Jan 04 Will Presidential Nomination 'Hostage-Taking' Lead to Confirmation Reforms? By Chris Amico // Source: New York Times Congress API You might not remember Erroll Southers. He is a former FBI agent and counter-terrorism expert, and he was President Obama's first nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration. He was still a… Continue reading
Jan 04 Welcome Home, Mr. President President and Mrs. Obama wave before boarding Air Force One as they depart from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, where they spent an 11-day family vacation. Photo by Cory Lum/Pool-Getty Images. After nearly two weeks out of… Continue reading
Jan 03 Jerry Brown to California: 'Here I Come (Right Back Where I Started From)' Jerry Brown wasn't movie-star smooth at his inaugural ceremony Monday. His head bobbed up and down as he read from a script without a teleprompter. But there was something real about him, which is probably part of the reason… Continue reading
Jan 03 Tough Decisions Ahead for New Governors For many of the newly-elected governors assuming leadership this week, the traditional honeymoon period is going to be marred by a grim dose of reality. Governors in places like Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, New York and… Continue reading
Jan 03 Political Checklist: First Week of the New Congress DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s46c8q101c', '-RDh1X-HzQM', '29'); In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff discuss the Republican agenda as the party retakes control of the House of Representatives this… Continue reading
Jan 03 Republicans Hunt For a New Party Chief Michael Steele's tenure as chairman of the Republican National Committee appears to be coming to an end. File photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. Before speaker-to-be John Boehner receives the gavel from outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and delivers… Continue reading
Jan 03 Governing Coalition Threatened in Pakistan, Huge Parts of Australia Flooded Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, left, is flanked by leaders of Pakistan Muslim League Qaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) as he talks to the media after their meeting in Lahore on Monday. Pakistan's prime minister won tentative support at crisis talks… Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch New Governors Confront Daunting State Budget Woes The New Year rings in the start of some new governors' terms -- and nearly all of them face budget shortfalls. Gwen Ifill discusses state budget woes with three public media reporters: John Myers of KQED Public Radio in California;… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch Gerson and Dionne Define the Year in Politics Washington Post columnists E.J. Dionne and Michael Gerson look back on what happened in politics in 2010 and look ahead to the dynamics in play for the new Congress. Continue watching