The party convention that nominated President Barack Obama for a second term played out — and played out almost flawlessly — in Anthony Foxx’s home town. Save for the outdoor stadium rally preempted by fear of rain, sparing the party...
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Mayor of Charlotte Anthony R. Foxx waves as he walks on stage during day one of the Democratic National Convention.
Anthony Foxx’s High-Speed Promotion
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Tiger Woods walks to the practice range before playing a practice round for the Match Play Championship golf tournament, on Feb. 19, 2013, in Marana, Ariz.
Woods: Obama’s Game Needs Work — A Project for the Next Four Years
Tiger Woods had some kind words for at least part of President Barack Obama’s golf game. Woods, who partnered with the president at the Floridian National club in Palm City over the weekend, reports that their team won (and split...
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Jon Huntsman, former governor of Utah.
Huntsman Calls Rove ‘Yesterday’s Ballgame’
Republican strategist Karl Rove’s new plan to fund Republican primary candidates who he deems most electable has run into strong opposition from the anti-tax Tea Party and other conservative activists. Now add former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman to the list of...
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Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, seen speaking at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, is working with Senate Democrats on an immigration package.
Immigration: Obama, Senate Leaders Pushing Reforms at ‘Starting Gate’
Senate Democrats plan to put forward an immigration proposal next week, with President Barack Obama telling Hispanic lawmakers that he intends to push legislation as quickly as possible. Obama will begin a public campaign to build support for an immigration...
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Haley Barbour
Barbour: Dividing Electoral Votes Wrong
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour is not a supporter of Republican proposals to allocate electoral votes in some states by congressional district rather than winner-take-all. “I don’t think it’s a good idea,” he says in an interview on...
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House Speaker John Boehner walks past journalists on his return to the Capitol after meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House on Dec. 13, 2012 in Washington.
Getting Primaried: The Dreaded Verb
No one wants to get “primaried.” Certainly not Republican members of Congress who have seen some of their colleagues run out of office in party primaries by Tea Party-backed candidates and others who have challenged them for breaking with an...
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In the Hunt: Beltway Questions from Benghazi
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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Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts, speaks at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte.
Political Capital: Partisan Predictions
Presidential surrogates Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts and Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia both predicted their party’s nominee will win the White House on this week’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt.” “He’s going to earn this win,” Patrick, a Democrat,...
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War Over Women, Not Caterpillars
“We’ll pay for our own birth control, thank you very much,” says the female narrator at the end of a minute-long political action committee ad. It is the president who is waging a war on women, the ad contends, reeling...
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivers remarks at a rally in Apopka, Florida on October 6, 2012.
In the Hunt: Romney’s Big Mo’
Republican Senate candidates hope some of Mitt Romney’s momentum rubs off on them, Bloomberg’s Al Hunt says in today’s “In the Hunt.” He breaks down Republicans’ chances of winning the Senate and highlights some key races for the party. Watch...
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Al Hunt
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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
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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
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Hans Nichols
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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.
