THE CAUCUS
- Sunday Breakfast Menu, May 19
(The Caucus - May 18 2013 - 10:12 PM:)
White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer and conservative lawmakers take to the Sunday shows to talk about a tough week for the White House.
- The Weekend Word: Moving On
(The Caucus - May 18 2013 - 10:00 AM:)
Political news from today's Times and a look at the weekly addresses.
- 10 Questions for the Tax Men of Congress
(The Caucus - May 17 2013 - 4:42 PM:)
John Harwood sat down with the chairmen of the House and Senate tax-writing committees, Representative Dave Camp, Republican of Michigan, and Senator Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana, who suddenly find themselves at the center of action in Washington.
- The Early Word: Rain
(The Caucus - May 17 2013 - 10:00 AM:)
Political news from today's Times, plus a look at what's happening in Washington.
- Bipartisan House Group Reaches Preliminary Immigration Deal
(The Caucus - May 17 2013 - 3:37 AM:)
A House bipartisan group working on legislation to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws reached a deal in principle Thursday evening, aides said. The group plans to introduce its bill in June.
- Obama Answers Questions on I.R.S. and Benghazi
(The Caucus - May 16 2013 - 3:49 PM:)
President Obama will take questions from reporters Thursday afternoon as he seeks to regain his political balance as he deals with controversies on multiple fronts and rising expressions of outrage from his Republican adversaries on Capitol Hill.
- The Early Word: Fire
(The Caucus - May 16 2013 - 10:00 AM:)
Political news from today's Times, plus a look at what's happening in Washington.
- House Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill
(The Caucus - May 16 2013 - 4:36 AM:)
The House voted to approve a $940 billion farm bill.
- On Capitol Hill, Sanford Picks Up Where He Left Off
(The Caucus - May 15 2013 - 11:34 PM:)
Four years after resigning as governor of South Carolina in disgrace, Mark Sanford returned to Washington to be sworn in to the House of Representatives, where he started his political career nearly two decades ago.
- At Hearing, Holder Calls Issa’s Accusations ‘Shameful’
(The Caucus - May 15 2013 - 7:51 PM:)
A House hearing's tensest exchange ended with the attorney general lashing back at a Republican congressman's accusations about the Justice Department's motives in not releasing some records on a nominee.
FIVE THIRTY EIGHT
- New Audit Allegations Show Flawed Statistical Thinking
(FiveThirtyEight - May 17 2013 - 8:31 PM:)
Some conservatives are alleging that the I.R.S. targeted not just conservative groups, but also individual conservative taxpayers. But a handful of anecdotal data points are not worth very much in a country of 300 million people.
- Is There Really a Second-Term Curse?
(FiveThirtyEight - May 16 2013 - 4:47 PM:)
Two-term presidents since World War II tended to be quite popular in their first terms, and significantly less so in their second terms. Is this proof of a second-term curse? In reality, there are some complications.
- I.R.S. Approved Dozens of Tea Party Groups Following Congressional Scrutiny
(FiveThirtyEight - May 16 2013 - 12:19 PM:)
The Internal Revenue Service began approving a flurry of applications for tax-exempt status from Tea Party groups in May 2012, after a two-year period when they approved only a handful.
- Money on the Bench
(FiveThirtyEight - May 14 2013 - 1:43 AM:)
The average Major League Baseball team has five players on the disabled list right now, but not all have been affected equally. The Yankees have the most injured players, 11, and they are costing the club $23,000 an hour.
- I.R.S. Targeting of Conservative Groups Could Resonate in 2014
(FiveThirtyEight - May 13 2013 - 10:08 PM:)
The admission by the Internal Revenue Service that it targeted conservative organizations when they applied for tax-exempt status could motivate a strong turnout from the Republican base.
- Sanford and the Electoral Effect of Sex Scandals
(FiveThirtyEight - May 08 2013 - 10:45 AM:)
It would be wrong to conclude that voters did not punish Mark Sanford at all for his extramarital affair.
- Does Gomez Have a Real Chance in Massachusetts?
(FiveThirtyEight - May 07 2013 - 1:36 AM:)
The fundamentals in the Senate race in Massachusetts suggest that Gabriel Gomez is a significant underdog. The good news for Mr. Gomez is that it is early and some of these factors are malleable.
- Colbert Busch Might Win, but Could She Last?
(FiveThirtyEight - May 06 2013 - 11:54 AM:)
Even if Elizabeth Colbert Busch beats Mark Sanford in South Carolina's First Congressional District on Tuesday, history shows that she is unlikely to hold the seat for long.
- Uncertainty Still Clouds Health Care Law
(FiveThirtyEight - May 01 2013 - 7:37 PM:)
As concerns arise about implementing the Affordable Care Act, even among its supporters, the White House has another worry: the law is still not well liked or well understood.
- How Immigration Reform and Demographics Could Change Presidential Math
(FiveThirtyEight - April 30 2013 - 7:28 PM:)
We've designed an interactive graphic that allows you to make different sets of assumptions about immigration reform, population growth and racial voting patterns to see how the electoral math might change in the future.
