In an interview to air Thursday, Ann Romney said she and husband Mitt Romney have done “what’s legally required” in terms of releasing their tax returns. (Steve Helber - AP)

In the “Rock Center” interview with Ann Romney scheduled to air Thursday night, the GOP candidate’s wife will apparently speak about her family’s background, her battle with multiple sclerosis and her children.

But the exchange that’s making headlines is the one in which she says the couple will refuse to release any more of their tax returns.

“We have been very transparent to what’s legally required of us,” Romney said during the interview, adding later “we have done what’s legally required and there’s going to be no more tax releases given.”

(Charles Krupa - AP) On Tuesday, the New York Times put together a remarkable chart showing that, with the naming of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential running mate, there are now no white protestants among this country’s top leaders in Washington. Both Joe Biden and Paul Ryan are Catholics (as are six of the nine Supreme Court justices and House Speaker John Boehner), Mitt Romney and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are Mormon, and the three remaining justices are all Jewish. President Obama, of course, is Protestant, but is also African American.

Now that Mitt Romney has chosen Paul Ryan as his Republican vice presidential running mate, one question is how their dynamic will play out. (Mary Altaffer - AP)

After several days of analysis about Mitt Romney’s decision to name Republican demigod Paul Ryan to the GOP ticket, we’ve heard a lot about the presumptive nominee’s “bold,” “courageous,” and “risky” choice. Others have called the move “daring” or evidence that Romney is “going nuclear.”

Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s pick for his Republican vice presidential running mate, has honed his leadership style over seven terms as U.S. congressman. (Win McNamee - GETTY IMAGES)

In the first interview with Mitt Romney and his newly announced running mate, Paul Ryan, on “60 Minutes,” the candidate said the first and most important factor he considered when deciding on Ryan was whether or not he was ready to be president.

But beyond that, what kind of leader has Ryan been, and what kind of leader would he be if he were to one day hold the nation’s highest office?

(Susan Walsh - AP)

On Wednesday, the White House said President Obama is against the Boy Scouts of America’s recently reaffirmed policy of excluding gays from its organization. He will not, however, be stepping down from his honorary post as the Scouts’ president.