Posts Tagged ‘Politics and Policy’
Bill Clinton: I’d use 14th Amendment
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
The former president says he would turn to the Constitution to raise the debt ceiling.
British Parliament unites vs. Murdoch
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
Members are urging the media baron to drop his bid to acquire British Sky Broadcasting.
Pakistan intel head to visit D.C.
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
Ahmad Shuja Pasha will travel to Washington Wednesday for unscheduled talks, his military says.
U.S. tells Yemen leader to get out
Monday, July 11th, 2011
Counter terrorism adviser John Brennan tells Saleh to “fulfill expeditiously” his promise to resign.
Bernstein: Murdoch’s Watergate
Monday, July 11th, 2011
The scandal dogging Murdoch bears “more than a passing resemblance” to Watergate, Bernstein writes.
Huntsman picks Bush-era official
Friday, July 8th, 2011
Mark McIntosh, an environmental official for George W. Bush, will serve as Huntsman's policy chief.
Debt blogs: Out of left ( & right) field ideas
Friday, July 8th, 2011
There is no shortage of wacky ideas from the nation’s online peanut gallery on raising the debt limit.
Could controversy kill the ATF?
Friday, July 8th, 2011
Many are saying a breakup of the agency involved in a gun tracing scandal could be a matter of time.
Clinton dismisses Qadhafi threats
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
The Libyan leader's threats of attacks against Europe won't deter the mission, the secretary says.
Bill Clinton sizes up the GOP field
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
The former president acknowledges how well Bachmann has done but still sees Obama winning.
Poll: 4 in 10 see ‘permanent decline’
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
A new survey suggests that deep pessimism about the economy has become more widespread.
Rahm pushes gay marriage
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
The Chicago mayor hopes to see Illinois follow New York in legalizing same-sex marriage
California hopefuls eye the House
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
More than a dozen candidates have emerged since the release of a draft of the state's new map.
GOP governors begin 2012 talks
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Only three of the nation’s 29 Republican chief executives have delivered endorsements so far.
Price of U.S. wars: $4.4 trillion
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
The report calculates direct costs along with long-term costs of caring for wounded veterans.
Poll: Cuomo approval sky high
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
The New York governor enjoys his strongest popularity since taking office.
McCain, Kerry see hope in Egypt
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
The senators say Egypt’s military rulers are committed to a quick transition to civilian rule.
Michelle Obama: Nelson Mandela meeting ‘surreal’
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
The first lady met the former president of South Africa during a week-long visit to the region.
Huntsman fever: Catch it here
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
The former Utah governor realizes that this is not a conventional moment in politics.
Buzzkill: The problem with Huntsman hype
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
Up close, Huntsman’s flaws as the “electable” candidate for the GOP nomination are unmistakable.
Romney, Bachmann lead Iowa poll
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
The poll shows Romney receiving 23 percent support, with Bachmann a percentage-point behind.
Cuomo jumpstarts 2016 speculation
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
Overnight, the governor becomes a national contender and makes his mark with the party base.
Obama: Invest in manufacturing
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
In his weekly address, the president called on Americans to invest in the manufacturing industry.
VIDEO: POLITICO Playback
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
POLITICO Playback rounds up the best of last night's late-night television.
USPS halts pension contributions
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Cash flow problems have the mail monopoly suspending contributions to its pension plan.
Remember Kathy Hochul?
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
The overshadowed Democrat "hero" settles for anonymity.
Ga. immigrant crackdown backfires
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
The governor's program to replace fleeing migrant farm workers with probationers backfires.
Bernanke: Don’t cut too fast
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Signs in the labor market of a recovery have been "weaker than expected," says the Federal Reserve.
Gore voices left’s climate grumbling
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
The open attack on Obama from the man who was almost president makes it safe for others to follow.
Six GLAAD board members resign
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
They depart amid fallout over the organization's letter in support of AT&T’s bid for T-Mobile.
Gore blasts Obama’s climate record
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
The president "has simply not made the case for action," the former vice president charges.
N.Y. Fed mum on missing Iraq billions
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
The institution is refusing to tell government investigators how much money it sent to the nation.
No gimmes at ‘golf summit’
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner took a mulligan when it came to competing on the links Saturday – teaming up to beat Vice President Joe Biden and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Romney won’t sign abortion pledge
Friday, June 17th, 2011
He won't sign the Susan B. Anthony List's pledge to advance the anti-abortion movement if elected.
Activists press Obama staffer
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Bloggers want to talk message over organization.
GOP draws blood with new Mich. map
Friday, June 17th, 2011
The plan would bolster a handful of incumbents.
Mayors debate war resolution
Friday, June 17th, 2011
The proposed resolution calls on Congress to hasten the end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pfeiffer defends W.H. record
Friday, June 17th, 2011
He says there is frustration with progressive critics.
Poll: Schwarzenegger reviled in Calif.
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Schwarzenegger's poll numbers have plummeted after revelations of an affair with a maid.
W.H. report to justify Libya action
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
It will counter the claim that U.S. involvement breaks the law because it lacks congressional approval.
Bloomberg sees ‘national suicide’
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
In a major speech, the New York City mayor plans to press for changes in U.S. immigration policy.
Facebook hires D.C. insiders
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
The social network seeks to blunt privacy concerns among lawmakers and regulators.
Wis. top court rules against unions
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
The state will end collective bargaining for most public employees, reinstating Gov. Walker’s plan.
Top radio talkers sell endorsements
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
The promotions are often woven into the programming in ways that do not seem like paid advertising.
Calif. remap could cost incumbents
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
In California, Howard Berman and Brad Sherman may go from being colleagues to opponents.
Google fund supports solar panel use
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
The search giant created a $280 million funding pool to support its endeavor.
Financials to take another swipe
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Big banks and credit unions lost a crucial vote on swipe fees but they vow to fight on.
It’s Dems vs. Dems in Calif. special
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Their biggest enemy in holding onto the state's 36th Congressional District might just be themselves.
Bachmann flexes national security credentials
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Her intelligence committee membership is becoming a central part of her campaign's narrative.
Romney’s Afghan remarks baffle some
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
His comments leave some GOP allies puzzled.
McCotter launches attack on Romney
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Michigan Rep. Thaddeus McCotter hammered Romney for his position on the auto bailouts.
Senate keeps ethanol subsidies
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
The upper chamber rejects Tom Coburn's symbolic bill, but another vote could come next week.
GOP hopefuls recycle energy talking points
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
They blast President Obama's energy policies as a driving force behind the economic slowdown.
FBI probe could be Obama headache
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
The president's Midwestern labor backers are angry about an investigation of union and peace activists.
Obama suggests Weiner resign
Monday, June 13th, 2011
“I can tell you that if it was me, I would resign,’’ Obama said during an interview scheduled to air Tuesday morning on NBC’s “Today” show.
Plea deal in videotaped ‘stomp’ case
Monday, June 13th, 2011
A deal was reached over an incident in which a Rand Paul supporter assaulted a liberal activist.
Gibbs to N.H. to spin for Obama
Monday, June 13th, 2011
The former W.H. press secretary will be on the scene at the GOP presidential debate.
Gingrich vows to ‘endure’ challenges
Monday, June 13th, 2011
GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich returned to the campaign trail Sunday.
Report: States deep in debt, too
Monday, June 13th, 2011
Combined, the 50 states reportedly have $689.5 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.
Romney tops two new polls
Monday, June 13th, 2011
He shows strength as the GOP candidates prepare for their first debate Monday in New Hampshire.
Report: $6.6B for Iraq stolen?
Monday, June 13th, 2011
The reconstruction cash remains unaccounted for, an auditor tells the Los Angeles Times.
Perry assails Obama on abortion
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
The Texas governor tells Los Angeles rallygoers the president is turning abortion into a U.S. export.
Romney leads the Drudge primary
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
On the Drudge Report, the Republican presidential candidate is the president's most implacable foe.
Olbermann no stranger to Twitter spats
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
On a daily basis he wages a spirited and characteristically sarcastic war against his detractors.
Long-lost Palin surfaces in emails
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
The popular, charismatic, competent woman of the people shows herself in the released cache.
Calif. smash-up: Redistricting winners and losers
Friday, June 10th, 2011
Plan would would end era of stability.
Obama campaign adjusts its 2012 map
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
The team is gaming out complex state-by-state scenarios for 2012 that anticipate uphill battles.
Post-Weiner names circulate
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
NYC council members make up bulk of possibilities.
Aircraft carrier to be named for JFK
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
The secretary of the Navy says the next one will be named in memory of President Kennedy.
Green: Murder of Activists Raises Questions of Justice in Amazon
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
Whether an investigation will result in punishment for the killers -- or those who hired them -- is uncertain. More than 1,000 rural activists, small farmers, religious workers and others fighting deforestation have been slain in the past 20 years, but only a handful of killers have been successfully prosecuted.
Liberals push Warren nomination
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
Republicans, however, show no sign of relenting in their opposition to Elizabeth Warren and the CFPB.
Palin goes behind enemy lines
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
The former governor is slated to tour the part of the country that's the least friendly to her.
Romney’s Iowa balancing act
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
He is reminded that the extended Iowa political family expects its prodigal sons to return for good.
Mary Kaye Huntsman: The unreluctant spouse
Friday, May 27th, 2011
She’s not only supportive of Jon Huntsman’s presidential run but a key force in making it happen.
G8 have $20B for ‘Arab Spring’
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Obama and other leaders will allow banks to provide money to help spur development in those countries.
Clinton sees turning point in Pakistan
Friday, May 27th, 2011
She warns of “conspiracy theories” about U.S.
Reports: Edwards met with donor
Friday, May 27th, 2011
He paid a secret visit Thursday to benefactor Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, according to ABC News.
For 2012ers, is location everything?
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Like Obama, the GOP presidential prospects are pitching their campaign tents far outside the Beltway.
Palin, Bachmann size each other up
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Is there enough room for the two powerful personalities to occupy the same political space in 2012?
Christie: Global warming is ‘real’
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
But he says cap and trade programs are ineffective.
Heat from tweets for Palin aide
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
An aide’s critical messages of Bristol are revealed.
Report: Strauss-Kahn DNA found
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
The evidence was reportedly found on the clothes of the maid who has accused him of sexual assault.
Obama to see Mo. tornado devastation
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
“All we can do is let them know all of America cares deeply about them," the president says.
Health reform rule spooks providers
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Many balk at the details of the administration's accountable care organization initiative.
5 things to watch in the NY-26 vote
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
It'll be the first measure of GOP's Medicare plan.
The Republican freak show
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Simon says if the GOP wants to beat Obama in 2012, it has to step up its game right now.
‘Rock and roll dude’ eyes W.H. run
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
In an interview, Thaddeus McCotter says he’s seriously considering a White House bid in 2012.
GOP sees red over China
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Fear of a red menace in the Far East is making a comeback among the field of likely candidates.
Obama: Taliban can’t be ignored
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
The group has to "put down arms and make a decision to engage in the political process," he says.
Obama: No Palestinian state via U.N.
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
He won't back the efforts of Palestinians to get “formal recognition of statehood” from the body.
Robot cars in Reno: Will they save or enslave drivers?
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Credits: Tim Boyles / Getty Images
In a time when being “first” in Reno usually means topping the list of something bad, Reno residents are amused to see that Google has picked us for something good… we hope. (more…)
Paterson won’t face perjury charges
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
The former N.Y. gov. won't face charges that he lied about taking free Yankees tickets while in office.
Christie, Sweeney: N.J.’s odd couple
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
The Republican and Democrat are learning to live together and breaking some china in the process.
New poll shows Dem leading in NY-26 special
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Hochul has a narrow 42 percent to 38 percent edge over Corwin, who was once seen as the favorite.
Huntsman tours N.H., press in tow
Friday, May 20th, 2011
The likely presidential candidate officially takes on President Obama's policies for the first time.
DNC pulls in $12.4 million April haul
Friday, May 20th, 2011
The committee outpaces its GOP counterpart.
VIDEO: POLITICO Playback
Friday, May 20th, 2011
POLITICO Playback rounds up the best of last night's late-night television.
Huntsman: Libya action a mistake
Friday, May 20th, 2011
“I would have chosen from the beginning not to intervene in Libya," the fomer Utah gov. says.
Sens push for privacy improvements
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
They say mobile companies need to protect data.
VIDEO: POLITICO Playback
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
POLITICO Playback rounds up the best of last night's late-night television.
