2012 Elections

Budget Battles

  • The Great Debate

    Five Debate Moments that Changed Elections

    By Robert Speel, The Conversation

    Every presidential election year in my American Political Campaigns and Elections course, I get an opportunity to spend a full lecture discussing with students some of the famous moments from...

  • House panel says IRS official waived rights, contempt possible

    Lois Lerner Is Cleared, Sparking Conservative Fury

    By Rob Garver

    Concluding that “poor management is not a crime,” the Justice Department on Friday informed members of Congress that it would not be filing criminal charges against anyone in what has become known as...

  • GOP Leaders Take on Far Right Pressure Groups

    By Eric Pianin

    There have been plenty of theories about why Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) strode onstage at a conservative gathering late last week carrying a rifle. Ostensibly, McConnell, the 72-...

  • Romney: If Hillary Runs, She Won’t Need Bill

    By Thomas Ferraro, Reuters

    Failed 2012 U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said on Sunday he expects Hillary Clinton to win or lose the White House on her record, not that of her husband, former Democratic...

  • Joint Session of Congress

    Voters Give a Thumbs-Down to Their Own Lawmakers

    By Eric Pianin

    In another sign of public outrage over a dysfunctional and politically divided Congress, a record low percentage of registered voters now say their own House member deserves another chance while even...

  • Romney Marches Ahead but Ohio is Close

    By ERIC JOHNSON, Reuters

    Mitt Romney notched early wins as he fought to establish his dominance in the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination on Tuesday but Ohio, the biggest prize of the evening, was too close...

  • Obama Flexes Campaign Muscle at Presser

    By Jeff Mason, Reuters

    Holding a news conference for the first time in months, Obama took advantage of the White House podium and national television coverage to outline his arguments for re-election just as his rivals...

  • Health Plans Undergo Major Changes to Cut Costs

    By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

    Even if Republicans succeed in repealing President Obama’s signature reform bill, most of the changes it promotes in the delivery system will be implemented in the private sector where most people...

  • Super Tuesday: Economy is Tops in Key States

    By Eric Pianin

    Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney could all but lock up the Republican presidential nomination today with victories in Ohio and several other key Super Tuesday contests. Economy and jobs are...

  • Netanyahu: No Decision Yet on Iran

    By Jeffrey Heller and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters

    Benjamin Netanyahu assured President Barack Obama on Monday that Israel has not made any decision on attacking Iran's nuclear sites, sources close to the talks said, but the Israeli prime minister...