Aug 05 Obama Can Tout Improved Jobless Rate, but the Race Will Be Won in 2012 President Obama will speak about the economy Friday. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. There's only one story worth watching in American politics today and it's the story that will likely determine the outcome of the 2012 presidential election. Continue reading
Aug 04 ‘Super Committee’ Picks Pose Tough Challenges for Congressional Leaders A bicyclist rides through the plaza on the east side of the Capitol. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The moment President Obama signed into law the Budget Control Act of 2011, congressional leaders were immediately presented with a… Continue reading
Aug 03 With Debt Deal Done, Obama Turns to Re-election Campaign President Obama signs the Budget Control Act of 2011 on Tuesday. Photo by Pete Souza/The White House. President Obama took to the Rose Garden on Tuesday afternoon to publicly put the debt and deficit deal behind him and… Continue reading
Aug 02 Majority of Americans See ‘Ridiculous’ Process in Washington Rep. John Boehner is surrounded by reporters at the Capitol after the House voted to raise the debt ceiling. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. House Speaker John Boehner got his votes. He passed a debt limit increase… Continue reading
Aug 01 With Debt Ceiling Agreement In Place, Can Leaders Find Enough Votes? It's a new morning in Washington as Congress prepares to vote on extending the debt limit while cutting spending. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. If members of Congress from both parties and in both chambers follow their leaders,… Continue reading
Jul 29 Decision to Delay Debt Vote Produces Only Losers House Speaker John Boehner arrives at the Capitol on Friday morning. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Thursday night's decision by Republican leaders to scrap a vote to raise the debt ceiling dealt House Speaker John Boehner a stunning… Continue reading
Jul 28 Speaker Boehner Faces His Biggest Test House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is questioned by reporters in the Capitol on Wednesday. Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call. When the House of Representatives votes on Speaker John Boehner's plan to cut the deficit by $917 billion over… Continue reading
Jul 27 Boehner Heads Back to the Drawing Board as His Debt Plan Hits Snag A vote on Speaker John Boehner's debt plan was delayed after the CBO said it would save less than advertised. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. House Speaker John Boehner was already having trouble with his right flank in… Continue reading
Jul 26 No Deal in Sight After President Obama, Speaker Boehner Address Nation President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner address the nation. President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, both delivered primetime television addresses to the nation Monday night appealing to the American people to see it their way… Continue reading
Jul 25 No Debt Deal in Sight as Leaders Propose Rival Plans House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, arrives at the Capitol on Sunday. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. Congressional leaders and President Obama aren't closer to a deal on raising the debt limit Monday morning after talks collapsed late Friday… Continue reading