For Obama, a new effort to connect
Browner to leave White House
Aide: “The mission of her office will remain critical."
McConnell: I get more Obama ear time
The battle to define Obama's SOTU
Parties to try to spin proposals on jobs, deficit.
Time for politicians to tell the truth
Opinion: Pols may talk tough about deficits, but their proposed cuts are tepid.
Flimflammery over 'Obamacare'
Opinion: The only thing supporters of the law have going for them is the truth.
Ryan's answer: End 'spending binge'
He'll reject Obama's call for "targeted investments."
Left laments Obama's move to center
McCarthy embraces bipartisanship
A meeting with the House minority whip foreshadows a possible bipartisan alliance.
A SOTU challenge: Health reform
Public still divided over Obama's legislative victory.
Giffords to be honored at SOTU
The wounded lawmaker's colleagues will keep a seat open for her during the president's address.
Cantor to join world elites in Davos
The trip will be an opportunity to introduce the international finance community to the GOP majority.
Kirk not sorry for 'end zone dance'
Boehner to push school vouchers
He says the issue is a test of whether the White House is "sincere" about bipartisanship.
Rep. Rivera facing ethics issues
GOP insiders already are drawing plans for a replacement should the freshman resign.
Harkin wary of filibuster deal
Senator calls a proposal “baby steps.”
Gibbs: 'Birthers' aren't 'rational'
The press secretary also hints that the president will touch on gun rights in the State of the Union.
Scalia charms Tea Party caucus
Report: Bush staff violated Hatch Act
A federal investigation concludes taxpayers footed the bill for aides advancing GOP candidates.
Loughner pleads not guilty
The first round of federal charges is underway.
Thomas revises disclosure forms
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had omitted details of his wife’s earnings.
Christie Vilsack exploring House run
The wife of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is laying the groundwork for a potential run.
Forget civility, listen for battle terms
Opinion: To succeed in the end, Obama must, like Clinton, have certain non-negotiables.
W.H. ups aid for military families
50 federal agencies will work to ensure military families get “support they deserve.”
Roll back the 1099 provision
Opinion: The 1099 provision in the health care law will hammer job creators across the country.
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Jarrett: Critics will have a 'lot to say'
Obama's senior adviser dances around Bachmann's tea party response to the State of the Union.
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Acting out
"SNL" star Fred Armisen says his President Obama impersonation is done "with love."
Reid calls for 'responsible rhetoric'
Alito to skip State of the Union
Six justices are expected to attend, but Alito will be speaking at the University of Hawaii law school.
2012 GOP-ers keep low SOTU profile
Few top Republican prospects plan to offer much comment on the president’s remarks.
Anyone can be the GOP nominee
Simon has three questions potential canididates should ask before deciding to run for president.
Obama wants Rahm back on ballot
He believes Emanuel is eligible to run for mayor.
Pawlenty: Obama should say 'sorry'
Pawlenty: There's room for new blood
Working harder than anyone from last time, he says.
Poll: Optimism at nearly 4-year high
Forty-three percent of those surveyed think things are going well with country, up 14 points from December.
Talk show host talks tough for 2012
Herman Cain, who netted just 4 percent in the straw poll, isn't intimidated by better-known rivals.
Sharpton, Santorum duel over race
Santorum: Obama should be stridently anti-abortion.
O'Reilly celebrates Olbermann's exit
Keith Olbermann's heirs pay tribute
Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel Maddow praise Olbermann in their shows as a trailblazer.
2012 siren: Barbour to South Carolina
The Mississippi governor will visit the Republican-heavy Upstate for two events.
2012 hopefuls at anti-abortion events
“We must not remain silent when great moral battles are being waged” Pence says at a rally.
Issa fires back at Cummings
Oversight chairman wants to "set the record straight."
SOTU drinking game handbook
Farm subsidies test GOP pledge
A system of payments that's still pumping billions into Republican districts could present a problem.
Reform yields good news for Dems
Sebelius announces $4 billion in savings from a Medicare-fraud crackdown under the new health law.
Medicaid ups birth control access
The expansion of contraceptive coverage may offer rare common ground on reproductive health.
Williams, Harris to co-moderate Reagan Library debate
POLITICO Editor-in-Chief John F. Harris and NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams will moderate.
SOTU: Concrete and soaring
Opinion: This speech must offer both concrete specifics and soaring inspiration.
