Politics May 11 Donations Flood Obama Campaign After Gay Marriage Announcement President Obama greets supporters upon arriving in Seattle on Thursday. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama's change of heart on same-sex marriage is helping him raise some serious coin. Since his announcement Wednesday, the president's re-election campaign has experienced…
Politics May 10 Obama: Support for Gay Marriage ‘May Hurt’ Politically New York resident Niki Buchanan smokes outside the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village shorty after President Obama announced his support of same-sex marriage. Photo by Timothy A. Clark/AFP/Getty Images. In Wednesday's interview with ABC News, President Obama said it would…
Politics May 09 Political Checklist: Indiana Gets Interesting // In this week's Political Checklist, Political Editor Christina Bellantoni chatted with senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about election fallout following Indiana's GOP Senate primary. What does it mean for bipartisanship now that Sen. Richard Lugar was…
Politics May 09 Lugar’s Loss Raises Questions for November Richard Lugar of Indiana has been in the Senate for more than 35 years. Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. As longtime senators, the media's chattering class and political consultants ponder the meaning of Sen. Richard Lugar's overwhelming loss in…
Politics May 08 Santorum Endorses Romney Via Email, Offers Political Advice Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney debate in February in Mesa, Arizona. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum finally endorsed presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, but he made clear he wants to have a say in…
Politics May 04 Romney Knocks Obama on Economy Ahead of Rally in Ohio Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell campaign with Mitt Romney in Portsmouth, Va., on Thursday. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. With a mixed jobs report out Friday, Mitt Romney is keeping up his attacks on President Obama's…
Politics May 03 Poll: Obama, Romney in Dead Heat in Florida, Ohio President Obama speaks at Ohio State University earlier this year. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama and Mitt Romney are locked in a dead heat in two states that will likely play a deciding role in November's election: Florida…
Politics May 02 Obama’s Trip to Afghanistan Eclipses Bin Laden Debate President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai sign a strategic partnership agreement Tuesday. Afghan Presidential Palace photo via Getty Images. Mitt Romney got a stark reminder Tuesday of just how difficult it is to run against an incumbent president who…
Politics May 01 Obama Ad Knocks Romney for Outsourcing Jobs, Swiss Bank Account President Obama speaks at the Building and Construction Trades Department Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images. This May Day marks President Obama's first television attack ad aimed squarely at Mitt Romney. The ad first…
Politics Apr 30 Examining the Electoral Map, President Obama’s Arguments for a Second Term // In this week's Political Checklist, Political Editor Christina Bellantoni chatted with senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about President Obama's latest campaign video, which reminds voters he inherited a bad economy from President George W. Bush. Gwen…