Politics Feb 11 Obama Weighs Use of Executive Authority, Set for State of the Union President Obama is set to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama is prepared to exert executive authority on a host of issues, from strengthening protections for gays, to toughening regulations…
Politics Jan 21 Obama Looks to Bridge Political Divide With Second Inaugural President Obama takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday. Pool Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Reuters. Nearly one day into the official start of his second term, President Obama Monday will stand again before the nation to…
Politics Dec 28 Shields and Brooks: Best Political Gaffes of 2012, NFL Playoff Predictions Mark Shields and David Brooks agreed on one thing in our year-end Doubleheader Friday: that the gaffes that defined 2012 were primarily from Republicans. I was filling in for Hari Sreenivasan, who is enjoying a break for…
Politics Nov 19 Way Too Early, But Inevitable: Looking at 2016 Photo by Damon Winter/Pool via Bloomberg With President Obama abroad, Mitt Romney gone underground and a quiet holiday week in Washington, the void is filled with a look ahead at the next presidential contest. Too soon? Absolutely. But when…
Politics Nov 16 What’s Your Election Report Card? Introducing The Pew/NewsHour Quiz Pew Research Center and the NewsHour have teamed up to establish the Election Report Card Quiz. Fifteen simple questions will assess your views of what happened on Nov. 6 when President Obama was re-elected to a second term.
Politics Nov 16 President Obama, Congressional Leadership Get Down to Business President Obama walks across the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday. Photo by Larry Downing/Reuters. President Obama, Vice President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader…
Politics Nov 14 President Meets the Press to Sell Plan for Higher Taxes AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is surrounded by members of the media as he leaves the White House on Tuesday after a meeting with President Barack Obama. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. President Obama is scheduled to step in front of…
Politics Nov 07 Victory in Hand, Obama Extends Olive Branch President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Biden and Jill Biden celebrate Tuesday night. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Barack Obama was elected to a second term as president Tuesday, reassembling the coalition that lifted him to a historic…
Politics Nov 06 Fate of Obama, Romney Now in Hands of Voters Voters cast their ballots Tuesday morning at Legend Elementary School in Newark, Ohio. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Reuters. There is early voting, and then there's early voting. As is tradition, the small New Hampshire hamlet of Dixville Notch held its vote…
Politics Nov 05 Candidates Barnstorm Battleground States in Last Full Day of Campaigning President Obama arrives for a campaign rally Sunday in Concord, N.H. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. In a game that's all about numbers, President Obama and Mitt Romney are looking at 83. Those are the combined Electoral College votes up…