All Politics
If your side lost the election, time to secede from the Union?That will never happen, but people on the losing side of the presidential election are venting via a petition, on a White House website, to have their state secede from the Union. Petitioners in Texas lead the pack.
Could Petraeus scandal enable fiscal cliff deal by diverting media glare?With media locked on the melodrama involving the ex-CIA director and his biographer – and now ensnaring other top officials – the looming fiscal cliff wrangle is receiving less attention than anticipated. That could help.
Might an idea from Mitt Romney save US from 'fiscal cliff'?Mitt Romney has suggested putting a cap on income-tax deductions. Would the GOP back it? That's uncertain, but it would generate a lot of money and hit only the wealthiest Americans.
Immigration reform: Can the GOP really win Hispanic votes with a flip-flop?Republicans are beginning to craft legislation around an idea that seemed laughable before last week’s election: immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship. Critics say the gambit may not work.
David Petraeus affair: Congress still wants him to testify, as questions growDavid Petraeus will not appear before Congress this week about the attack in Benghazi, Libya. But as more revelations come out about his affair, lawmakers say they still want to hear from him at some point.
Republicans, Democrats dance around the 'fiscal cliff'President Obama and Speaker Boehner want to avoid the looming 'fiscal cliff,' which will require new revenues as well as budget cuts. Can that happen without more taxes on the wealthy?
Petraeus affair: From romantic jealousy to the downfall of 'King David'Details are emerging about the extramarital affair that led to CIA Director David Petraeus's resignation. Some in Congress want to know why the FBI waited so long to inform them.
General Petraeus affair raises deep personal and public questionsCIA Director David Petraeus has resigned over an extra-marital affair, reportedly with his biographer. How did the FBI learn that his personal e-mail account had been hacked? What happens to the spy agency now, under fire for its handling of the terrorist attack at Benghazi?
GOP confronts 'angry white guy' problem by rethinking immigration amnestyThe embrace by high-profile Republicans of immigration reform cuts deeply into long-time Republican class and identity politics that’s focused in the past few years on illegal immigration.
Obamacare won't be repealed. States now must act.As House Speaker John Boehner said this week, the presidential election confirms that the Affordable Care Act 'is the law of the land.' But the fight over 'Obamacare' is not over as states decide whether to craft their own insurance exchange program or leave it to Washington.
How will GOP handle election letdown? Michigan union fight offers clues.The moderate and conservative wings of the Michigan GOP are split over whether to move forward on an anti-union bill. Some say it's the sort of thing that cost the GOP votes Tuesday.
Petraeus resigns over affair, as criticism grows of CIA response in LibyaOfficials will want to know if there was any link between David Petraeus’s extramarital activities and what has been increasingly criticized as the CIA’s weak performance during the Benghazi attack.
Stock market has tumbled since Obama reelection. Are investors angry?The stock market has gone into a bit of a tailspin since the election. Wall Street's disappointment with the outcome will pass quickly, but concern about the 'fiscal cliff' is mounting.
Obama calls bipartisan meeting on 'fiscal cliff,' digs in on tax hikeObama, in first remarks from White House since reelection, says he will compromise with Republicans to avoid the fiscal cliff, but won't agree to a plan that doesn't raise taxes on wealthiest Americans.
Iran fires at US drone: the top 3 pressing questions Iranian military forces fired at a US Predator drone for the first time ever earlier this month, the Pentagon acknowledged this week. It’s a revelation that has raised a host of questions for the US military. Here are the top three.
Election's No. 2 loser was Karl Rove, and Democrats are openly gleefulFor all the criticism being heaped on Mitt Romney, GOP strategist Karl Rove is getting nearly as much. Will Rove's reputation as 'mastermind' strategist be permanently damaged?
Obama talks 'fiscal cliff.' Why the urgency to reach deal sooner, not later?Speed is of the essence in dealing with the fiscal cliff, some economists warn. Delaying until late this year – or worse, 2013 – would mean a bigger hit to the US economy, and even a recession.
- CBO: Going over the fiscal cliff is bad, but so is ignoring the national debt
The Congressional Budget Office warns in a report Thursday that allowing tax hikes and spending cuts to occur – going over the fiscal cliff – could cause a recession.
Marco Rubio headed to Iowa: Has 2016 already started?Senator Marco Rubio will be in Iowa next week – birthplace of many a presidential campaign. After Mitt Romney's dismal showing among Latino voters, the ambitious young Cuban-American is only growing in importance to the Republican Party.
Why Pentagon won't say how it would cut $55 billion starting Jan. 1The Pentagon may finally be planning for dreaded spending cuts set to take effect in the new year, though it is mum on any specifics. It wants Congress to come up with a different solution to US deficit spending.
