Mar 30 Rising Star Rubio Steps Into Spotlight Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., gave his first national TV interview Tuesday night. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Sen. Marco Rubio, the rising Republican star from the Sunshine state, has decided to step more directly into the national spotlight… Continue reading
Mar 29 President Obama Lays Out Strong Defense for Military Action in Libya The president told the nation Monday evening that the United States has "a responsibility to act" in Libya. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama spent much of his speech Monday night defending his decision to use military… Continue reading
Mar 28 President to Address Nation on Libya A man waves a Libyan flag during an anti-war demonstration in front of the White House on Saturday. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama probably feels pretty good about making his big speech on Libya on… Continue reading
Mar 23 Health Care Reform Turns One President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. A lot has happened in the year since President Obama signed health reform into law. Republicans won big in… Continue reading
Mar 22 And They’re Off…Pawlenty Launches 2012 GOP Presidential Race Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit last month. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. With yet another highly produced Hollywood-style video, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has… Continue reading
Mar 21 Obama Seeks Commander-in-Chief Contrast With Bush President Obama is briefed on the situation in Libya with Chief of Staff Bill Daley, left, and National Security Adviser Tom Donilon while in Brazil Sunday. Photo by Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images. Both in his statement… Continue reading
Mar 18 President Obama Heads to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador President Obama greets guests during a St. Patrick's Day reception at the White House. Photo by Olivier Douliery/Pool-Getty Images. As President Obama makes his first presidential foray into Latin America, he does so with a pair of international… Continue reading
Mar 17 House Republicans Make Another Run at Cutting NPR Funding Public broadcasting supporters gather in the Hart Senate Office Building this week to protest cuts to PBS and NPR. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call. House Republicans are putting funding for NPR back on the chopping block Thursday. The… Continue reading
Mar 16 April 8 Looms in Battle Over Budget Circle April 8 on your calendars. With Republicans and Democrats acknowledging the short-term funding bill passed Tuesday by the House and now making its way through the Senate will be the last, April 8 looms as the real… Continue reading
Mar 15 Some Republicans Plan to Break Ranks Over Additional Stopgap Funding A man walks by the U.S. Capitol, where lawmakers are debating a stopgap funding bill. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images. The most important vote tally to watch Tuesday will be the one that indicates how many Republicans in… Continue reading