A big warning sign for Romney
The story of Mark Salter
If Time’s Mark Halperin is right, Washington has been hit by the biggest Saltergram ever.
Terrified of tea
RNC picks rainmakers to tackle debt
Reince Priebus has made several early moves aimed at winning back donors' trust.
Carney a shift from Gibbs's style
The move suggests a more buttoned-down focus.
Earmarks wane but lobbying doesn't
The money that used to be tagged for lawmakers' pet projects isn't going away – it's just moving.
Biden promises 'significant cuts'
He says the administration will also try to end the Bush-era tax cuts for the nation's highest earners.
Boehner expands political machine
Romney to tape Letterman 'Top 10'
He's also visiting "Good Morning America," "The View," and Piers Morgan's CNN show.
Tea time without Mike Pence in 2012
He won a straw poll for president last year.
Santorum hires key Iowa advisers
The hiring is yet another sign that the former senator is gearing up for a 2012 presidential run.
Michelle ready to campaign for 2012
“Whenever it’s time to campaign and they tap me on the shoulder, I’ll be right there,” the first lady says.
Bill: Hillary prefers grandkids to W.H.
Hawaii Dems move to calm 'birthers'
Lawmakers would like to charge a $100 fee for official copies of the president's birth certificate.
Can Berg take Conrad's seat?
North Dakota Republicans are looking at the House freshman to help them notch a Senate victory.
Paul, Vitter take on 14th Amendment
The senators introduce a bill that would place new limits on citizenship guaranteed by birthright.
Moran: Racism fueled Dem losses
The Virginia Democrat says many people "don’t want to be governed by an African-American."
Oprah, first lady talk military families
Gates fakes cuts, drives spending
Opinion: The secretary's disingenuous focus on cuts belies the Pentagon's swollen budget.
Leahy fast-tracks patent bill
The reform legislation is now scheduled for a Senate Judiciary Committee vote next Thursday.
Marking liberation from Auschwitz
Opinion: Sixty-six years later, there is reason to hope that a world without genocide is attainable.
State bankruptcy protection eyed
McHenry to hold hearings next month.
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Clinton pleads for calm in Egypt
The Egyptian government must "view civil society as their partner, not as a threat," the secretary says.
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Birther revival: The media's fault?
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Biden: Onion spoofs are 'hilarious'
Plus: Robert Gibbs says, "If I was Charlie Sheen's press secretary, I would resign."
'Granny is safe,' Obama declares
Obama fires up the health team
He and top Dems are ready to defend law.
House Dems call for gun hearings
They ask Judiciary Committee chair to investigate high-capacity clips and background-checks.
Filibuster reform goes bust
Will the rules ever change? “I don’t think so," says Joe Lieberman.
Rubio taps Cheney aide to head office
The senator has selected Cesar Conda, a former aide to the vice president, as his chief of staff.
Whitaker out at NBC, heads to CNN
Court rules Emanuel stays on ballot
The seven-judge panel on Thursday unanimously rejected the ruling of a three-judge appellate court.
Health reform's political fallout
Opinion: The bill's unpopularity is likely to continue until its anti-democratic stain is expunged.
Frosh set to mix up Energy debate
Sens. Joe Manchin, Rand Paul and Mike Lee join a panel that is known for compromise.
Reid: Job creation next on agenda
“We still recognize that our number one issue is jobs,” he says.
Steele wants Gingrich-Obama debate
4th senator joins Tea Party Caucus
Sen. Jerry Moran signs on during opening meeting.
Panel seeks breakthrough on deficit
It may force votes on a longer-range scheme.
W.H. supports public safety network
The president wants a chunk of the cell phone airwaves turned over directly to first responders.
Daniels watched hoops, not Obama
The Indiana governor caught the Purdue-Ohio State game instead of the State of the Union.
Millennials take over Hill offices
Chaffetz apologizes to Bachmann
He's already backpedaling after criticizing her.
