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...

  • Caution on the Cliff From a Flat-Tax Flagwaver

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson, who told The Fiscal Times not long ago that he’s “not your typical politician,” says he’s been watching the political action on the looming fiscal cliff – and...

  • What Obama Said to Romney Over Lunch

    By The Fiscal Times Staff

    Did you know that the Barack Obama is on a Vegan diet? Maybe that’s why he’s served Mitt Romney a specially prepared post Thanksgiving feast when the former Republican presidential contender met with...

  • Stephen Colbert Explains the Fiscal Cliff

    By Yuval Rosenberg

    The late-night funnyman spent a few minutes of his show Tuesday exploring the fiscal cliff and the current state of negotiations to avoid it.

  • Krugman's 'Twinkie' Defense of Taxing the Rich

    By Liz Peek

    Some people miss the 1950s because of the era’s simple pleasures like Twinkies and Howdy Doody. Paul Krugman misses the decade’s high tax rates on the rich. In a recent column, he harks back to the...

  • Reuters on Minorities, GOP and Obama

    By Reuters

    Latinos, African-Americans and other minorities who helped President Barack Obama win a second term are skeptical about enhanced Republican outreach to their communities, but also say the future of...