Obama Cancels Putin Summit Over Snowden, Syria, Human Rights
The meeting would have occurred around Obama’s trip to St. Petersburg in early September to attend the G-20 Summit, which will be preceded by a presidential visit to Stockholm, Sweden.
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The Brag Is Back: Obama Touts Record as Budget Battle Looms
With a fiscal showdown on the horizon, the President and his allies are hoping to steer the debate away from more cuts by talking up their accomplishments.
Romney Cautions GOP Against Government Shutdown
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney offers his party advice.
Former President George W. Bush Undergoes Heart Surgery
Bush, 67, had a stent placed in the artery — a routine procedure underwent by former President Bill Clinton in 2010 — at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas with no complications.
The Bipartisan Call To Bring Back The Smoke-Filled Room
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a potential 2016 democratic candidate for president, has a creative — and controversial — idea for ending Washington, D.C.’s partisan gridlock: start legislating from behind closed doors, …
The Hidden Motivation Behind GOP Threats to Boycott NBC, CNN
The Republican Party threatened Monday to pull 2016 Republican primary debates from CNN and NBC if they do not drop plans for special programs on potential 2016 Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton—a move that could help the …
How Obama’s 2012 Victory Made Way For GOP State Gains
Barack Obama’s decisive electoral victory over a moderate Republican in 2012 has yet to transfer into many lasting gains in statehouses around the country. In fact, the President’s success last year may be coming back to hurt …
Martin O’Malley Steps Closer to 2016 Presidential Run
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signaled that he is moving closer to mounting a 2016 presidential campaign this weekend at the summer meeting of the National Governors Association in Milwaukee.
Weiner Scandal Puts Clinton Political Machine to the Test
Hillary Clinton’s enemies are hoping the debacle in New York City will cast doubt on the potential 2016 presidential candidate — but her allies say she’s handled it perfectly
Chris Christie and Rand Paul Escalate War of Words
The tit for tat between two titans in the GOP over the future of conservatism keeps getting nastier and nastier.
New White House “Grand Bargain” Proposal Is Neither Yet
The elusive “Grand Bargain” became less grand Tuesday, without any new certainty of ever becoming a bargain.
GOP Goes Public With Long-Brewing Foreign Policy Civil War
For years the Republican Party has fractured over foreign policy, but libertarians and neoconservatives, while vehemently disagreeing on substance, tried to project an air of party cohesion. Those days are over.
John McCain Defends Strippers, Not For The First Time
Arizona Sen. John McCain, 76, turned heads this week when The Hill reported he was hopeful that a proposal to eliminate the $1 dollar paper bill from circulation would help increase tips for the nation’s strippers. “Then I hope …