A VP debate report card: Grading the candidates’ performances
Before Thursday night’s vice presidential debate, we outlined six things that Vice President Joe Biden and Republican VP nominee Paul Ryan needed to accomplish at the encounter in Danville, Ky. Here’s...
View ArticleReversal of fortune: The Tweets talk Biden
If there was an undisputed winner in last night’s Joe Biden vs. Paul Ryan debate, it was moderator Martha Raddatz of ABC News. Beyond that, the blunt, aggressive Joe Biden will be at the vortex of the...
View ArticleAnalysis: Both candidates appeal to their parties’ core supporters
Democratic die-hards were horrified a week ago when President Obama didn’t mention Mitt Romney’s “47 percent” remark, Bain Capital or offshore assets during the first presidential debate. If nothing...
View ArticleSen. Ron Wyden to Paul Ryan: I DON’T support your Medicare plan
During the Veep debate, GOP Veep nominee Paul Ryan said his Medicare plan was “bi-partisan” and dropped the name of his Democratic BFF Sen. Ron Wyden as someone who supported the plan. Wyden waited...
View ArticlePaul Ryan wins the social media battle at the VP debate
By JANA KASPERKEVIC Hearst Washington Bureau The highly anticipated vice presidential debate might have been a draw or a victory for either of the candidates — it all depends on which pundit you...
View ArticleBiden praised by Mitt man — Donald Trump
Donald Trump is raising money for Mitt Romney in New York next week, but he raised eyebrows Friday by praising Vice President Joe Biden’s debate performance. In particular, “The Donald” told NBC’s...
View ArticleSpoiler alert! The details of Romney tax plan finally released (sort of)
Just hours until the big debate and — at last! — we’re seeing a site touting details of Romney-Ryan tax plan. Clever, clever. But this is 2012 presidential politics, where things aren’t always what...
View ArticleObama, Romney rematch could set TV ratings records
By KYLE CAMPBELL Hearst Washington Bureau Mitt Romney’s strong showing and President Barack Obama’s lackluster performance in their first 2012 campaign debate have piqued public interest in the highly...
View ArticleAs we mail in ballots, Biden lists incentives on Letterman
Washington’s mail-in vote appears to be going like gangbusters, with 40-plus percent of ballots already mailed in central Puget Sound counties, and evidence pointing to a turnout exceeding Secretary of...
View ArticleThe ten most egregious lies of the presidential campaign
About 9 percent of Romney's claims checked by Politifact.com (or 19 of 201) were egregious enough to merit a "pants on fire" standing. Obama was a less-frequent liar: about 2 percent of the time (7 of...
View Article2016 campaign kickoff? Joe Biden to guest star on ‘Parks and Recreation’
Vice President Joe Biden makes a cameo on Parks and Recreation next week.
View Article“Not some Washington commission,” Obama says of his gun task force
By CHARLES J. LEWIS President Obama invoked the Newtown school massacre Wednesday in tasking Vice President Joe Biden to come up with ideas on fighting gun violence and in urging House Speaker John...
View ArticleSome New Year’s Resolutions for prominent politicians
Happy 2013, everyone! While I’ll be celebrating New Year’s Day with my annual open house (you’re invited), our elected officials are nursing a case of fiscal-cliff hangover. Here are some New Year’s...
View ArticleBoehner urges Sen. Reid to do the physically impossible
Republican House Speaker John Boehner had obscene words for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid when the two ran into each other at the White House last Friday, in the midst of last minute negotiations...
View ArticleJoe Biden: ‘Spread your legs’
Vice President Joe Biden helped rescue America from the precipice of a fiscal cliff, but the Veep continues to trip over his own tongue, and serve up memorable double meanings. The latest came...
View ArticleBiden, Inslee talk of ammo clips, background checks
Vice President Joe Biden, saying he will deliver anti-violence recommendations next Tuesday, hinted broadly to reporters that broadened background checks and curbing high-capacity ammunition clips are...
View ArticleObamas kick off inaugural weekend with National Day of Service (with PHOTO...
"Inaugurations are about more than just celebrating. They are about coming together and making the country a better place," said President Obama in a video filmed to promote the National Day of...
View ArticleObama strong on climate, Cantwell encouraged
President Obama talked tough on climate change and sustainable energy in his second inaugural address, voicing an emphatic commitment to act that some “green” advocates have seen as lacking during the...
View ArticleHillary Clinton is U.S.’s most popular politician
She was for years a whipping girl for such right-wing media as Fox News and Rush Limbaugh, but ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has emerged as by far the most popular political figure in America,...
View ArticleColorado backs universal background checks for gun purchasers
The Colorado Legislature on Friday did what lawmakers in Olympia didn’t have the guts to do earlier this week, passing a law that expands criminal background checks to embrace not only retail sales in...
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