http://swampland.time.com Political insight from the Beltway and beyond Sat, 25 May 2013 20:38:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/11d9978cfec7d5a71822113fdc067df5?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://swampland.time.com http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/09/top-white-house-aide-has-a-secret-beer-with-rep-paul-ryan/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/09/top-white-house-aide-has-a-secret-beer-with-rep-paul-ryan/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 09:30:48 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=95177 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/09/top-white-house-aide-has-a-secret-beer-with-rep-paul-ryan/feed/ 0 Magazinehttp://swampland.time.com/category/magazine/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/1500_wmcdonough_0520.jpg?w=200 Denis McDonough Obama michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/13/does-paul-ryan-matter/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/13/does-paul-ryan-matter/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:23:33 +0000 Joe Klein http://swampland.time.com/?p=90342 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/13/does-paul-ryan-matter/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/budget-battle_yang.jpg?w=200 Paul Ryan jklein1271 http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/12/dueling-budgets-and-a-window-for-a-grand-bargain/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/12/dueling-budgets-and-a-window-for-a-grand-bargain/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:02:10 +0000 Jay Newton-Small http://swampland.time.com/?p=90238 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/12/dueling-budgets-and-a-window-for-a-grand-bargain/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/rtr2u6rh.jpg?w=200 Super committee co-chair Senator Murray speaks to reporters as she arrives for a meeting in the Capitol in Washington jnewtonsmall http://thepage.time.com/2013/03/12/grand-illusion-or-grand-stand/ http://thepage.time.com/2013/03/12/grand-illusion-or-grand-stand/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:29:06 +0000 Mark Halperin http://swampland.time.com/?p=90229 ]]> http://thepage.time.com/2013/03/12/grand-illusion-or-grand-stand/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/rtr3epdp.jpg?w=200 U.S. President Barack Obama talks on stage at the Department of Interior in Washington drogers1271 http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/06/in-rare-dose-of-comity-congress-takes-early-steps-to-avoid-government-shutdown/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/06/in-rare-dose-of-comity-congress-takes-early-steps-to-avoid-government-shutdown/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:57:07 +0000 Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/?p=89725 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/06/in-rare-dose-of-comity-congress-takes-early-steps-to-avoid-government-shutdown/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/pol-congress-funding-130306.jpg?w=200 A tourist takes cover underneath an umbrella while snapping a photo of the U.S. Capitol as snow and rain falls in Washington Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/01/the-sequester-fight-was-the-pregame-here-comes-the-main-event/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/01/the-sequester-fight-was-the-pregame-here-comes-the-main-event/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:45:56 +0000 Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/?p=89418 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/01/the-sequester-fight-was-the-pregame-here-comes-the-main-event/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/485_us_seq_0301.jpg?w=200 Boehner White House Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/28/deadlock-all-you-need-to-know-about-sequestration-but-were-afraid-to-ask-2/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/28/deadlock-all-you-need-to-know-about-sequestration-but-were-afraid-to-ask-2/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:45:39 +0000 Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/?p=89213 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/28/deadlock-all-you-need-to-know-about-sequestration-but-were-afraid-to-ask-2/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/u-s-capitol.jpg?w=200 U.S. Capitol Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/27/congress-looks-past-the-sequester-deadline-and-braces-for-long-fight/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/27/congress-looks-past-the-sequester-deadline-and-braces-for-long-fight/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:45:30 +0000 Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/?p=89112 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/27/congress-looks-past-the-sequester-deadline-and-braces-for-long-fight/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/bk-capitol-20120226-3321.jpg?w=200 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. Alex Altman http://nation.time.com/2013/02/25/pentagon-sequestyria/ http://nation.time.com/2013/02/25/pentagon-sequestyria/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:25:29 +0000 Mark Thompson http://swampland.time.com/?p=88942 ]]> http://nation.time.com/2013/02/25/pentagon-sequestyria/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/56983735.jpg?w=200 Tank drogers1271 http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/25/a-sequester-no-one-wants/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/25/a-sequester-no-one-wants/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:45:04 +0000 Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/?p=88873 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/25/a-sequester-no-one-wants/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/obama.jpg?w=200 President Barack Obama speaks about strengthening the economy for the middle class and measures to combat gun violence during a visit to Hyde Park Academy in Chicago on Feb. 15, 2013. Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/22/gaming-out-sequester-chicken/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/22/gaming-out-sequester-chicken/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:45:20 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=88759 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/22/gaming-out-sequester-chicken/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/485_pol_obama_0222.jpg?w=200 Barack Obama michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/21/democrats-release-sequester-hit-list-with-27-gop-targets/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/21/democrats-release-sequester-hit-list-with-27-gop-targets/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:52:47 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=88707 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/21/democrats-release-sequester-hit-list-with-27-gop-targets/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/picture-15.png?w=200 DCCC ad michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/06/a-guide-to-sequestration-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-policy-that-may-wreck-the-economic-recovery/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/06/a-guide-to-sequestration-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-policy-that-may-wreck-the-economic-recovery/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:45:40 +0000 Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/?p=87218 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/06/a-guide-to-sequestration-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-policy-that-may-wreck-the-economic-recovery/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/sl-obama-sequester-0205.jpg?w=200 President Barack Obama departs the White House in Washington, Feb. 4, 2013. 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Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/2012/12/11/entitlement-cuts-loom-as-obstacle-to-fiscal-cliff-deal/ http://swampland.time.com/2012/12/11/entitlement-cuts-loom-as-obstacle-to-fiscal-cliff-deal/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:45:04 +0000 Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/?p=83271 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2012/12/11/entitlement-cuts-loom-as-obstacle-to-fiscal-cliff-deal/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/fiscal_obama_1211.jpg?w=200 Barack Obama Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/2012/12/10/chained-cpi-is-changing-the-government-inflation-formula-the-secret-to-a-deficit-deal/ http://swampland.time.com/2012/12/10/chained-cpi-is-changing-the-government-inflation-formula-the-secret-to-a-deficit-deal/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:24:15 +0000 Katy Steinmetz http://swampland.time.com/?p=83284 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2012/12/10/chained-cpi-is-changing-the-government-inflation-formula-the-secret-to-a-deficit-deal/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/ Katy Steinmetz http://swampland.time.com/2012/12/04/obama-wont-budge-on-top-tax-rates/ http://swampland.time.com/2012/12/04/obama-wont-budge-on-top-tax-rates/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:51:44 +0000 Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/?p=83104 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2012/12/04/obama-wont-budge-on-top-tax-rates/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/1575380801.jpg?w=200 157538080[1] Alex Altman http://swampland.time.com/2012/11/19/as-fiscal-cliff-approaches-mayors-warn-of-the-toll-on-cities/ http://swampland.time.com/2012/11/19/as-fiscal-cliff-approaches-mayors-warn-of-the-toll-on-cities/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:45:55 +0000 Alex Rogers http://swampland.time.com/?p=82587 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2012/11/19/as-fiscal-cliff-approaches-mayors-warn-of-the-toll-on-cities/feed/ 0 Budgetshttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/budgets/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/1500_sl_cliff_1119.jpg?w=200 Michael Nutter drogers1271