TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
2012
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.
The Story of Ron Paul’s Presidential Candidacy as Told by His Supporters in Our Comments Section
Most people have hobbies: golf, model trains, restoring old cars, whatever. A year after Ron Paul announced his Republican presidential bid, I have concluded that his supporters must not do these things. They can’t possibly have …
Ron Paul Stops Active Campaigning, Vows Continued Delegate Fight
Ron Paul on Monday announced he will scale back his already diminished presidential campaign, effectively ending his longshot bid for the Republican nomination.
In an e-mail that took the tone of a valedictory, the libertarian …
Political Pictures of the Week, May 5-11
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Michelle Obama on the Campaign Trail
The First Lady has been hard at work from Berkeley to Bethesda drumming up support for her “Let’s Move” exercise initiative, as well as her husband’s re-election campaign. TIME’s photo editors bring you her best moments from the trail.
Political Pictures of the Week, April 28-May 4
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
With a Final Flourish, Gingrich Ends His Campaign the Newt Way
Only Newt Gingrich could turn the rote task of suspending a presidential campaign into riveting theater. Gingrich wrapped up a “truly wild ride” Wednesday the same way he conducted it, delivering an overly long (23 minutes), …
The Hidden Danger of Hyping the bin Laden Kill
The Obama White House’s relentless gloating over the killing of Osama bin Laden may or may not be exploitative (or “despicable,” as Arianna Huffington puts it). As a moral proposition it does seem that a little more credit …
The Wildly Overrated (and Misunderstood) Veepstakes
With the Republican primary over and a long campaign ahead, the political class has found a new pastime: speculation about whom Mitt Romney will choose as his running mate. This exercise has the benefit of involving a wide range …
Political Pictures of the Week, April 21-27
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Fear of the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Inspires More Grand Bargain Talk
It can be a little hard to follow the teachings of Washington’s centrist cognoscenti. In arguing that a grand fiscal bargain is feasible even in this heated election year, the New York Times today talked to middle-way thinktankers and Gang-of Senators (your Warners, Grassleys and Wydens)–in other words, the types who always think the …
Political Pictures of the Week, April 14-20
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.