Apr 12 For Romney, a Challenging Path to GOP Nomination By David Chalian Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is forming a presidential exploratory committee. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. The moment Mitt Romney officially tossed his hat into the 2012 presidential ring, the press coverage immediately turned to describe why… Continue reading
Apr 11 Shutdown Averted, Obama and GOP Prepare for Much Bigger Fights Ahead President Obama shakes the hands of tourists visiting the Lincoln Memorial during a surprise visit a day after negotiations with Congress prevented a government shutdown. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool-Getty Images. Political leaders in Washington were able to… Continue reading
Apr 08 Democrats, Republicans Must Beat Midnight Deadline to Avoid Shutdown Federal employees protest a potential government shutdown outside the Metcalfe Federal Building in Chicago. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. The stakes at this point are crystal clear. When the clock strikes midnight Friday the federal government will run… Continue reading
Apr 07 With Government on Brink of Shutdown, ‘Narrow’ Differences Remain Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, left, and House Speaker John Boehner speak to reporters outside the White House following a meeting with the president. Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Congressional leaders have taken budget negotiations to… Continue reading
Apr 06 Budget Negotiations Down to the Wire Two days. That's all congressional leaders have to agree on billions in cuts to a trillion-plus dollar budget in order to avert a government shutdown at midnight Friday. While significant sticking points remain -- including the amount of… Continue reading
Apr 05 Rep. Ryan Risks Political Backlash With GOP Budget Rollout Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairs the House Budget Committee. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. As Congress wrangles over relatively minuscule reductions in non-defense discretionary spending for the remainder of the fiscal year (more on that below),… Continue reading
Apr 04 Obama Launches 2012 Re-election Campaign By David Chalian President Obama jogs to the podium to address UPS employees at a facility in Maryland on Friday. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool photo via Bloomberg. "It Begins With Us" is the name of the video that the Obama 2012 campaign… Continue reading
Mar 07 Republican Hopefuls Take the Iowa Stage By David Chalian The 'Presidential Table' at the Hamburg Inn No. 2 is a well-known stop for hopefuls campaigning in Iowa. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The first big Hawkeye State cattle call in the battle for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination is… Continue reading
Mar 03 Gingrich Ready to ‘Test the Waters’ By Terence Burlij Newt Gingrich is entering the "exploratory phase" of a 2012 presidential bid. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Updated: 3:00 p.m. ET Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich announced Thursday he had launched a website to explore a possible presidential bid. Gingrich… Continue reading
Feb 11 On Day 2 of GOP’s 2012 Cattle Call: Romney, Pawlenty, Thune, Paul, Daniels By David Chalian Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., addresses CPAC on Thursday. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. The largest annual gathering of conservatives got underway Thursday as more than 11,000 activists flocked to Washington to size up their potential choices for the 2012… Continue reading