Politics Aug 12 Iowa Visits Stoke 2016 Speculation Fried butter at the 2011 Iowa State Fair. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images While one should never underestimate the allure of deep-fried butter, it would appear that 2016 presidential ambitions were the main factor drawing some folks to Iowa over…
Politics Jul 10 House Republicans Huddling on Immigration With No Clear Consensus House Speaker John Boehner on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images House Republicans will have a meeting of the minds Wednesday, but it remains unclear if the fractious group of lawmakers will be able to reach a consensus…
Politics Jul 01 House Republicans Take Foot Off Gas in Drive for Immigration Reform Members stream out of the House Chamber onto the East Front Plaza of the U.S. Capitol on Friday after the last vote before the Independence Day recess. Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call When it comes to the immigration bill,…
Politics Jun 17 How the Immigration Reform Debate Could Make or Break Marco Rubio On Sunday, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. said the immigration bill is nearly "ready to go." Two weeks remain until Congress is scheduled to break for the Fourth of July holiday, which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has declared is…
Politics Jun 14 Syria Crossed President Obama’s Red Line. What Happens Next? An unexploded mortar shell fired by Syrian Army sits, half buried in the ground, in a suburb of Damascus, January 25, 2013. With the United States concluding that the Syrian government crossed President Barack Obama's red line by using chemical…
Politics May 23 Obama Looks to Shift Focus to Drone Strikes As Scandals Swirl Undated image courtesy of the U.S. Air Force shows a MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft. Photo: REUTERS/U.S. Air Force/Lt Col Leslie Pratt On the defensive over a trio of controversies, President Barack Obama will attempt to refocus the debate Thursday with…
Politics May 21 Politics Put On Hold As Nation Surveys Oklahoma Tornado Damage Flipped vehicles are piled up outside the heavily damaged Moore Medical Center after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on Monday in Moore, Oklahoma. Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images A massive tornado ravaged a suburb of Oklahoma City on…
Politics May 10 Republicans Stoke 2016 Speculation With Visits to Early Voting States Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. Six months after the end of the 2012 presidential election, political activity has already started to percolate in the early voting…
Politics May 02 President Selling Immigration Bill at Home and Abroad Photo of U.S. capitol by Larisa Epatko/PBS NewsHour. The burgeoning debate over immigration reform is expected to consume lawmakers on Capitol Hill in the coming months. But for the moment, at least, the issue does not appear to have grabbed…
Politics Mar 13 Obama Continues Outreach to Hill As Poll Numbers Dip President Barack Obama arrives at Capitol Hill Tuesday to meet with Senate Democrats who are planning to unveil their budget blueprint this week. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Much has been made about President Barack Obama's stepped up outreach to…