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...

  • How Broken Families Break the Bank

    By Liz Peek

    Governor Rick Perry has jumped into the race to become the GOP presidential candidate in 2012 and is leading in some of the polls. His entry doubtless alarms those who start to twitch when the...

  • Monday Catch-up: News You May Have Missed

    By Ciro Scotti

    Michele Bachmann is everywhere after winning the Ames, Iowa, straw poll; dogs days for Obama, bright days for Rick Perry.

  • Perry Officially Enters 2012 Presidential Race

    By The Fiscal Times Staff

    Texas Gov. Rick Perry officially declared his presidential candidacy Saturday, telling a crowd in this key primary state of SC that he will run for the nomination to challenge President Obama in 2012.

  • Palin Stokes 2012 Speculation

    By PHILIP ELLIOTT

    Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is visiting the Iowa State Fair as speculation about a possible presidential bid is mounting.

  • Rick Perry Going to New Hampshire, Mulling Presidential Run

    By APRIL CASTRO, AP

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is heading to New Hampshire on Saturday. The visit to the first-in-the-nation GOP primary state comes as Perry inches closer to announcing whether he will...