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
May 26 GOP Seeks to Move Budget Debate Beyond Medicare Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., leave a news conference at the Capitol addressing the Republican budget proposal. Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call. One day after seeing an electoral rebuke to the… Continue reading
May 25 Democrat Hochul Pulls Upset Win in New York House Race Democrat Kathy Hochul won Tuesday's special election in New York. Photo by Alan Bedenko/Buffalo Pundit via Flickr. In a decisive victory Tuesday, Democrat Kathy Hochul defeated Republican Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, 47 percent to 43 percent, in a… Continue reading
May 24 All Eyes on Upstate N.Y. House Race Republican Jane Corwin, left, Democrat Kathy Hochul and Tea Party candidate Jack Davis are running for a New York House seat. It's only been a little over six months since Republicans won control of the House by picking… Continue reading
May 23 Pawlenty Officially Launches Campaign Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans to announce his bid for the White House in Iowa. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor, gets his moment in the spotlight Monday when he… Continue reading
May 20 Huntsman Gives Debut Interview as Likely Presidential Candidate Jon Huntsman is a former U.S. ambassador to China and governor of Utah. Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images. Here's guessing Newt Gingrich wishes he had a rollout TV interview more along the lines of what Jon Huntsman conducted Friday… Continue reading
May 19 President Obama to Address Arab Spring, ‘Turn the Page’ on Policy in Region President Obama speaks at a DNC fund-raiser in Boston on Wednesday. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. As is the case with any major presidential address, there are always multiple audiences. When President Obama steps to the microphone at… Continue reading
May 18 Deficit Reduction Grand Deal Unlikely as Coburn Quits ‘Gang of Six’ Talks Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is a member of the so-called "Gang of Six." Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The quest for a bipartisan solution to the country's short- and long-term deficit problems got a lot tougher Tuesday when… Continue reading
May 17 Romney Hits the Jackpot in Las Vegas Fund-raiser Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets volunteers at his National Call Day fund-raiser in Las Vegas. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. For any presidential candidate to raise $10.25 million in one concentrated day of fund-raising is an… Continue reading
May 16 Gingrich Calls GOP Budget ‘Right Wing Social Engineering’ By David Chalian Former House speaker Newt Gingrich spoke to NBC's David Gregory on Sunday's "Meet the Press." Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images. The battle for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination was all over the weekend television airwaves as the field of candidates… Continue reading