Two of the loudest House Tea Partyers lost.
Say Goodbye to Allen West and His Mean Streak
It’s not every day that a politician behaves like a jerk in front of a reporter.
The GOP’s Misguided Crusade Against Susan Rice
Nearly 100 House Republicans sent a letter to President Obama on Monday urging him not to name Susan Rice as Hillary Clinton’s successor at the State Department. Its tortured reasoning exposes the flimsiness of the GOP’s …
64%
— The percentage of Republicans who believe that GOPers in Congress will make a sincere effort to work with Obama and other Democrats, according to a new Gallup poll. Almost 90% of Democrats believe members of their party will reach across the aisle.
Marco Rubio’s Long Road to 2016 Begins Now
Marco Rubio takes his first steps toward 2016 by telling GQ that he’s “not a scientist”
Obama Abroad: Scenes of a U.S. President in Burma
Images capture President Obama’s historic tour of Burma, the first visit to the isolated nation by an American head of state.
As Fiscal Cliff Approaches, Mayors Warn of the Toll on Cities
The fiscal cliff would be a bear for all Americans, but it would devastate U.S. cities
The Pros and Cons of Picking Susan Rice for State
U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice has emerged as a high-risk, high-reward contender for the role of Secretary of State in President Obama’s second term
For Republican Governors, Obamacare Exchanges Force an Unenviable Choice
There are countless unknowns still swirling around the Affordable Care Act. Its ultimate price tag is anyone’s guess. Thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision to make the ACA’s Medicaid expansion optional, there’s no way to predict how many uninsured people will gain new coverage. But one of the biggest mysteries shrouding the law …
Covert Oops
How Petraeus failed to cover his tracks
Exclusive: Obama’s 2012 Digital Fundraising Outperformed 2008
Nearly a year ago, Barack Obama’s campaign manager Jim Messina took to YouTube with an expletive-laden post-holiday message for supporters. “People have speculated that this is a billion dollar campaign,” Messina said. …
The Trouble in Tampa
For a pair of decorated generals, a toxic mess that may shine a light on the culture at MacDill Air Force Base
Planning a Presidency That Never Was: Inside the Romney Transition Team
Former Utah Governor and Romney transition team leader Mike Leavitt tells TIME about the process of planning a Romney presidency