also high-reward gamble to woo conservatives, as well as female voters who may feel alienated by Barack Obama’s defeat of Hillary Clinton.