Stories by Steven T. Dennis:
Sept. 18, 2012
Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama have traded superheated barbs in the past week over who would be tougher on China's trade practices, but neither has tried to take advantage of a Senate-passed currency manipulation bill that has been sitting on the House calendar for almost a year.
Sept. 17, 2012
President Barack Obama delivered a counter punch to GOP nominee Mitt Romney’s attacks on his China policy today, heading to manufacturing-heavy Ohio to tout a new trade action against Chinese auto parts subsidies and to blast Romney’s record on outsourcing.
Sept. 14, 2012
Republicans pushed back Friday after the White House blamed the GOP for blocking "balanced" alternatives that would raise taxes on the wealthy as a way to avoid automatic budget cuts set to take effect Jan. 2
Sept. 14, 2012
The White House Office of Management and Budget warned Friday that automatic budget cuts of as much as 10 percent set to take effect Jan. 2 would be "deeply destructive" across the federal government and urged Congress to act.
Sept. 12, 2012
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney tapped Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) for his running mate - and the would-be vice president could be the leading edge of a wave of current or former Hill talent heading to the administration next year if Romney wins.
Sept. 9, 2012
After rallying their parties in Charlotte, N.C., and Tampa, Fla., President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney have begun the sprint to the end of their titanic struggle over the role of government and the president's record on the economy.
Sept. 7, 2012
Democrats in Charlotte, N.C., this week focused an aggressive counterpunch to the GOP's concerted efforts to reach out to female voters and shrink the gender gap in a messaging war that could determine the outcome of the election.
Sept. 7, 2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - President Barack Obama accepted his party's nomination for a second term Thursday, asking the American people to trust in his leadership in the face of difficult economic times.
Sept. 6, 2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Can a charismatic liberal Democratic governor from a small blue state with a history of raising taxes win the presidency? Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley looks certain to test that proposition in 2016.
Sept. 4, 2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A passel of President Barack Obama's spokespeople defended the president's self-imposed grade of "incomplete" for his job on the economy Tuesday and reiterated Vice President Joseph Biden's attack on Mitt Romney as the recipient of a federal "bailout."
Aug. 31, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. - Congressional allies close to Mitt Romney are already looking ahead to a GOP takeover next year and are trying to set the stage for a burst of post-inauguration activity, lawmakers, aides and GOP strategists told Roll Call this week.
Aug. 30, 2012
Rep. Paul Ryan's speech had Republicans on their feet Wednesday evening in the Tampa Bay Times Forum, but Democrats quickly countered, accusing the newly minted vice presidential nominee of repeatedly lying about President Barack Obama's record.
Aug. 29, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. - Rep. Paul Ryan electrified the Republican National Convention on Wednesday with a blistering indictment of President Barack Obama as he accepted the GOP's nomination for vice president.
Aug. 29, 2012
Rep. Paul Ryan will accept the GOP’s nomination for vice president tonight with a call to deal with the tough problems the country faces, and he will draw a stark contrast with President Barack Obama.
Aug. 27, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. — The 2012 Republican National Convention is officially open for business — despite a first-day program shrunk to less than 10 minutes and the certainty that the GOP will compete with hurricane coverage as Isaac veers away from Tampa and toward New Orleans.
Aug. 27, 2012
Republicans say they don’t intend any additional changes to the convention schedule as Tropical Storm Isaac heads to landfall along the Gulf Coast.
Aug. 27, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. - He didn't get the call to join Mitt Romney on the Republican ticket, but Ohio Sen. Rob Portman appears set to play a key role getting the Romney agenda passed next year.
Aug. 22, 2012
The latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office reiterating its view that the looming “fiscal cliff” will lead to a recession next year had both parties again blaming each other for failing to act to prevent it — and gave the GOP a chance to shift some attention back to the economy after three days of intraparty wrangling over Rep. Todd Akin’s (R-Mo.) rape remarks.
Aug. 20, 2012
President Barack Obama stepped into the briefing room for a rare press conference with reporters today, riffing on Rep. Todd Akin's (R-Mo.) "legitimate rape" comment, warning Syria on chemical weapons and tweaking Mitt Romney for his refusal to release his tax returns.
Aug. 17, 2012
President Barack Obama’s administration eliminated $473 million in old transportation earmarks today, telling states to reallocate the money by the end of the year or lose it for good.
Aug. 16, 2012
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney acknowledged the need to further reform the Medicare program to cut costs but said today that presumed GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's plans to partially privatize the health care entitlement are the wrong way to go.
Aug. 15, 2012
Democrats are touting the implementation today of President Barack Obama's plan to defer deportations of illegal immigrants who would have been eligible for the DREAM Act - a move they hope will help energize Hispanic voters in November.
Aug. 11, 2012
The tax plan proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.), the newly minted GOP vice presidential candidate, would have slashed Mitt Romney's effective tax rate to about 1 percent in 2010, based on Romney's tax return that year, according to a Roll Call analysis.
Aug. 2, 2012
Mitt Romney’s campaign ripped a tax analysis that found his proposals would raise taxes on the middle class as “a joke” on a conference call with reporters today, while also suggesting that President Barack Obama’s campaign chief broke the law while he was a White House aide.
Aug. 1, 2012
Republicans are fuming at the White House’s recent attempts to neutralize — for the moment — the hot potato of automatic defense cuts ahead of the November elections.
