Jul 05 Romney Reverses Course, Calls Mandate ‘a Tax’ By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney and his family walk in an Independence Day parade on Wednesday in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Photo by Kayana Szymczak/Getty Images Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney provided the political fireworks Wednesday, telling CBS News the mandate in President… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Why Obama Thinks You Would Care About a Dinner With Sarah Jessica Parker As part of an ongoing series on social media and politics, Ray Suarez and journalists Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of Daily-Download.com discuss how campaigns send targeted emails, and what happens to politicians' deleted tweets. Continue watching
Jul 03 Your Responses: Do You Still Care About Politics? By Meena Ganesan On the periphery of a recent Pew poll suggesting voters this election cycle are less enthused than they were four years ago, we turned to you for some insight - do you still care about politics? The question… Continue reading
Jul 03 Romney, GOP Split on Whether Health Care Mandate Is a Tax By Christina Bellantoni House Speaker John Boehner answers questions with fellow Republicans after the Supreme Court's health care ruling. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. In its ruling in favor of President Obama's health care law, the Supreme Court handed Republicans a political weapon… Continue reading
Jul 02 Supreme Court’s Health Care Ruling Dominates Debate, Shapes Election Susan Clark of Venice, Calif., argues with another demonstrator outside the Supreme Court last week. Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images. Reports that Chief Justice John Roberts switched his vote to uphold President Obama's health care law aside, what… Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch Has the Health Care Ruling Upped the Ante for Election Contenders? Has the Health Care Ruling Upped the Ante for Election Contenders?… Continue watching
Jun 29 Supreme Court Ruling Moves to Campaign Trail By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney speaks in response to the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. "It should be pretty clear by now that I didn't do this because it was good politics," President Obama said… Continue reading
Jun 29 Gwen’s Take: Washington’s 100-Degree Day of Contempt, Constitutionality By Gwen Ifill Photo by Taylor Weidman/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images I can say quite honestly that Thursday was among the most dramatic days I've ever seen unfold in Washington. Understanding that I was too young to witness the Kennedy funeral… Continue reading
Jun 28 Long Wait Over as Court Weighs In on Health Care Reform Law By Christina Bellantoni People start arriving at the Supreme Court in anticipation of the health care decision. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images News Here. We. Go. The Supreme Court Thursday is expected to issue arguably the most anticipated decision since 2000's Bush v. Continue reading
Jun 27 Obama Ahead in Battlegrounds Despite Economic Concerns By Terence Burlij President Obama attends a fundraiser in Miami Beach on Tuesday. Photo by Marice Cohn Band/Miami Herald via via Getty Images. The latest snapshot of the presidential race reveals President Obama and Mitt Romney locked in a close race nationally, but… Continue reading