Obama inches away from Mubarak
2012 official kickoff: coming soon
By ALEXANDER BURNS | 1/29/11 7:56 PMThe wait might soon be over for the official start of the 2012 Republican nomination fight.
Right's weapon: Constitutional force
Playbook: The Egypt dilemma
By MIKE ALLEN | 1/29/11 11:02 AMObama puts Mubarak at arm’s length; analysts predict the repressive Egyptian president will fall.
Is regime change ahead in Mideast?
By JOSHUA TUCKER | 1/28/11 5:00 PMOpinion: Could these secular, public protests be the first of many?
Fact check: Will insurance rates fall?
By DAVID NATHER | 1/29/11 3:11 PMObama says the health law will lower premiums. The GOP says it’s already raising them. Who’s right?
Medicaid panel off to rocky start
By BRETT COUGHLIN | 1/29/11 2:16 PMThe advisory panel members hit the reset button when faced with the complexity and cost of the effort.
This week in photos
By ALEX BYERS | 1/29/11 7:10 AMA big warning sign for Romney
By JONATHAN MARTIN | 1/28/11 6:33 PMMany of his top supporters from the last campaign say they’re making no promises this time.
The story of Mark Salter
By ANONYMOUS | 1/28/11 5:03 PMIf Time’s Mark Halperin is right, Washington has been hit by the biggest Saltergram ever.
RNC picks rainmakers to tackle debt
By JEANNE CUMMINGS | 1/28/11 4:39 AMReince Priebus has made several early moves aimed at winning back donors' trust.
Bush: 'I don't want to campaign'
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 1/28/11 1:51 PMThe 43rd president says he has no desire to comment on or become involved with politics.
Dennis Kucinich: 'I'm out of the pit'
By NATASHA LENNARD | 1/28/11 4:52 PMPentagon: 'Don't ask' may end soon
By PHILIP EWING | 1/28/11 4:37 PMOfficials say the DoD is on track to end the policy this year, but it still requires further authorization.
Carney a shift from Gibbs's style
By JOSH GERSTEIN | 1/28/11 4:21 PMThe move suggests a more buttoned-down focus.
Biden promises 'significant cuts'
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 1/28/11 1:20 PMHe says the administration will also try to end the Bush-era tax cuts for the nation's highest earners.
Romney to tape Letterman 'Top 10'
By KASIE HUNT | 1/28/11 1:47 PMHe's also visiting "Good Morning America," "The View," and Piers Morgan's CNN show.
The week in one-liners
By PATRICK GAVIN | 1/28/11 5:42 PM'Granny is safe,' Obama declares
By MATT NEGRIN & MJ LEE | 1/28/11 5:44 PMHe charges Republicans characterize the health care law falsely as “job-crushing."
Tea time without Mike Pence in 2012
By KASIE HUNT & DAVID CATANESE | 1/28/11 12:36 PMHe won a straw poll for president last year.
Steele wants Gingrich-Obama debate
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 1/28/11 10:42 PMFormer RNC chair won't make a 2012 endorsement yet, but there's one match-up he’d like to see.
Santorum hires key Iowa advisers
By KENDRA MARR | 1/28/11 2:49 PMThe hiring is yet another sign that the former senator is gearing up for a 2012 presidential run.
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National security meeting
Regarding Egypt, the president "reiterated our focus on opposing violence," and pushed restraint.
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Limited options amid turmoil
James Zogby: "U.S. has very little leverage (or even contact)" with Middle East opposition groups.
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Sleepy's brings pillows to Congress
The mattress company is offering free pillows to any freshman member sleeping in his or her office.
POLITICO's Sunday show preview
By POLITICO STAFF | 1/28/11 1:15 PMPlay VideoObama looks to clean energy
By ABBY PHILLIP | 1/29/11 10:11 AMHe says he will soon highlight "innovators across America who are relying on new technologies."
Wheeler died from blunt-force trauma
By POLITICO STAFF | 1/28/11 10:24 PMThe official ruling follows weeks of speculation about how the former W.H. aide died.
Pawlenty spent heavily on midterms
By KENDRA MARR | 1/28/11 7:53 PMHis PAC ran through $2.8 million in 2010.
Broun stands by 'socialism' tweet
By SIMMI AUJLA | 1/28/11 3:02 PMHe's unapologetic for a tweet that charged: "Mr. President, you don't believe in the Constitution."
Sanchez may have conflict of interest
By JOHN BRESNAHAN & JONATHAN ALLEN | 1/28/11 10:40 PMOhio gov: I don't need your people
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 1/28/11 3:30 PMA spokesman for John Kasich tells POLITICO the comment was intended in an entirely partisan way.
Candidacy affirmed, Rahm unveils ad
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 1/29/11 7:16 AMRahm Emanuel released a campaign ad that capitalizes on his close relationship with Obama.
Boehner expands political machine
By RICHARD E. COHEN | 1/28/11 1:21 PMThe new speaker is seeking to protect the GOP's sizable majority in a volatile political climate.
House Dems call for gun hearings
By JOHN BRESNAHAN | 1/28/11 2:14 PMThey ask Judiciary Committee chair to investigate high-capacity clips and background-checks.
This Week in Video
By POLITICO STAFF | 1/29/11 7:51 AMPlay VideoMark Whitaker's mandate at CNN
By KEACH HAGEY | 1/28/11 6:03 PM“CNN remains very committed to not taking sides politically,” he says.
Rubio taps Cheney aide to head office
By SHIRA TOEPLITZ | 1/28/11 12:03 PMThe senator has selected Cesar Conda, a former aide to the vice president, as his chief of staff.
Filibuster reform goes bust
By MANU RAJU | 1/28/11 4:04 PMWill the rules ever change? “I don’t think so," says Senator Joe Lieberman.
Obama fires up the health team
By KATE NOCERA & JENNIFER HABERKORN | 1/28/11 2:01 PMHe and top Dems are ready to defend law.
Terrified of tea
By JONATHAN ALLEN | 1/28/11 5:02 PMHealth reform's political fallout
By PATRICK H. CADDELL & DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN | 1/28/11 3:54 PMOpinion: The bill's unpopularity is likely to continue until its anti-democratic stain is expunged.