U.S. Political History and News

View from abroad: US facing woes, but still No. 1 "We're headed to a world for the first time in history that will be interdependent, globalized but without a political anchor," Kupchan told Book TV. "Most of the 21st century won't have a dominant player." Even within the US government, … Read more on Press [...]

Barak: Israel must take US vote into account when mulling Iran strike "Security relations and strategic collaboration between the United States and Israel have reached the highest level in the history of ties between the two countries," Barak told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Read more on Haaretz Enemies: A History of the [...]

A political tip sheet for the rest of us By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL AP Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the University of Chicago, Monday, March 19, 2012, in Chicago. ROMNEY'S OBAMA ARGUMENT: An increasingly confident Mitt Romney called President … Read more on San Jose Mercury News 'The Road We've [...]

Should The US Speed Up Afghanistan Withdrawal? That story is Afghanistan, where the US has been engaged in military conflict for a decade now. The week began with the news that a US soldier had shot and killed sixteen Afghan civilians, sparking outrage and prompting Afghan President Hamid Karzai to … Read more on NPR [...]

Like Us at Facebook: “The Department of Justice, through our US Attorneys' Offices and litigating divisions, has brought thousands of mortgage fraud cases over the past three years, and secured numerous convictions against CEOs, CFOs, board members, presidents and other … Read more on Global Economic Intersection (blog) NCC Joins Broad Business Coalition in Urging [...]

Brian Dickerson: Could Texas race case buoy the GOP nominee? By Brian Dickerson For as long as anyone reading this has been alive, the United States has been a two-party country. But serious people on both ends of the political spectrum are speculating that 2012 could be the Republican Party's last hurrah — not … [...]

As GOP brawls, Obama backers told not to get too confident "That he's even close to these guys suggests that he's overperforming, not underperforming." History offers a sobering warning to Obama. Only one US president – Franklin D. Roosevelt – has won re-election when unemployment topped 8 percent. Read more on Houston Chronicle Today in [...]

Secretary of State Debra Bowen blasts corporate election spending Placing it just after race-based decisions, including the US Supreme Court's disgraced "separate but equal" ruling, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen said the controversial 2010 decision known as "Citizen's United" – which led to the creation … Read more on San Jose Mercury News Palin: [...]

Ridge endorses Romney (CNN) – Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, who previously supported Jon Huntsman, endorsed Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday. "I've met accomplished and strong leaders in my life," Ridge said in a statement … Read more on CNN (blog) Hundreds Protest Mitt '1%' Romney in New York On [...]

Obama signs Giffords' final bill into law February 10, 2012|Kevin Freking, AP President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a final bill authored by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was wounded in an Arizona shooting rampage a year ago. Giffords took part in the signing ceremony at the … Read more on Boston.com Complete transcript: [...]