U.S. Political History and News

Political expert analyzes 2012 presidential race “The race is all over in 40 states,” said David Schultz '80, MA '86. “What we are going to see is 10 percent of the voters in 10 states determining who the next president of the United States is. The billions of dollars spent – and the campaign …See [...]

Bipartisan Praise for the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 Washington, DC – Senator Debbie Stabenow , Chairwoman of the US Senate Committee on Agriculture , Nutrition and Forestry, led the Committee in considering and approving the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, last Thursday with broad …See all stories on [...]

Can cash-strapped cities afford the 2012 election? The US presidential race is a state-by-state election in which candidates compete for electoral votes assigned to each state. A candidate needs 270 to win; the winner in Michigan will get 16 electoral votes. Detroit "is 85 percent black and it is …See all stories on this topic [...]

US Legislative Immigration Update April 23, 2012 The US Senate is widely anticipated to take up the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) this week. Although VAWA was initially passed in 1994 to increase protections for women suffering domestic violence and abuse, it has become the latest …See all stories on this topic » In [...]

US election 2012: Obama 10 times ahead of Romney in fund raising The fight for US Presidential election 2012 is hotting up slowly. Meanwhile reports suggest that President Barack Obama is 10 times ahead of Mitt Romney in fund raising If fund-raising can be any yardstick to measure the popularity of a presidential …See all [...]

Can cash-strapped cities afford the 2012 election? The US presidential race is a state-by-state election in which candidates compete for electoral votes assigned to each state. A candidate needs 270 to win; the winner in Michigan will get 16 electoral votes. Detroit "is 85 percent black and it is …See all stories on this topic [...]

Can cash-strapped cities afford the 2012 election? The US presidential race is a state-by-state election in which candidates compete for electoral votes assigned to each state. A candidate needs 270 to win; the winner in Michigan will get 16 electoral votes. Detroit "is 85 percent black and it is …See all stories on this topic [...]

Can cash-strapped cities afford the 2012 election? The US presidential race is a state-by-state election in which candidates compete for electoral votes assigned to each state. A candidate needs 270 to win; the winner in Michigan will get 16 electoral votes. Detroit "is 85 percent black and it is …See all stories on this topic [...]

US Legislative Immigration Update April 23, 2012 The US Senate is widely anticipated to take up the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) this week. Although VAWA was initially passed in 1994 to increase protections for women suffering domestic violence and abuse, it has become the latest …See all stories on this topic » In [...]

Are you in? Welcome Joe back to the trail: my.barackobama.com Supporters were fired up to watch the Vice President speak on economic security for America’s seniors. Vice President Biden shared why he and President Obama believe that every American should be able to look forward to the security and dignity that Social Security and Medicare [...]