Obama’s Budget Cuts Focus on Medicare, Medicaid and Military
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s effort to control federal spending would require the largest cuts from the government’s biggest programs — health care and the military — while ... Read more
Tag Archives: Presidential Election of 2012
Rubio, Amid Planning, Is Yet to Commit on Immigration Bill
WASHINGTON — When Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, last appeared with a bipartisan group of senators to discuss their plans for a broad overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, he ... Read more
Blunt Report Says G.O.P. Needs to Regroup for ’16
WASHINGTON — Republican leaders on Monday offered a harsh and sweeping self-critique of a party they said was in an “ideological cul-de-sac” and needed better outreach and a new brand of ... Read more
G.O.P. Report Is Blunt in Its Call for New Direction
WASHINGTON — In a sweeping self-critique of the party’s 2012 election efforts, Republican leaders on Monday unveiled a set of proposals aimed at convincing younger voters, ethnic minorities and ... Read more
Republicans Plan Overhaul for 2016 Primary Season
WASHINGTON — In a sweeping review of the party’s 2012 election efforts, Republican leaders say too many voters saw their party as out of touch with the country’s needs and call for a new ... Read more
Republican Divisions Are Laid Bare on First Day of CPAC
OXON HILL, Md. — The largest annual gathering of Republican activists began here Thursday with appearances by rival presidential hopefuls offering their party starkly different paths back to prominence ... Read more
Boehner Says Election Losses Won’t Deter Push for Smaller Government
WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner suggested Thursday that candidates and personalities – not Republican proposals on Medicare and spending cuts – contributed to Republican losses in ... Read more
Boehner Says Election Losses Won’t Deter Push for Smaller Government
WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner suggested Thursday that candidates and personalities – not Republican proposals on Medicare and spending cuts – contributed to Republican losses in ... Read more
Obama Rallies Supporters to Support His Agenda
WASHINGTON — President Obama joined former campaign staff members and some of his most ardent supporters on Wednesday night, headlining a two-day meeting of an independent group, Organizing for Action, ... Read more
Crossed Paths: Chicago’s Jacksons and Obamas
When Barack and Michelle Obama were married in Chicago two decades ago, Santita Jackson, a daughter of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, sang at their wedding. When Mr. Obama ran for his first national office, he made ... Read more