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OK Page Program Staying Put

The US House of Representatives is ending its 200-year-old page program to save $5 million, but the Oklahoma House has no plans to stop its program.

Iowa Debate Leaves Romney Unscathed As Bachmann, Pawlenty Rumble

The frontrunner for a major party’s presidential nomination is always happiest when his intraparty rivals turn their attacks on each other instead of him. So by that measure, Mitt Romney had to be very pleased indeed because he was left largely unmolested by the seven other Republican candidates contending for the party’s presidential nomination at [...]

Iowa GOP Debate: What To Expect

Based on everything we’ve seen so far in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, what should we expect from the candidates at Thursday’s debate at Iowa State University in Ames? In the two-hour Fox News/Iowa GOP debate to start at 9 pm ET, Mitt Romney, the frontrunner, will likely stick tightly to his message, [...]

President Gets Big Megaphone, But May Be Tuned Out

On Monday morning, U.S. markets opened for the first time since Standard & Poor’s downgraded America’s credit rating. Stocks went over the edge like an Olympic diver. A few hours later, President Obama stepped in front of a microphone at the White House to proclaim his confidence in the U.S. “No matter what some agency [...]

The Little Room Where The Government Borrows Billions

Today, the U.S. government sold 10-year Treasury notes at the lowest interest rate ever — 2.14 percent. Despite the downgrade, there’s more demand for U.S. debt than ever before. People around the world are so fearful about the economy that they are rushing into what’s still perceived as one of the safest investments out there: [...]

Tax Credits for Energy Efficient Homes

Lawmakers and state officials got a chance to hear from supporters of home energy tax credits to decide whether to keep them.

The Books And Beliefs Shaping Michele Bachmann

Rep. Michele Bachman officially threw her hat into the presidential ring on June 27. Since then, the Minnesota congresswoman has emerged as a Republican front-runner, riding on a wave of Tea Party support and national media appearances. New Yorker Washington correspondent Ryan Lizza spent four days with Bachmann and her staff aboard their campaign jet [...]

All In All, A Woeful Week For The White House

There’s no such thing as an uneventful week at the White House. Yet even by the climactic standards of this presidency, the past week has been a big one. President Obama might have hoped the biggest news story of the week would be his 50th birthday. Not even close. When Monday dawned, it was still [...]

Rick Perry’s Religious Revival Sparks A Holy War

Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor of Texas, is a Methodist by tradition who, with his wife Anita, now attends an evangelical megachurch in Austin. He is open about his deep Christian faith. On Saturday, Perry, who is widely expected to enter the race for the White House, is hosting a religious revival in Houston to [...]

Republicans Seek Uber-Volunteers To Woo Voters

In Iowa, the Ames straw poll is just over a week away, which means the Republican presidential candidates are spending as much time there as they can. But when they’re off wooing voters in other states, it’s up to their staffs to generate buzz in their absence. So attracting the best talent could make a [...]