Jul 01 As Debt Deadline Looms, Leaders Remain Far From Agreement An American flag hangs at the entrance to Union Station in Washington, D.C., for 4th of July celebrations. Photo By Douglas Graham/Roll Call. Washington's debt talk theater delivered an encore presentation Thursday, with Obama administration officials and Republicans… Continue reading
Jun 30 Obama Tells Congress to ‘Get it Done,’ but Will Lawmakers Listen? President Obama holds a news conference Wednesday at the White House. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The view down Pennsylvania Avenue from the U.S. Capitol to the White House might seem a bit longer than normal Thursday following… Continue reading
Jun 29 President Obama to Hold News Conference Amid Debt Ceiling Talks President Obama held his last news conference in March. Photo by Pete Souza/White House. Watch President Obama's News Conference Live at 11:30 a.m. ET The last time President Obama held a major news conference, a devastating earthquake… Continue reading
Jun 28 President Obama, Palin Head to Iowa Campaign paraphernalia cover the wall in the famous Hamburg Inn No. 2 in Iowa City. Famous for its "Coffee Bean Caucus," it's a must-stop location for presidential hopefuls. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The Iowa caucuses are a… Continue reading
Jun 27 Bachmann Rides Momentum Into Race Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn., is set to kickoff her run for the GOP presidential nomination. Photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call. The 2012 GOP presidential field will get a serious jolt of Tea Party fervor Monday when Minnesota Rep. Continue reading
Jun 24 With Debt Talks Stalled Over Taxes, It’s Up to Obama and Boehner President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner. File photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. With five weeks to go before the U.S. government could begin defaulting on its financial obligations, it's now up to President Obama and House Speaker… Continue reading
Jun 23 Obama’s Middle Ground on Afghanistan Is Between a Rock and a Hard Place President Obama's address Wednesday night is shown in the White House press briefing room. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. By seeking the middle ground in unwinding U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, President Obama now finds himself on an… Continue reading
Jun 22 President Obama Faces Difficult Test in Afghan Speech President Obama visits troops at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in December 2010. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. It's been a year-and-a-half since President Obama addressed the nation in prime time about the war effort in Afghanistan. When… Continue reading
Jun 21 Huntsman to Launch Campaign With Biography and Style Up Front Jon Huntsman plans to declare his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday. Photo by Tom Williams/Roll Call. One truism of American presidential politics is that biography is not destiny. But biography is a key gateway… Continue reading
May 27 Romney: Ready to Launch An announcement from Mitt Romney about his candidacy is expected next week. Photo by J.D. Pooley/Getty Images. On the eve of Mitt Romney's first trip to Iowa, home of the first-in-the-nation caucuses, the Union Leader reports that he… Continue reading