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| Obama campaign roasts Trump's 'birther' statements - US politics live | Obama campaign roasts Trump's 'birther' statements - US politics live |
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| 10.35am: In case you were wondering, ABC News's Republican presidential delegate count shows Mitt Romney just 58 delegates away from wrapping up the nomination – meaning he needs to win just 37% of the 155 delegates awarded in today's Texas primary. | |
| 10.20am: American Crossroads – Karl Rove's super pac – is making its own attempt to hit back at the tussle between Romney and Obama's campaigns over job creation and the role of private equity, with this slick effort: | 10.20am: American Crossroads – Karl Rove's super pac – is making its own attempt to hit back at the tussle between Romney and Obama's campaigns over job creation and the role of private equity, with this slick effort: |
| And we'll be seeing a lot more ads just like this in the coming months, as the super pacs spend all that money they've been raising. | And we'll be seeing a lot more ads just like this in the coming months, as the super pacs spend all that money they've been raising. |
| 10am: So we know that Mitt Romney has the Republican nomination sewn up as soon as Texas votes this evening – but the real race is in the US Senate primary, where a slew of Republicans are vying to replace Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is stepping down after nearly 20 years in the post. | 10am: So we know that Mitt Romney has the Republican nomination sewn up as soon as Texas votes this evening – but the real race is in the US Senate primary, where a slew of Republicans are vying to replace Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is stepping down after nearly 20 years in the post. |
| All the attention is on the battle between the state's current lieutenant governor David Dewhurst and former Texas solicitor general Ted Cruz. While Dewhurst is backed by the big money Texas party establishment and his own considerable wealth, Cruz is a Tea Party conservative favourite and underdog – making this a fascinating test. | All the attention is on the battle between the state's current lieutenant governor David Dewhurst and former Texas solicitor general Ted Cruz. While Dewhurst is backed by the big money Texas party establishment and his own considerable wealth, Cruz is a Tea Party conservative favourite and underdog – making this a fascinating test. |
| Dewhurst hopes to pass the 50% threshold in today's election and so skip the need for a further run-off in July. But recent polls have shown Cruz to be catching up, and he is hoping to hold Dewhurst to below 50% and make a fight of it. | Dewhurst hopes to pass the 50% threshold in today's election and so skip the need for a further run-off in July. But recent polls have shown Cruz to be catching up, and he is hoping to hold Dewhurst to below 50% and make a fight of it. |
| The Democrats are also hold a primary for their candidates but at least in this electoral cycle aren't given much of a chance, no matter who the Republicans choose. | The Democrats are also hold a primary for their candidates but at least in this electoral cycle aren't given much of a chance, no matter who the Republicans choose. |
| 9.30am: It's primary day voting in Texas – with a closely watched Senate race being the major attraction, along with the moment that Mitt Romney assumes the mantle of Republican presidential nominee in the certain event of his winning the Lone Star state this evening. | 9.30am: It's primary day voting in Texas – with a closely watched Senate race being the major attraction, along with the moment that Mitt Romney assumes the mantle of Republican presidential nominee in the certain event of his winning the Lone Star state this evening. |
| Here's a summary of the latest news from Ryan Devereaux: | Here's a summary of the latest news from Ryan Devereaux: |
| • Mitt Romney is poised to become the Republican party's official presidential nominee following today's Texas GOP primary. The former governor is just 58 delegates shy of the 1,144 needed to become the nominee. Texas has 152 delegates up for grabs, and the election is expected to result in an uncontested victory for Romney. His official nomination was all but secured when his top contender, Rick Santorum, dropped out of the race in April. | • Mitt Romney is poised to become the Republican party's official presidential nominee following today's Texas GOP primary. The former governor is just 58 delegates shy of the 1,144 needed to become the nominee. Texas has 152 delegates up for grabs, and the election is expected to result in an uncontested victory for Romney. His official nomination was all but secured when his top contender, Rick Santorum, dropped out of the race in April. |
| • Mitt Romney won't be granted much time to celebrate, as he heads north of Texas to court voters in Colorado and Nevada. The two-day tour will culminate in an appearance with real estate mogul, Donald Trump, at Trump's International Hotel in Las Vegas. The appearance comes at a time when Trump is facing renewed criticism for his false insistence that Barack Obama was born in Kenya. Romney has refused to denounce Trump's claim. When asked about the matter on Monday, Romney said, "I don't agree with all the people who support me. And my guess is they don't all agree with everything I believe in. But I need to get 50.1% or more. And I'm appreciative to have the help of a lot of good people." | • Mitt Romney won't be granted much time to celebrate, as he heads north of Texas to court voters in Colorado and Nevada. The two-day tour will culminate in an appearance with real estate mogul, Donald Trump, at Trump's International Hotel in Las Vegas. The appearance comes at a time when Trump is facing renewed criticism for his false insistence that Barack Obama was born in Kenya. Romney has refused to denounce Trump's claim. When asked about the matter on Monday, Romney said, "I don't agree with all the people who support me. And my guess is they don't all agree with everything I believe in. But I need to get 50.1% or more. And I'm appreciative to have the help of a lot of good people." |
| • Romney's closeness to Trump has raised the eyebrows of more than a few conservative commentators including George Will who, over the weekend, said: "I do not understand the cost benefit here. The cost of appearing with this bloviating ignoramus is obvious, it seems to me." | • Romney's closeness to Trump has raised the eyebrows of more than a few conservative commentators including George Will who, over the weekend, said: "I do not understand the cost benefit here. The cost of appearing with this bloviating ignoramus is obvious, it seems to me." |
| • The Obama campaign team has seized on Romney's refusal to challenge Trump. This morning the Obama team released a new ad accusing Romney of failing to stand up to "the voices of extremism" in his party. The ad opens with a clip of John McCain brushing aside a woman who raised the citizenship issue at a town hall-style meeting, and asks, "Why won't Mitt Romney do the same?" | • The Obama campaign team has seized on Romney's refusal to challenge Trump. This morning the Obama team released a new ad accusing Romney of failing to stand up to "the voices of extremism" in his party. The ad opens with a clip of John McCain brushing aside a woman who raised the citizenship issue at a town hall-style meeting, and asks, "Why won't Mitt Romney do the same?" |
| • President Obama spent Memorial Day at the Vietnam War Memorial and at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. The president said the nation would remain committed to providing for the families of fallen soldiers by providing jobs for returning service members, as well as higher education or health care benefits for veterans. Romney, meanwhile, appeared at memorial service in San Diego, where he argued that the US military should continue to be the most powerful in the world. A Gallup poll released Monday revealed 58% of veterans support Romney and 34% back Obama. | • President Obama spent Memorial Day at the Vietnam War Memorial and at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. The president said the nation would remain committed to providing for the families of fallen soldiers by providing jobs for returning service members, as well as higher education or health care benefits for veterans. Romney, meanwhile, appeared at memorial service in San Diego, where he argued that the US military should continue to be the most powerful in the world. A Gallup poll released Monday revealed 58% of veterans support Romney and 34% back Obama. |
| • Much of the president's Memorial Day address focused on the US pulling out of Iraq and winding down the war in Afghanistan. A new report from the New York Times, however, takes a close look at the Obama administration's war-making apparatus and suggests the United States is still doing a considerable amount of killing abroad. The lengthy article explores how a secretive kill list constructed by the president's national security team is used to target alleged militants for drone strikes in number of countries, including Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, where the US is not officially at war. The story indicates the president himself has inserted himself in the decision-making process in a significant way and has overseen the killing of at least one US citizen. | • Much of the president's Memorial Day address focused on the US pulling out of Iraq and winding down the war in Afghanistan. A new report from the New York Times, however, takes a close look at the Obama administration's war-making apparatus and suggests the United States is still doing a considerable amount of killing abroad. The lengthy article explores how a secretive kill list constructed by the president's national security team is used to target alleged militants for drone strikes in number of countries, including Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, where the US is not officially at war. The story indicates the president himself has inserted himself in the decision-making process in a significant way and has overseen the killing of at least one US citizen. |