The Washington Times' political blog.
By Seth McLaughlin | Published August 24, 2011 Comments
Add Texas Gov. Rick Perry to the list of GOP presidential contenders who've signed the Susan B. Anthony List's pro-life pledge -- putting him at odds with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, one of the four candidates in the field who have refused to jump on board.
by Kara Rowland | Published August 23, 2011 Comments
President Obama, who was golfing in Martha's Vineyard Tuesday afternoon when a 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of the East Coast, convened a conference call with top staffers to discuss the status of critical infrastructure, the White House said.
by Stephen Dinan | Published August 22, 2011 Comments
Congress fled town early this month and left work undone in Washington — but it wasn't to rush back and hear from constituents at home.
by Kara Rowland | Published August 22, 2011 Comments
A new Gallup poll shows President Obama would face a tight race against four Republican presidential contenders, with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney beating him by two percentage points if the election were held today.
by Stephen Dinan | Published August 17, 2011 Comments
Responding to President Obama's plans to run for re-election by blaming Congress for inaction, House Speaker John A. Boehner on Wednesday said the real hold-up is Senate Democrats.
by Seth McLaughlin | Published August 17, 2011 Comments
The outspoken leader of a popular tea party group says Texas Gov. Rick Perry has skeletons in his closet that could hurt his chances of winning support from the grass roots movement and securing the Republican presidential nomination.
by Dave Boyer | Published August 16, 2011 Comments
President Obama told Iowans Tuesday that his bus tour of the Midwest is restoring his mental outlook after contentious debt negotiations with congressional Republicans.
by Sean Lengell | Published August 16, 2011 Comments
Americans' opinion of Congress has hit a record low, with only 13 percent of voters saying they approve of the way Capitol Hill lawmakers are doing their jobs, the Gallup polling service reported Tuesday.
by Sean Lengell | Published August 16, 2011 Comments
Rep. Allen B. West, an outspoken freshman Republican from Florida, told a gathering of tea party supporters Monday evening that, while he doesn't expect to make the race, he is leaving the door open to running for Senate in 2012.
by David Eldridge | Published August 16, 2011 Comments
Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Tuesday it's too soon to say whether he will support President Obama's reelection bid next year.
by David Eldridge | Published August 15, 2011 Comments
Democrats are moving quickly to capitalize on Warren E. Buffett's "tax-me-more" op-ed in today's New York Times.
by David Eldridge | Published August 15, 2011 Comments
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, on the Republican presidential campaign trail in Iowa on Monday, said his economic record is second to none in the field of GOP contenders.
by David Eldridge | Published August 12, 2011 Comments
Sixty-nine members of Congress are urging President Obama to shut down the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation -- once known as the School of the Americas.
by Kara Rowland | Published August 11, 2011 Comments
White House press secretary Jay Carney defended President Obama's decision to headline a glitzy Manhattan fundraiser Thursday night, arguing that other politicians are doing the same thing and voters understand that's how the system works.
by Stephen Dinan | Published August 8, 2011 Comments
Citing high costs and limited duties, House Speaker John A. Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday they are ending the page program that has seen both successes and its share of controversy.
By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
