Nov 09 Former President Bush Uses New Book, Media Tour to Defend His Legacy Former President George W. Bush's memoir "Decision Points." Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. Tuesday marks the official release of former President George W. Bush's memoir, "Decision Points," in which he reflects on the most significant decisions he made… Continue reading
Nov 08 Democratic Leaders Play Musical Chairs New leadership positions are coming for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Whip James Clyburn. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. When Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced her intention… Continue reading
Nov 05 After Midterm Losses, President Obama Takes Off on 10-Day Trip to Asia A billboard welcomes President Obama in Mumbai. Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images. After losing between 60 to 64 seats in the House of Representatives and six seats in the Senate, holding the obligatory postmortem press conference and extending… Continue reading
Nov 01 Republicans Poised to Take the House House Minority Leader John Boehner attends a campaign rally in his home state of Ohio over the weekend. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. Every politician loves to say that the only poll that matters is the one on… Continue reading
Oct 29 Obama Targets East and Midwest in Final Weekend of Campaigning President Obama speaks at a Democratic rally at Ohio State University earlier this month. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. Before embarking on a final midterm campaign swing that will see him make five stops in three days, President… Continue reading
Oct 28 From ‘Yes We Can’ to ‘Yes We Can, but…’ President Obama appears on Wednesday's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart." Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. For the White House, the closing days of the midterm campaign is all about turning out key blocks of the Democratic base. Looking… Continue reading
Oct 22 Obama to Embark on Four-City Tour in Closing Days of Midterm Campaign Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama attend a rally in Philadelphia earlier this month. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama, currently in the midst of a Western campaign swing, will spend the final weekend of… Continue reading
Oct 21 Closing the Gap as Election Day Nears Supporters of Pennsylvania Senate candidates Republican Pat Toomey and Democrat Joe Sestak waves signs before Wednesday's debate. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call via Getty Images. More often than not there's a natural tightening in competitive political races toward… Continue reading
Oct 20 Brown, Whitman Compare Each Other to Unpopular Gov. Schwarzenegger Supporters of California gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. After Tuesday, California gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman shouldn't wait by the phone for an endorsement from the man they are… Continue reading
Oct 19 Angle Caught on Tape Again, Tells Latino Students They ‘Look a Little More Asian’ Republican Sharron Angle is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Nevada. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. For the second time in two days a controversial video has surfaced of Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle addressing a… Continue reading