Topic: Julian Zelizer
Top galleries, list articles, quizzes
-
Briefing
Four curious outcomes if the Electoral College ends in a tie
Here are four ways that a 269-to-269 tie in the Electoral College could play out in the 2012 presidential election.
All Content
-
In Waxman, BP execs face a master interrogator at Gulf oil spill hearing
Rep. Henry Waxman is a rare breed in Congress: an impeccable interrogator. He will be eager to question BP chief executive officer Tony Hayward about the Gulf oil spill Thursday.
-
Obama launches BP oil spill offensive
President Obama is touring the Gulf coast this week, will give a prime-time Oval Office address Tuesday, and hosts BP officials at the White House Wednesday.
-
With Katrina comparisons inevitable, Obama plans oil spill visit
Experts say the brunt of criticism for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico should fall on BP, the British oil giant. But President Obama's decision to visit the area soon is an indicator of potential political fall-out from what some say was a slow federal response.
-
Who is the father of healthcare reform: Obama or Mitt Romney?
President Obama is likening his federal healthcare reform bill to the Massachusetts healthcare bill signed by former Gov. Mitt Romney. That could cause problems for Romney in 2012.
-
Republicans' new health care reform bill rallying cry: Repeal it
Republicans couldn't stop Democrats from passing the health care reform bill Sunday. Now, they vow to make the bill – and big government spending – the core issue of the 2010 elections.
-
How two little-known offices will shape healthcare reform
As efforts to pass healthcare reform progress, more responsibilities are being placed on the Congressional Budget Office and the Senate Parliamentarian's Office – two institutions famous for their devotion to fairness and attention to detail.
-
Healthcare reform: Obama's march is still on
President Obama is pushing for passage of healthcare reform by month’s end. Is ‘reconciliation’ that obscure?
-
Republicans rage against reconciliation for healthcare reform
Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell vowed to fight any Democratic effort to pass healthcare reform on an 'up-or-down' vote. The process, called reconciliation, is fraught with difficulties.
-
Obama as campaigner in chief: Will his record improve?
On the road in Colorado and Nevada, Obama looks to boost embattled Democrats after similar bids failed in New Jersey, Virginia, and Massachusetts.
-
White House to security critics: We are tough, just like Bush
As Republicans continue their unrelenting criticism of the Obama administration's national security measures, the White House points out similarities to the Bush era. But that raises Democrats' hackles.
-
Will Scott Brown make the 'party of no' more obstructionist?
Democrats say Republicans use petty tactics to block President Obama's agenda. But Senate Democrats had a hard time passing legislation even when they had a filibuster-proof majority.
-
Can Obama get his mojo back?
By reordering his message to focus on jobs ahead of this week's State of the Union address, President Obama hopes to regain lost momentum. But he's not giving up on healthcare reform.
-
Is Janet Napolitano to blame for Flight 253 security failure?
Republicans have focused blame for the security failures of Northwest Flight 253 on Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. But there are other reasons that many conservatives are dissatisfied with her.
-
Why has Congress set a Christmas deadline for healthcare reform?
If the debacle of August's healthcare reform town halls told Democrats anything, it was this: Don't send your legislators back to their districts without a bill to defend.
-
Democrats' 'big tent' faces challenges from conservative members
Newly elected moderate and conservative Democrats helped the party build a ‘big tent’ majority in the House. But those very same members – worrying about 2010 elections – are threatening Democrats' majority on major votes.
-
Democrats fear triple blow on Election Day
The Democrats could lose all ‘Big Three’ races on Election Day: the governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey and the special election in New York for a House seat.
-
GOP pins comeback on anger at 'big government' healthcare
New poll shows lowest support yet among public for Obama's and Democrats' healthcare plan. Republicans see backlash to huge overall increase in federal spending.
-
Three speeches that defined the 'Lion of the Senate'
Sen. Edward Kennedy had his share of verbal gaffes – some of them costly – but he will also be remembered as an impassioned orator.
-
How Obama can get out of healthcare ditch
It might be time for him to come out with his own legislation, some say. Another suggestion: Wait until next year.
-
The reshaping of the GOP
The most fertile ground for Republicans is the growing ranks of independents. And efforts to rebrand the party from the inside are prompting a stir within a new generation of young politicians.
-
Organized armies converge on healthcare town halls
Reform advocates are adapting to conservatives' tactics and aim to flood audiences to give Democrats cover from attacks.
-
Three senators hold healthcare reform in their hands
At a time when the threat of filibusters is constant, GOP Senators Enzi, Snowe, and Grassley can wield tremendous influence.
-
Obama's healthcare vote delayed. The reason: Democrats.
The Democrats built their majority on gains made in conservative-leaning areas. Now, those lawmakers are getting cold feet about the cost of the plan.
-
Defining the (carefully crafted) terms of healthcare reform
There’s no reform bill to debate yet, but both sides know that shaping the debate early is crucial to victory.
-
Franken as 60th Senate Democrat: How big a prize?
It's better for Democrats than 59. But a Senate supermajority didn't much help the last president to have one: Jimmy Carter.
Previous
Become part of the Monitor community