Though President Obama and House Speaker Boehner have yet to outline a single idea or, so far as we know, commit to anything, both Democrats and Republicans have begun attacking a so-called “grand bargain” for deficit …
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Behind One of These Three Doors Is a Debt Ceiling Deal
Washington these days feels like a 1960s game show. Our lucky contestants, House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama, are on the stage in front of three doors, listening intently to the audience cheer before they …
What Congress Can Cut: Anatomy of a Grand Bargain
For all the melodrama in weeks of Washington’s deficit reduction talks – Republicans walking away from the table, President Obama calling them on the carpet, Wednesday’s purely symbolic vote on “shared sacrifice” from the …
On Libya, a Split in Congress Means an Obama Win
The Obama administration continues its effort to outmaneuver Congress on the ongoing mission in Libya this week. On Tuesday afternoon the Senate will hold a cloture vote on the bill approved last week 14-5 by the Foreign Relations committee. It’s a narrow bill that authorizes Obama’s Libya war for a year.
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Putting Presidents: Politics and Golf Through the Years
With President Obama and House Speak Boehner meeting up for a round of golf on Saturday, TIME looks back at the game’s ubiquitous presence in politics for the last century
For More Stimulus, Obama Has a Tough Sell and a Narrow Window
As I report in this week’s magazine, several current and former advisers to President Obama would like Congress to pass more short-term stimulus, but no one inside is quite saying that publicly just yet. “I don’t have any new …
The End of The Bailout Drama (Hopefully)
Here’s my take of the passage of the bailout bill. Everyone, have a great weekend. JNS
No Bailout Vote Tomorrow?
A senior Democrat House aide in a position to know tells me they are still short on GOP votes on the bailout, er, rescue plan. Unless more names of Republicans committed to switching their votes are produced by tomorrow the vote will be postponed till the weekend to give Bush and the GOP more time to convince their members to vote for …
Bailout: What Happened
Here’s what happened and the latest on the talks, or rather lack thereof. I’m starting to feel like we’re in a Royal Bank of Scotland commercial, only there’s no one who actually saves the day. And, of course, RBS’s plate is full right now.
