Why the Banks Should Fear Mary Jo White
This morning big banks woke up scared witless at the news of Obama’s pick to head the SEC, Mary Jo White.
Massimo Calabresi
Massimo Calabresi joined the Washington bureau of TIME in 1999 and has covered the CIA, State, Justice, Treasury, Congress and the White House. He covered the wars in Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo as TIME's Central Europe bureau chief from 1995 to 1999 and the collapse of the Soviet Union as a freelancer in Moscow in 1991.
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Denis McDonough: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Obama’s New Chief of Staff
The young national security whiz has handled the gears of the Hill, but McDonough’s business chops and willingness to think outside Obama’s inner circle have yet to be proven. And one more thing, watch out for that temper!
Policy vs. Politics at Obama’s Press Conference
Like a streetlamp that blocks the stars, Obama’s latest press conference shed light on the immediate- the politics of the debt ceiling- to the exclusion of more illuminating subjects. Here are three important policy questions …
Why Jack Lew Scares Republicans
Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary has a passionate, progressive core underneath a nerdy exterior.
John Brennan: Obama’s (Holy) Ghost Warrior
President Obama is expected to pick counterterrorism czar John Brennan as his new CIA chief at 1 p.m. today.
The Truth About Torture
A debate has erupted about the new film Zero Dark Thirty, and whether it inaccurately suggests that U.S.-sanctioned torture (aka “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques”) led to the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Paul Ryan’s Rough Return
Paul Ryan’s in a bind. Even as he’s being touted as the great white hope for the GOP in 2016, he’s voluntarily strapped himself to the party’s fast-sinking position on the fiscal cliff as a member of House Speaker John …
Washington’s Lemmings Head for the Fiscal Cliff
The incentives are lined up for the White House and Congress to miss their self-imposed Dec. 31 deadline.
Why Grover Norquist and His Anti-Tax Pledge Will Survive the Fiscal Cliff
The diminutive ideologue says his no-new-taxes pledge is safe despite recent GOP defections. Voter support, and his own surprising ability to bounce back, suggest he’s right
The Petraeus Affair: Why Was Obama Kept in the Dark?
A 2007 memo by former attorney general Michael Mukasey suggests the Justice Department may have been remiss in shielding the spy chief’s extramarital affair from the President.
For Petraeus, the CIA Was an Uncomfortable Fit
The decorated general struggled to adapt to the agency’s insular culture
Fiscal Cliff Deal? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Washington is abuzz with the possibility of a bipartisan détente. Don’t bet on it
Resignation at the CIA: Why Petraeus Had to Go
General David Petraeus announced today that he has resigned as head of the CIA, citing an extramarital affair.
