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...

  • Strategy Switch: Romney Attacks Gingrich

    By Kasie Hunt And Philip Elliott Associated Press

    Mitt Romney dispatched his surrogates Thursday to criticize Newt Gingrich's leadership ability and commitment to conservative principles, the start of an aggressive effort to derail his chief rival...

  • Gingrich: Mr. Unpopularity in D.C.

    By LAURIE KELLMAN

    Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's stunning surge toward the top of the Republican presidential field has unnerved some Republicans in Congress who remember too well the tumult of nearly two...

  • Can Gingrich Close the Deal with the Tea Party?

    By Edward Morrissey

    A month ago, before Herman Cain’s polling started on its downward trajectory, I noticed that Newt Gingrich had quietly begun to gain strength in Iowa and elsewhere. Gingrich had consistently...

  • Newt Gingrich: Why He’s Soaring in the Polls

    By Grace Wyler

    With exactly four weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses, Newt Gingrich has now firmly solidified his support at the top of the Republican presidential field: No fewer than four new polls this week show...

  • Trump Mulls Independent Presidential Bid

    By PHILIP ELLIOTT

    Sure, he's out of the GOP presidential race, but The Donald isn't content to sit on the sidelines. Donald Trump wants a say in who gets the nomination, so he's hosting a presidential debate, holding...