May 10 Is It Compromise…or Selling Out? By Judy Woodruff Tea Party protest in Laguna Beach, Calif. File photo/Getty Images. It's hard to miss one of the main messages of this week's primary votes, and it has to do with the current gridlock in Washington. It is that many voters… Continue reading
May 10 Obama: Support for Gay Marriage ‘May Hurt’ Politically By Christina Bellantoni New York resident Niki Buchanan smokes outside the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village shorty after President Obama announced his support of same-sex marriage. Photo by Timothy A. Clark/AFP/Getty Images. In Wednesday's interview with ABC News, President Obama said it would… Continue reading
May 09 Political Checklist: Indiana Gets Interesting By Christina Bellantoni // In this week's Political Checklist, Political Editor Christina Bellantoni chatted with senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about election fallout following Indiana's GOP Senate primary. What does it mean for bipartisanship now that Sen. Richard Lugar was… Continue reading
May 09 Obama: ‘Same-Sex Couples Should Be Able to Get Married’ By News Desk President Obama; file photo by Olivier Douliery/Pool-Getty Images Updated 4:14 p.m. | President Barack Obama declared Wednesday afternoon that he now supports gay marriage. "Same sex couples should be able to get married," he said in an interview with… Continue reading
May 09 NRCC Chairman: Romney on Ticket Will Boost GOP House Candidates By Cassie Chew Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, walks with Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore. Sessions leads the National Republican Congressional Committee and Walden is the NRCC deputy chairman. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images. Mitt Romney's candidacy will help the GOP pick up seats in… Continue reading
May 09 Lugar’s Loss Raises Questions for November By Christina Bellantoni Richard Lugar of Indiana has been in the Senate for more than 35 years. Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. As longtime senators, the media's chattering class and political consultants ponder the meaning of Sen. Richard Lugar's overwhelming loss in… Continue reading
May 08 Lugar’s Loss Follows ‘Curse’ of Senate’s Foreign Policy Committee By Michael D. Mosettig From Oct. 1, 1986, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., is seen after a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting about Nicaragua with Sen. Claiborne Pell, D-R.I. Photo by Cynthia Johnson//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images. Call it the curse of the chair of the… Continue reading
May 08 Santorum Endorses Romney Via Email, Offers Political Advice By Christina Bellantoni Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney debate in February in Mesa, Arizona. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum finally endorsed presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, but he made clear he wants to have a say in… Continue reading
May 07 Obama, Romney in Tight Race for Battleground States By Terence Burlij President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave to a crowd at a campaign rally at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond on Saturday. Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images. President Obama and Mitt Romney received a fresh sign Monday of… Continue reading
May 04 Romney Knocks Obama on Economy Ahead of Rally in Ohio By Christina Bellantoni Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell campaign with Mitt Romney in Portsmouth, Va., on Thursday. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. With a mixed jobs report out Friday, Mitt Romney is keeping up his attacks on President Obama's… Continue reading