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...

  • Gingrich Vows to Fight "Timid" Romney

    By John Whitesides, Reuters

    Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after a big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with "timid" rival Mitt Romney.

  • Obama Tops Romney in Small Donors

    By ALINA SELYUKH and ALEXANDER COHEN, Reuters

    It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad base of supporters who have given him the symbolic vote of...

  • Mitt Romney Wins Decisive Victory in Nevada

    By Dan Balz, The Washington Post

    Mitt Romney won a decisive victory on Saturday night in the Nevada primary, picking up the 28 delegates at stake, while Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul were in a tight race for second place throughout the...

  • 5 Reasons Mitt Romney Will Hit the Nevada Jackpot

    By Eric Pianin

    Mitt Romney is on the verge of another big win in the GOP presidential race, this time in Nevada where nearly half of Republican voters believe the former Massachusetts governor would be best...

  • Romney Plays Trump Card in Nevada

    By Sam Youngman and ROS KRASNY, Reuters

    After stumbling with remarks suggesting he was indifferent to America's poor, Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney was endorsed on Thursday by one of the country's most famous wealthy...