Politics Sep 16 President Obama Puts Another Rough Week to Bed President Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden, spoke about his jobs plan at the White House on Monday. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. President Obama closes out another very tough week Friday, one in which he faced a continued…
Politics Sep 15 Speaker Boehner to Present GOP’s Economic Fixes House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is set to present the House GOP's "Plan for America's Job Creators." File photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call. One week after President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio,…
Politics Sep 14 Democrats Suffer Defeat on Home Turf In New York, Republican Bob Turner, above, defeated Democrat David Weprin in a House special election. Photo by azipaybarah via Flickr. Democrats went 0-2 Tuesday night in the House special elections in New York City and Nevada. The results,…
Politics Sep 13 Perry Turns Into Punching Bag at Republican Debate Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, left, and Rick Perry spar during Monday night's debate; photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. It seems the old saying "Don't mess with Texas" doesn't apply to Republican presidential debates, as Texas Gov. Rick Perry spent…
Politics Sep 12 Perry Adjusts Approach to Social Security Texas Gov. Rick Perry. File photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is clearly seeking to "fix" a political problem he created for himself in the last Republican presidential debate. The front-runner for the GOP nomination previews his…
Politics Sep 12 Pawlenty Backs Romney for President Tim Pawlenty. File photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. Tim Pawlenty was once seen as potentially the biggest threat to Mitt Romney's quest for the Republican presidential nomination. Today, the former governor of Minnesota has become Romney's most high-profile endorser to…
Politics Sep 08 Perry, Romney Spar at Debate; Race for Nomination Becomes More Defined Mitt Romney listens to Texas Gov. Rick Perry at Wednesday night's Republican debate. Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images. It is far more often the case than not that hyped political events don't live up to expectations, but Wednesday night's GOP…
Politics Sep 07 Perry-Romney Battle to Take Center Stage at Republican Debate Texas Gov. Rick Perry campaigns in Iowa last month. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. All eyes will be on Texas Gov. Rick Perry as he takes the stage to participate in his first debate of the presidential campaign season. In…
Politics Sep 06 Romney to Prescribe Economic Fix and Unveil Jobs Plan Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will unveil his proposal for fixing the country's economy problems. Photo by Stephen Morton/Getty Images. As a new round of national polling out Tuesday tells us, there is nothing more top of mind for American…
Politics Aug 23 Republican Presidential Hopefuls Cautiously Cheer Gadhafi’s Downfall Libyans gather in front of the White House Sunday night to celebrate the rebel advance on Tripoli. Photo by Stephane Jourdain/AFP/Getty Images. One of Mitt Romney's guiding principles for his 2012 run for the White House is to avoid weighing…