Campaign 2012

Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff

California Democrats gain supermajority

Politics |  Democratic lawmakers in California appear to have captured a supermajority in the state Assembly and the Senate, which will allow them to pass tax legislation…

President Obama

Obama: Americans agree with my approach on deficit

Economy |  President Barack Obama, laying down his marker for grueling "fiscal cliff" negotiations, said Friday he won't accept any approach to federal deficit reduction…

Same-sex

State ballot initiatives produce mixed bag of results for conservatives

Politics |  At the end of two days of vote counting in Washington state, it’s official: Traditional marriage lost all four battles at the ballot box this week. 

Robert Pittenger

Signs and Wonders 11.09

Newsworthy |  Interesting freshman. Election Day was tough on Republicans. Not only did they lose the top of the ticket, they also lost about 10 seats in the House (though…

A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Four more years of decline

Politics |  Great nations and proud empires have always collapsed from within before they were conquered from without. President Obama's reelection mirrors the…

Brent Bozell

Conservatives call on GOP leaders to step down

Politics |  WASHINGTON—Six conservative leaders blasted Mitt Romney as a “weak, moderate” candidate and called for Republican Party leaders to resign a day after…

Disappointed Richard Mourdock supporters react to the news of his loss to Democrat Joe Donnelly.

Losing ground

Politics |  For second election cycle in a row, Republicans stumble trying to gain a Senate majority

Mitt Romney waves to supporters in Boston prior to conceding the presidential race to Barack Obama.

The view from Qatar

Politics |  A kitchen chair in front of a flat-screen TV may be a normal venue for watching the U.S. presidential election. But doing so with a well-educated Palestinian…

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder

Michiganders say ‘no’ to six ballot initiatives

Politics |  DETROIT—The tour bus featured a full wraparound graphic with the words “YES on 1, NO on the rest.” It traveled across the state of Michigan the week…

President Obama at his Election Night party in Chicago

Illinois: A state divided

Politics |  VANDALIA, Ill.—The loudspeakers blared “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours,” as a victorious Barack Obama appeared before the Democratic faithful…

San Quentin State Prison

California voters support death penalty

Politics |  MARIN COUNTY, Calif.—Yesterday, outside San Quentin State Prison, Andre Williams weighed in on California Proposition 34. The measure, rejected by voters,

Slow train coming

Slow train coming

Politics |  The blame Romney game begins: If only the GOP had had a more aggressive candidate, a more pointed message, a better ground game in several states. The blame…

This Is News - Nov. 7, 12

PODCAST |  Obama reelected, Romney makes concession speech, cultural change, and Billy Graham celebrates birthday

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