WASHINGTON -- Republicans and Democrats aren't budging when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation's debt. House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell both said Sunday t hat when Congress is asked to raise the nation's borrowing cap after the election, they'll insist on spending cuts to offset the increase.

Newark N.J. Mayor Cory Booker (D) expressed reserve about the Obama campaign's Bain strategy against Mitt Romney, telling "Meet The Press" viewers on Sunday that he was "uncomfortable" with the line of attacks. "This kind of stuff is nauseating to me on bo th sides," Booker said.

WASHINGTON — NATO's secretary-general says he's optimistic that the international community will continue to finance the Afghan security forces. "This summit is not a pledging conference, but nevertheless a number of countries have announced substantial co ntributions to the Afghan security forces, so I'm optimistic," Anders Fogh Rasmussen told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday.

-- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and U.S. Sen. Scott Brown publicly support each other and even share key advisers. But on many topics, from foreign policy to social issues, the Massachusetts Republicans take very different positions.

WASHINGTON -- Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) struck a confident chord Sunday in an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos.

WASHINGTON -- Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accused House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday of "want[ing] to go over the edge" when it comes to negotiations to keep the government from defaulting on its debts.

WASHINGTON -- Eduardo Saverin's decision to renounce his United States citizenship in order to avoid paying taxes on his Facebook stock was "absolutely outrageous," House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told ABC's George Stephanopolous on "This Week."

Despite giving up on actively campaigning for president, Ron Paul managed to nab another endorsement. Paul earned the endorsement of South Dakota state Rep. Jon Hansen (R-Dell Rapids), according to a press release from the Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campai gn Committee.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Jurors in the John Edwards' campaign corruption trial are taking a break for the weekend and their requests for evidence and office supplies may be a sign that they are in for detailed discussions when they reconvene on Monday. Jurors b egan talking about case Friday after hearing 17 days of testimony about money from wealthy donors that was used to hide Edwards' pregnant mistress during his 2008 White House bid.

Less than two weeks after President Barack Obama announced his public support for gay marriage, a prominent African-American civil rights organization is following suit. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) Board of Dire ctors voted to endorse gay marriage on Saturday, according to a tweet from NAACP Officer Maxim Thorne.