As Barack Obama campaigns for a second term, TIME’s photo editors recap his White House tenure to date.
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Political Pictures of the Week, May 25-June 1
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Dire Jobs Report Throws Washington into the Pressure Cooker
It’s bad, man. The May unemployment report released Friday morning didn’t just announce one month of lethargic job growth — 69,000 added, fewer than necessary to even keep up with population growth. The government’s regular …
Political Pictures of the Week, May 11-18
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
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.
With Congress Back from Break, Boehner Finds Himself Negotiating at the Brink Once Again
Politically speaking, it’s been a relatively quiet August recess for members of Congress: no screaming health care town halls like the ones in 2009, no emergency sessions to approve aid to the states, which occupied time last …
With Debt Deal Reached, Can Congress Swallow Its Own Bitter Medicine?
If the definition of a compromise is something that most folks don’t like, then the $2.4 trillion debt-ceiling deal worked out over the weekend by President Barack Obama and GOP leaders in Congress is a resounding …
South Carolina’s Conservative Bloc Poses a Problem for House GOP Leaders
When Republicans showed up to their pivotal powwow in the Capitol basement on Friday morning, it was no surprise to see the freshmen of the South Carolina delegation arrive together. Of the five GOP members from the Palmetto State, four — Jeff Duncan, Trey Gowdy, Mick Mulvaney and Tim Scott — are rookie representatives. Since coming to …
Keeping a Safe Distance, Obama Lays Out a Path Forward in Debt Talks
“Tweet,” said the President of the United States, Friday, speaking from the Diplomatic Reception Room. He was renewing his call, first issued in Monday’s primetime address, for Americans to contact their Senators and Congressman …
House Delays Vote on GOP Debt Bill
Updated, 10:00 PM
House Republican leaders have delayed a pivotal vote on Speaker John Boehner’s proposal to cut the deficit and raise the federal debt ceiling, suggesting they may still be scrambling for votes after three days of whipping wavering members. Laena Fallon, a spokeswoman for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, said the …
With Debt Talks at the Brink, It’s Business as Usual on Capitol Hill
If it weren’t for the late-night jokes and the prime-time press conferences and the cable networks’ ticking countdown clocks to Debt Armageddon, you wouldn’t have thought the name of a post office was at stake in Congress on Thursday, let alone the full faith and credit of the United States. House Speaker John Boehner was calm and …
The GOP’s Debt Test: Can the ‘Hell No’ Caucus Get to Yes?
The first thing to know about the group of House Republicans who will determine the fate of Speaker John Boehner’s bill to cut the deficit and raise the debt ceiling is that many of them came to Congress to say no. This Tea …
The White House Flirts with a Debt Ceiling Veto Threat
When President Obama addressed the nation on Monday night about the stumbling effort to raise the federal borrowing limit, he notably chose not to issue any explicit threat to veto Speaker Boehner’s proposal, which is expected to …
