Nov 27 Taxes Remain Sticking Point in Fiscal Cliff Talks Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. With negotiations between White House officials and congressional staffers taking place behind the scenes, word came Monday that President Obama called House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid… Continue reading
Nov 26 Republicans Signal Willingness for Flexibility on Revenues Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., both spent Sunday talking about increasing revenue. Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. President Obama and congressional leaders are expected to resume negotiations in the coming days with… Continue reading
Nov 20 Clinton Heading to Middle East as Attacks Intensify President Obama and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton arrive Monday in Myanmar. Clinton is cutting short her visit to Asia. Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images. President Obama's whirlwind trip to Asia has been overshadowed by events in the… Continue reading
Nov 19 Way Too Early, But Inevitable: Looking at 2016 By Christina Bellantoni Photo by Damon Winter/Pool via Bloomberg With President Obama abroad, Mitt Romney gone underground and a quiet holiday week in Washington, the void is filled with a look ahead at the next presidential contest. Too soon? Absolutely. But when… Continue reading
Nov 16 President Obama, Congressional Leadership Get Down to Business By Christina Bellantoni President Obama walks across the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday. Photo by Larry Downing/Reuters. President Obama, Vice President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader… Continue reading
Nov 15 President Obama Suggests He Has Mandate From Middle Class President Obama talks to reporters Wednesday at the White House. Photo by Larry Downing/Reuters. "I'm more than familiar with all the literature about presidential overreach in second terms. We are very cautious about that," President Obama told reporters… Continue reading
Nov 14 President Meets the Press to Sell Plan for Higher Taxes By Christina Bellantoni AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is surrounded by members of the media as he leaves the White House on Tuesday after a meeting with President Barack Obama. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. President Obama is scheduled to step in front of… Continue reading
Nov 13 Congress Returns With Hefty To-Do List Lawmakers return to work Tuesday. File photo by Tom WIlliams/CQ Roll Call. Congress officially gets back to work Tuesday with a host of big challenges ahead. Working out a solution on the expiring George W. Bush-era tax cuts… Continue reading
Nov 12 Petraeus Resignation Has Lawmakers Demanding Answers The resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus caught Capitol Hill by surprise. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters. The sudden resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus last Friday caught nearly all of official Washington by surprise, and that includes lawmakers… Continue reading
Nov 09 Obama to Make Public Statement on Looming Fiscal Cliff A teleprompter displays House Speaker John Boehner's remarks about the fiscal cliff on Wednesday. Photo by Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call. With the outlines of a deal to avert the looming "fiscal cliff" beginning to appear, President Obama will… Continue reading