Bloomberg’s Al Hunt discusses still-standing questions about the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, Libya, in today’s “In the Hunt.” “What role did the National Security Council, Tom Donilan and Denis McDonough play in sanitizing any intelligence that might be embarrassing to...
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In the Hunt: Beltway Questions from Benghazi
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Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, speaks at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa.
Rubio Workin’ It: Iowa Trip, GQ Interview
While many of his Republican colleagues continue to digest and dissect Mitt Romney’s presidential defeat less than two weeks ago, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is wasting zero time moving on — and in the process dominating the early buzz about the party’s...
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Dancers perform as more than 250 people line up outside the Miami-Dade elections headquarters in Doral, Florida, on Nov. 5, 2012 to cast absentee ballots in person, a day after a temporary shutdown at the site led to widespread confusion.
Final Florida Count: Obama by 74,309
President Barack Obama won Florida by 74,309 votes out of 8.47 million cast, a margin of nine-tenths of one percentage point, according to an official count of votes from the state elections office. Obama won 50.01 percent of the vote to 49.13...
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From left, Rep. Robert Wittman, Rep. Jeff Landry, Rep. Charles Boustany, and Rep. John Fleming arrive for the news conference on American Energy Initiative legislation to expand U.S. energy production.
Boustany, Landry Tout Support in Louisiana Ads Before Runoff
Two Louisiana Republican congressmen seeking the same district in a Dec. 8 runoff election are using testimonials in their latest television ads. Jeff Landry, a freshman, is up with a spot highlighting endorsements from four House colleagues. Landry “has the...
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President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visit the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon on Nov. 19, 2012.
Obama’s Six Hours in Myanmar
President Barack Obama, the son of a cultural anthropologist, listened attentively as his tour guide explained how to pour holy water over a Buddha at Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda. Fresh off a bitter re-election fight at home, Obama learned how the...
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President Barack Obama with Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, following their meeting at her residence in Yangon on Nov. 19, 2012.
Washington Daybook: ‘Worst’ Form of Government
In the immortal words of Winston Churchill, democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried. President Barack Obama is in Myanmar — or is it Burma? — celebrating that country’s move...
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Incumbent Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez addresses a crowd Nov. 6, 2012, in New Brunswick, N.J., after defeating Republican challenger state Sen. Joe Kryillos.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 40
That’s how many years it’s been since New Jersey elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate. The re-election of Senator Robert Menendez on Nov. 6 marked the 13th consecutive Democratic Senate victory in a state that has voted Democratic for...
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Contributors
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Al Hunt
is a columnist for Bloomberg View and host of the weekly show "Political Capital with Al Hunt" on Bloomberg TV. -
Mark Silva
is deputy managing editor for government news in Washington and editor of Political Capital. He has covered the White House and national politics. -
Emma Fidel
is political editor for Bloomberg.com in Washington. She previously covered financial regulation as a Bloomberg intern. -
Don Frederick
edits political and government coverage for Bloomberg News. He previously worked for more than a decade at the Los Angeles Times' Washington bureau. -
Gregory Giroux
analyzes elections, financing of congressional and presidential elections, political advertising and demographics in Bloomberg's Washington Bureau. -
Julie Bykowicz
covers the influence of money and lobbying in Washington, and covered the state legislature and city crime for the Baltimore Sun for 10 years. -
Jonathan Salant
covers campaign finance and lobbying in Washington. He was president of the National Press Club and started in Washington in 1987. -
Richard Rubin
covers federal tax policy. He worked at Congressional Quarterly and The Charlotte Observer before joining Bloomberg News in 2010. -
Julie Hirschfeld Davis
is a senior political reporter for the Washington Bureau. She covered the 2012 campaign for Bloomberg News and previously covered the White House for the Baltimore Sun. -
Lisa Lerer
covers the White House and covered the 2012 campaign for Bloomberg News. She covered Congress, lobbying and the 2008 campaign for Politico. -
John McCormick
is a national political reporter looking forward to the 2016 presidential campaign, which will be the fifth he's covered. He's also reported for The Des Moines Register and Chicago Tribune. -
Julianna Goldman
covers the White House for Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Television. -
Hans Nichols
covers the White House for Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Television. -
Margaret Talev
covers the White House for Bloomberg News and covered the White House for McClatchy Newspapers. She has covered California and Florida politics. -
Cary O'Reilly
is Editor at Large at Bloomberg First Word and is Washington Daybook columnist for Bloomberg Government and Bloomberg News.
