The government shutdown is a tipping point for John Boehner’s career.
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Obama Says Boehner Is Bluffing: ‘Hold a Vote’
Pushes back on Speaker’s claim that there aren’t enough votes in the House to reopen government
What You Missed While Not Watching the First Night of the Republican Convention
7:14 p.m. The hurricane couldn’t stop it. The weak economy didn’t underfund it. The orange-bottomed girls at the Hooters down the street won’t distract from it. Day One of the 2012 Republican National Convention has …
Political Pictures of the Week, June 23-29
From the healthcare ruling to the campaign trail, TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
The Power of the Minority: Can the Supercommittee Sell A Deal to Pelosi and McConnell?
As Capitol Hill enters a critical 48-hour stretch, the sense on the Hill is that momentum is gaining, however incrementally, for a supercommittee deal on deficit reduction. Negotiations kicked up a level as House Speaker John …
With Deadline Looming, (Tiny) Signs of Progress for Supercommittee
Just when everyone had written off Congress as too dysfunctional to produce a bipartisan agreement on deficit reduction, the supercommittee is actually showing a pulse. Up until this week there was nary a wonk, flack or politico …
Senate Strikes Deal to Avert Looming Government Shutdown — for Now
Updated: 8:40 p.m. E.T.
Stepping back from the brink, Senate leaders on Monday night struck a deal to avert a government shutdown, passing a measure that will fund the government through mid-November and keep money flowing to …
Before a Rusty Bridge in Ohio, Obama Hits Republicans on Their Home Turf
Aboard Air Force One
Before a rusty old bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, President Obama threw a political punch at his foes. “Mr. Boehner, Mr. McConnell, help us rebuild this bridge. Help us rebuild America,” the President said, just up river from the Brent Spence Bridge. The crowd before him, a couple hundred strong with …
Even as He Prepares for Fall Offensive, Obama Retreats on Jobs Speech
Barack Obama had three weeks to plan his first move of the fall political season. When he announced it, that move appeared to be an aggressive one. And then it blew up in his face.
Midday on Wednesday, his aides announced that …
Obama Sticks to the High Ground in Addressing a Downgraded Nation
The emotional highpoint of the disastrous debt-limit negotiations last month may have come in the Oval Office, after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor offered a proposal that left the President displeased. “Eric, don’t call …
Don’t Be Distracted: The Top Four Red Herrings of the Debt Debate
The day-to-day of Washington political debate is often little more than misdirection. All sides craft messages aimed at attracting the sympathies of select groups of voters, even if the soundbites have little or nothing to do with what is actually happening. These red herrings make headlines, but they poorly reflect policy or political …
The Weak Speaker: How a Failed Debt Vote Disarmed the Nation’s Top Republican
House Speaker John Boehner failed to muster enough GOP votes to pass his plan to raise the debt limit on Thursday night, throwing into question the fate of Boehner’s proposal as well as that of his speakership. Republican leaders …
With Debt Vote Looming, House GOP Tries to Repair Its Fractured Coalition
A day before a pivotal vote that could shape the remainder of his Speakership, John Boehner issued a blunt rallying cry to his restive rank-and-file to support his plan to reduce the deficit and raise the U.S. borrowing authority …