Politics Aug 12 Debate Shows Pawlenty, Bachmann Have Most at Stake in Straw Poll Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann square off at the Iowa GOP/Fox News Debate. Photo by Charlie Neibergall/Pool-Getty Images. DES MOINES, Iowa | The Iowa GOP Straw Poll has a terrible track record at predicting the winner of the…
Politics Aug 11 Iowa Debate, Straw Poll Will Set Stage for Fall Campaign Michele Bachmann steps off her campaign bus in Humboldt, Iowa, ahead of Thursday night's debate. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. There will be eight candidates seeking the 2012 Republican presidential nomination on the debate stage Thursday night in…
Politics Aug 10 Wisconsin Republicans Keep Control of Senate as Democrats Come Up Short Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. File photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Democrats in Wisconsin came up one seat short of ousting Republicans from control of the state Senate in Tuesday's recall elections. While two of the Republican state…
Politics Aug 09 Perry Looks to Steal Some Thunder Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Republican Leadership Conference in June. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. As soon as advisers to Texas Gov. Rick Perry confirmed to POLITICO that he would make his presidential…
Aug 08 Credit Downgrade Becomes Political Football A ticker in Times Square gives the news Friday evening about S&P downgrading the U.S. credit rating. Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images. The intensity and scale of the Obama administration pushback against Standard & Poor's downgrading of… Continue reading
Aug 05 Obama Can Tout Improved Jobless Rate, but the Race Will Be Won in 2012 President Obama will speak about the economy Friday. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. There's only one story worth watching in American politics today and it's the story that will likely determine the outcome of the 2012 presidential election. Continue reading
Aug 04 ‘Super Committee’ Picks Pose Tough Challenges for Congressional Leaders A bicyclist rides through the plaza on the east side of the Capitol. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The moment President Obama signed into law the Budget Control Act of 2011, congressional leaders were immediately presented with a… Continue reading
Aug 03 With Debt Deal Done, Obama Turns to Re-election Campaign President Obama signs the Budget Control Act of 2011 on Tuesday. Photo by Pete Souza/The White House. President Obama took to the Rose Garden on Tuesday afternoon to publicly put the debt and deficit deal behind him and… Continue reading
Aug 02 Majority of Americans See ‘Ridiculous’ Process in Washington Rep. John Boehner is surrounded by reporters at the Capitol after the House voted to raise the debt ceiling. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. House Speaker John Boehner got his votes. He passed a debt limit increase… Continue reading