To secure his standing as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney has disowned every sliver of moderation in his record. He’s moved to the right on tax cuts and twisted himself into a pretzel over the health-care plan he championed in Massachusetts — because conservatives are no longer allowed to acknowledge that government can improve citizens’ lives. Read full article > >

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Conservatives used to care about community. What happened?

Facebook shares hovered around $32 Wednesday morning, its fourth day of trading, as several banks involved in the company’s initial public offering have come under scrutiny. Reuters reported Tuesday that the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth has issued a subpoena to Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter for the social network’s market debut. The subpoena comes after it was reported that analysts working for Morgan Stanley — as well as analysts at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs — had all cut their revenue estimates for Facebook after seeing the company’s revised S-1 filing on May 9. In that document, Facebook expressed concern about its ability to respond to consumers’ shift to mobile devices. Read full article > >

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Facebook IPO: Questions about disclosure swirl as stock stabilizes

A paralyzed Massachusetts woman picked up a bottle of coffee and sipped from it by moving a robotic arm with her thoughts, researchers reported Wednesday — the latest advance in the race to restore movement to people who have lost control of their muscles. Read full article > >

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Paralyzed woman moves robotic arm with her thoughts

Massachusetts is inching toward health-care legislation that, if successful, could overhaul how the state pays for health care — and save billions in the process . Both the Massachusetts Senate and House have released bills that aim to cut at least $150 billion in health-care costs over the next 15 years. They do so by setting a global cap on health-care spending, under which health-care providers get paid for the quality — rather than quantity — of medicine they provide. Read full article > >

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Massachusetts wants to cut $150 billion in health costs. Can it succeed?

LAWRENCE, Mass. — There was a time in this country’s history when “class warfare” was more than an epithet politicians hurled at each other. That is one reason the Everett Mills here was a place where Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren had no trouble bringing a crowd to its feet. Read full article > >

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Elizabeth Warren: Can a liberal champion win over the center in Massachusetts?

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has endorsed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney . “I’m honored to announce that today, I am endorsing Governor Mitt Romney for President of the United States, a man who will preserve the American dream of prosperity and liberty,” she said in a statement Thursday afternoon.  “On November 6th, the only option is Mitt Romney for President.” Read full article > >

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Michele Bachmann to endorse Mitt Romney

Pressed to reveal the lighter side of Mitt Romney, his advisers on Saturday recalled the time when the former Massachusetts governor had a laugh over a prank involving the purported firing of a chambermaid. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney’s aides point to candidate’s lighter side

President Obama ’s campaign has launched an interesting new line of attack on Mitt Romney — questioning whether the former Massachusetts governor would have killed Osama bin Laden. In a Web video released Friday morning called “One Chance,” former president Bill Clinton praises the “decider-in-chief” for ordering the Navy SEAL raid on bin Laden’s compound. Read full article > >

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Obama campaign implies that Mitt Romney would not have killed Osama bin Laden

Here’s what the Loop’s reading Monday morning: Sorry, Dad — Mitt Romney has plans to nix the agency his father once led. The former Massachusetts governor said at a private fundraiser that he would eliminate some agencies and combine others — and he singled out Housing and Urban Development — which his father once headed — for elimination, our colleague Rachel Weiner reports . Read full article > >

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Romney might nix HUD; Clinton lets her hair down; and a working woman flashback (read-this roundup)

ST. LOUIS — Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney   worked Friday to reassure the nation’s largest gathering of gun owners that he would be an aggressive defender of gun rights if elected president — and that President Obama would be the opposite if he wins a second term. Read full article > >

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Romney tries to reassure NRA that he will aggressively defend gun rights

For all her fans and campaign riches, Elizabeth Warren has a lot of work ahead to persuade voters in Massachusetts to oust Senator Scott P. Brown.

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Massachusetts Senate Race Testing Politics of Likability

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum ends his bid, clearing the way for ex-Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney to take on Barack Obama.

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Rick Santorum ends presidency bid

One fight for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is over. He will be the Republican presidential nominee this fall. But, now a bigger challenge awaits. A slew of recent polling shows him running well behind President Obama and with some of the highest unfavorable ratings of any presidential nominee at this time in the race. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney is the Republican nominee. Now what?

New numbers from a USA Today/Gallup poll of 12 swing states suggests that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is quickly losing support among independent voters — a voting bloc considered the crown jewel of the 2012 election. Read full article > >

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Independents are abandoning Romney (or not)

Here’s a radical proposal for Mitt Romney : If he wants to pick up the much-coveted support of Ron Paul ’s energized and organized “army,” the best way to their hearts might be through their lungs. We don’t expect the teetotaling former Massachusetts governor, who has said he supports the federal ban on marijuana, to take the leafy bait — but there are a few reasons it might not be such a wacky idea, once the GOP field has shaken out and he’s the last man standing. Read full article > >

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In the Loop: How can Romney make Ron Paul fans his buds? Back pot legalization.