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One Year Ago Today, in Pictures


25 minutes ago In 24 hours so much can happen, enough that it can be difficult to remember at 11 p.m. what happened at 11 a.m. some days. As time passes, that...

Where Is Congress With Appropriations?


59 minutes ago

Romney Encounters Pushback on Education Ideas at Urban Charter School


3:00 p.m. Roundtable participants challenge his views on class size and the role of parents.

Study: 10 Percent of Veterans Lack Health Insurance


2:57 p.m. About 10 percent of U.S. veterans under the age of 65 lack health insurance and are not being cared for by the Department of Veterans Affairs,...

America’s New Swing Region


2:54 p.m. The U.S. is experiencing a period of rapid demographic change. Nowhere is the speed of change more rapid than in the Mountain West, including...

Texan Sentenced for Trying to Help Al Qaida


2:30 p.m. Texan Barry Walter Bujol, Jr., was fined $1,000 and sentenced to 20 years in prison for trying to help al Qaida, the Wall Street Journal...

Tim Cook Is the Grown-Up Boss Apple Never Had


1:50 p.m. Unlike Steve Jobs who operated like a non-boss boss, running the company as the creative, yet kind of horrible figurehead, Tim Cook is more staid,...

How Obama, Romney Positions on Fiscal Policy Differ—PICTURES

1:20 p.m.

PAC+ Ads Slam Romney in Arizona


1:09 p.m. Romney has been working to gain support from the Latino community, realizing he is trailing Obama in polls.

The Supreme Court Rumor Mill: Frenzied, and Wrong


12:26 p.m. Rumors were flying around the Capitol this week that the Supreme Court would decide the health care cases on Thursday. They were wrong.  
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National Journal People Profiles

Highlights of profiles of the people influencing public policy.

The Keeper of Congressional Cemetery: Rebecca Roberts
What's Left of Page Program? : Nostalgia, Some Pains
Amateur Historian Plies the Potomac: Garrett Peck
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Today's Columns
Reid Wilson: On the Trail

Buy Early and Often

9:30 p.m.
With so many candidates, super PACs, and party committees chasing limited TV ad time, the rules of the road have changed. An insider’s guide.  Read more »
Major Garrett: All Powers

Romney’s Core

May 22, 2012
Can he offer a fulsome defense of his Bain Capital years? Despite this week’s back-and-forth over Cory Booker, some Republicans fear that he can’t.  Read more »
Josh Kraushaar: Against the Grain

The Emerging Democratic Divide

May 22, 2012
The brouhaha over a moderate New Jersey mayor’s comments has aggravated tensions that have been growing within the party’s coalition.  Read more »
Charlie Cook: Charlie Cook's Off to the Races

If It Hits the Fan

May 21, 2012
Europe’s economy is in a tailspin and China’s is slowing. Our political system is a mess. Who are voters going to blame if it all goes bad? Not just Obama.  Read more »
Today's Blog Posts
2012 Decoded

Obama's Rush to Define Mitt Romney

17 minutes ago
People can disagree on policy, but let's face it, Barack Obama is the guy we want to have a beer with. The president is clearly crazy about his two kids, and he relates at eye level with other...  Read more »
Influence Alley

Group Stirring Grassroots to Oppose Birth Control Rule

19 minutes ago
Conscience Cause - a group of religious and government officials - is trying to build grassroots support to overturn the Obama administration's rule that requires employers to cover birth control...  Read more »
Influence Alley

Potter: Current Campaign Finance System Could Depress Voter Turnout

21 minutes ago
If campaign spending remains unregulated and uncontrolled, it will lead to a surge of negative campaign ads that in turn will hurt voter participation, Trevor Potter , the Campaign Legal Center...  Read more »
Influence Alley

IFA Promotes Veteran Hiring Program With Memorial-Day Ad Campaign

26 minutes ago
With Memorial Day approaching, the International Franchise Association has a new set of ads highlighting how the franchising industry is a natural fit for veterans looking for jobs. "With its...  Read more »
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