Feeds
- Was the Budget Control Act, which Congress passed last August, mostly a convenient exit from the impasse over raising the debt limit? Or was it a genuine attempt to bring spending and revenues into balance?
- While Democrats and Republicans in Congress fight over President Barack Obama's new jobs bill, it's worth remembering that there already one bipartisan job creation program the two parties have agreed on since the recession began: expanding the federal workforce.
- In less than three weeks, you’ll be buying the Thanksgiving turkey and the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction — “super committee” in Washington, D.C. speak — will deliver its plan to cut future deficits by at least $1.5 trillion over 10 years.
When Republicans won control of state legislatures and governorships from Florida to Maine to Ohio last fall, voters seemed to have steered a sharply different course from the one chosen in the Democratic triumph of 2008.
The flat tax, an idea that seems to offer simplicity and efficiency in place of the complications of the current tax code, will enjoy a revival Tuesday when Texas Gov. Rick Perry unveils his single-rate tax proposal.
When Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., said in Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate, “Every American benefits by this magnificent country. Absolutely every American should pay something, even if it's a dollar,” she got enthusiastic applause from the crowd in Las Vegas.
Another Social Security tax cut, intended to spark the sluggish economy, seems to be in the works.
REDMOND, Washington - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney touted his plan to confront the Chinese government over currency manipulation and pirating of American products Thursday.
Are you fed up with stale, two-party electoral warfare? How about a do-it-yourself presidential nominee?
Chris Christie, Rudy Giuliani, Tom Ridge, Christine Todd Whitman — all four of these politicians from the Northeast have been considered potential candidates for the Republican presidential ticket. Giuliani even took the plunge four years ago and made a bid for the White House.
When the 2012 Republican presidential contest began, political observers weren’t forecasting that illegal immigration would be a defining issue. Conventional wisdom held that the economy, the president's stimulus package, and “Obamacare” were what mattered to GOP voters.
Against the backdrop of a day that saw plunging stock and commodity markets, a spreading European sovereign debt crisis, dire warnings of an impending recession and Washington seemingly ground to a stop through partisan gridlock, nine Republicans gathered in Florida to make their claim to be the next president of the United States.
Many economists agree that the United States needs a short-term spark — call it “stimulus,” if you like — in the form of tax cuts and increased spending. But, the consensus also holds that the nation must control its deficits by reforming entitlement programs like Medicare and also by increasing tax revenues.
In the power struggle between congressional Republicans and President Barack Obama over taxes and spending, one way to keep things clear is to focus on the timeline.
Democracy may get a whole new look when it comes to presidential politics in 2012. The Electoral College will still bring the next commander in chief to the White House, but tweaks to the system could change the rules of the game.
In a sharp rebuff to President Barack Obama, Republican Bob Turner won a special House election in New York Tuesday night, giving the GOP a district that Obama had carried with 55 percent in 2008 and which Democrats had held for years.
A Republican debate that was expected to be a showdown between the two heavyweights, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney, turned into something resembling a football pile-on with five of the GOP contenders swarming over the Texas governor.
Jobs and economic revival have topped the list of concerns for most Americans since President Barack Obama took office in 2009.
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - In his first national debate as a presidential candidate, Rick Perry proved he can brawl — and look amiable doing it.
For a presidential hopeful such as Texas Gov. Rick Perry who soars in the polls and sparks intense buzz, the first debate is the moment when reality meets and sometimes scuttles all the exuberant expectations.
When President Barack Obama delivers his jobs speech next week, will he be playing Harry Truman or Jimmy Carter?
If you like clean, predictable campaign story lines, the 2012 Republican contest isn’t going to be for you.
Democrats failed late Tuesday in their effort to gain control of the Wisconsin state senate as Republican incumbents won four of six recall elections.
The downgrading of U.S. government bonds by Standard & Poor’s has become a campaign-shaping event for President Barack Obama and whoever his Republican adversary turns out to be. In fact, it's ensured that the 2012 election will be fought on the battlefield of debt and unemployment.
After weeks of political brinkmanship in Washington, President Obama Tuesday signed into law the debt ceiling and deficit reduction deal he brokered with Congressional leaders.
Log In | Register
