May 10 President Obama to Renew Push for Immigration Reform Thousands marched in Los Angeles last week for immigration and labor reform. Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images. When President Obama takes to the stage at 3:30 p.m. EDT in El Paso, Texas, and launches the next phase of… Continue reading
May 09 For Obama, Back to the To-Do List President Obama returns to the White House last week after trips to Indianapolis and Fort Campbell. Photo by Olivier Douliery/Getty Images. Is there any doubt that President Obama woke up Monday morning and thought, "Hey, let's do last… Continue reading
May 05 As GOP ’12 Hopefuls Prepare to Debate, President Obama Heads to Ground Zero President Obama will participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the site of the World Trade Center in New York. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images. The split screen Thursday could not be starker. In Greenville, S.C., five Republican… Continue reading
May 04 Obama to Tell His Side of the Story President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on Sunday's mission against Osama bin Laden. Note: A classified document seen in this photograph has been obscured. White House photo… Continue reading
Apr 28 For President Obama, ‘Birther’ Issue Is a Teachable Moment President Obama makes a statement on the release of his long-form birth certificate on Wednesday. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. For years now, conspiracy theorists have stoked false rumors about President Obama's place of birth. On Wednesday, the… Continue reading
Apr 26 Barbour’s Surprise Adds Further Uncertainty to GOP Presidential Field Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks at a spaghetti dinner in Tiffin, Iowa, last month. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. Surprise. That one word, more than any other, summed up the reaction to Haley Barbour's decision not… Continue reading
Apr 25 GOP Gets Tough Break on Spring Recess Tulips bloom in front of the Capitol. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call. When House Republicans voted on their 2012 budget the Friday before the congressional recess, there figured to be plenty of stories over the course of the… Continue reading
Apr 22 Sen. Ensign Resigns Amid Ethics Probe Sen. John Ensign is being investigated for his handling of an affair with a former political aide. File photo by Getty Images. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., is resigning from his seat in order to avoid further investigation and… Continue reading
Apr 21 New Poll on Libya Offers Warning Sign to President Obama President Obama speaks at a Democratic fund-raiser in San Francisco Wednesday. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. It was just a little more than three weeks ago that President Obama delivered his nationally televised address explaining to the… Continue reading
Apr 20 Polls Show Support for Fixing Federal Deficit, but Not for Proposed Remedies According to polls, the public supports efforts to fix spending but disagrees on how. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. The storyline after November's midterm elections was that voters had sent a clear message to lawmakers in… Continue reading