Jan 19 Sen. Lieberman to Bow Out, Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2012 By David Chalian Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., was first elected to the Senate in 1988. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images. Updated at 1 p.m. ET | Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., confirmed Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in 2012 and will retire… Continue reading
Jan 14 RNC Chief Steele Meets His Political Fate Reince Priebus, left, and Republican National Committee chief Michael Steele participate at the chairmanship debate earlier this month. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call. It's Election Day for the 168 members of the Republican National Committee. They will head… Continue reading
Jan 13 President Obama’s Call For Civility President Obama speaks during a memorial service in Tucson, Ariz., for the six people who were killed and 14 wounded in the assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. The Morning Line starts off… Continue reading
Jan 12 President Obama Set to Address Nation at Tucson Memorial Service People light candles at a makeshift memorial in front of University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords remains in a critical condition. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. President Obama is set to deliver remarks about… Continue reading
Jan 11 Political Centrists Look to Seize Moment Theresa Como Smith, left, and her children Blanche, Isaac and Silas, of Malone, N.Y., sign books of condolences in the Cannon House Office Building Rotunda for the victims of Saturday's shooting in Tucson, Ariz. Photo By Tom Williams/Roll… Continue reading
Jan 10 Shooting of Rep. Giffords Pauses Partisan Rhetoric in Washington The flag flies at half-staff outside the Capitol in memory of the victims of Saturday's shooting in Arizona that killed six people, including a federal judge, and gravely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images. Continue reading
Jan 07 President Obama to Name Sperling as Head of National Economic Council President Obama is set to tap Gene Sperling, left, as his top economic adviser. File photo by Jay Mallin/Bloomberg via Getty Images. With a new day comes yet another staff announcement by the White House. President Obama is… Continue reading
Jan 06 Reading of Constitution, Cutting Spending Mark Day 2 of New Congress Representatives convene Wednesday for the first day of the 112th Congress. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images. A civics lesson will transpire before C-SPAN cameras at 10:30 a.m. Thursday as Republicans have scheduled a reading of… Continue reading
Jan 05 Boehner Set to Take the Speaker’s Gavel, Putting GOP Back in Control Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, will be sworn in Wednesday as House Speaker. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. After 20 years in Congress and a midterm election that saw his party net 63 seats, Ohio Republican John Boehner will… 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