‘Politics’ Articles
Obama warns left: You won’t like budget
Economic adviser Gene Sperling and other Obama staffers sought to present their budget plan as a glass half full. Read more...
Once hot, Tea Party goes cold
In presidential, House and Senate races, the Tea Party is struggling to float viable and effective candidates. Read more...
GOP returns with New Year’s hangover
Leverage that GOP leaders used successfully to win spending cuts last year have been taken off the table. Read more...
The Dirty Dozen: Twelve thorns in Speaker Boehner’s side
House Republican leaders had a difficult time uniting their members in 2011, but some were far more exasperating than most. Read more...
Obama’s 2013 budget a campaign call to arms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama unveils his annual budget next month, the blueprint will reveal a lot about his re-election strategy but probably little about the spending and tax policies the Congress will adopt in the coming year.
Romney says U.S. should not negotiate with Taliban
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney said on Monday the United States should not negotiate with the Taliban and he criticized the Obama administration for efforts to broker secret talks with the Afghan insurgents.
Romney unscathed from debate attacks
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - The Republican presidential hopefuls attacked Mitt Romney's record in business and government on Monday and challenged him to release his tax returns, but the front-runner emerged largely unscathed from a South Carolina debate.
US and Iran inch closer to military conflict
The likelihood of military conflict between the U.S. and Iran is higher now than in more than two decades. Read more...
