TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
2012
The Good and Bad Housing News in the February Jobs Report
One of the challenges to economic recovery in the U.S. has been the glut of houses on the market as a result of the burst housing bubble that caused the great recession in the first place. A robust, job-creating recovery typically relies heavily on the construction sector for a substantial portion of the jobs created–I’ve seen numbers …
Mitt Romney’s High Cost per Vote: $17.14
Politics, like baseball, isn’t fair. In 2011, the New York Yankees had a total payroll of $202 million, nearly six times as much as the payroll for the Kansas City Royals, who had to put the same number of players on the field and play just as many regular-season games. The Yankees, as you know, won more often, but at a much higher cost: …
On the Trail with Mitt Romney
As the former Massachusetts governor continues to rack up victories, photographer Lauren Fleishman documents Romney’s march toward the nomination.
The Under-Told Story of How Santorum Became a Crusader for the Religious Right
With his narrow defeat in Ohio on Tuesday night, Santorum missed his chance to send Mitt Romney reeling, and to become the arguable front-runner for the Republican nomination. But Santorum didn’t fare poorly enough to slink off …
Mitt Romney Keeps Front-Runner’s Pace with Super Tuesday Victories
On Super Tuesday, the most dramatic night in presidential primary politics, Mitt Romney failed to clinch the field-clearing victory that had once seemed plausible. But even as he battled Rick Santorum late into the night in …
Super Tuesday in Pictures
Voters in 10 states go to the polls to cast their ballots in the Republican presidential primary bonanza.
Rick Santorum: ‘I Would Consider’ Air Strikes in Syria
I spoke to Rick Santorum by phone for a few minutes on Monday afternoon as he rode across Ohio on the eve of tomorrow’s Super Tuesday extravaganza. The interview mostly covered ground for a piece you can read in the upcoming …
Political Pictures of the Week, Feb. 25-March 2
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Can the Georgia Primary Relaunch Gingrich’s Campaign?
Ohio may be the most critical state on Super Tuesday, but Georgia carries the largest prize. The Peach State will award 76 delegates on March 6, and while his rivals crisscrossed Michigan last weekend, Newt Gingrich was preparing …
Senate Blocks Republican Contraception Measure, but the Debate Can’t Be Voted Away
In a 51-48 vote on Thursday, the Senate rejected a Republican amendment that would have allowed any employer to deny medical coverage for services it objected to on religious grounds. Drawn up in the wake of the Obama Administration’s decision to mandate contraception coverage at Catholic universities and hospitals, the amendment, …
Political Pictures of the Week, Feb. 18-24
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Arlen Specter: ‘I Never Made Any Deals with Santorum’
One of the most damaging moments for Rick Santorum in Wednesday night’s debate came when Mitt Romney reminded Republicans that, in 2004, Santorum had endorsed Arlen Specter, then his fellow GOP Senator from Pennsylvania, in a high-profile primary fight against a more conservative challenger. Specter was fighting for his political life …