Oct 24 President Obama Moves From ‘Pass This Bill’ to ‘We Can’t Wait’ By David Chalian The Obama administration will try a new strategy in order to strengthen the economy. Photo by Jay Paul/Getty Images. President Obama heads West on Monday to scoop up millions of dollars in campaign cash at stops in Las Vegas, Los… Continue reading
Oct 21 Shields, Brooks on VP Switcheroos, Occupy Movement, World Series Picks By Hari Sreenivasan Why are there rumors every presidential cycle that the incumbent will switch his (so far his) vice president out for someone else? That is topic No. 1 on this week's Doubleheader: the potential for Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary… Continue reading
Oct 21 Senate Blocks State Aid for Teachers, First Responders By David Chalian Fire fighters, police officers and teachers rallied at the Capitol this week for passage of the Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. President Obama's plan to break his $447 billion jobs bill into… Continue reading
Oct 20 Romney vs. Perry Battle Goes Off Stage By David Chalian Mitt Romney and Rick Perry have continued to criticize each other after Tuesday's CNN debate in Las Vegas. Mitt Romney and Rick Perry won't need podiums 18 inches apart on a debate stage to continue the fireworks display they launched… Continue reading
Oct 19 GOP Presidential Contenders Clash in Feistiest Debate of the Year By David Chalian Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and other GOP presidential contenders sparred often at Tuesday night's debate. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. Remember all those debates where Mitt Romney successfully stayed above the fray? Those days are long gone. Welcome to the… Continue reading
Oct 18 In Vegas, Stakes Are High as Republicans Set for Fifth Debate in Six Weeks By David Chalian The 2012 Republican candidates will debate Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Photo by Melina Mara/Pool via Bloomberg/Getty Images. Two new polls out Monday help demonstrate why the 2012 battle for the Republican nomination has thus far felt like a campaign… Continue reading
Oct 17 Obama’s Bus Tour Rolls On Despite Death of Jobs Bill By David Chalian President Obama is kicking off a bus tour Monday to try to sell his jobs plan. Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images. President Obama heads out on the road Monday to kick off his three-day "American Jobs Act" bus tour… Continue reading
Oct 14 Gwen’s Take: The Danger of the Sweeping Conclusion By Gwen Ifill Breaking news: Herman Cain has endorsed Mitt Romney. If that's news to you, it's because it happened four years ago. Thanks to Conor Friedersdorf at The Atlantic for the reminder that everything old is new again. Cain, who emerged… Continue reading
Oct 11 Romney Urges Perry to ‘Repudiate’ Jeffress Remarks on Mormonism By David Chalian Updated 4:43 p.m. | LEBANON, N.H. | New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie got right to work at his newest job Tuesday. Immediately upon completion of his endorsement and his ascension to star surrogate for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney,… Continue reading
Oct 11 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to Endorse Mitt Romney By David Chalian One week after ruling out a potential presidential bid, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie planned Tuesday to endorse former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination. The announcement was expected to come at a 3 p.m. event in… Continue reading