Paul Ryan

Budget Battles

  • Campaigns on Hold as Obama Mans Emergency Command

    By Eric Pianin

    With only a week before Election Day, President Obama put his reelection campaign on hold and returned to Washington on Monday to oversee emergency preparedness for Hurricane Sandy, a powerful and...

  • 6 Big Economic Ideas that Romney Could Embrace

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    On economic policy, Mitt Romney makes his own decisions. The former Massachusetts governor and private equity executive considers the advice from his cadre of economics PhDs but ultimately charts his...

  • In Tight Race, Ex-Pat Vote More Vital Than Ever

    By Erik Kirshbaum, Reuters

    With the presidential election too close to call, hundreds of thousands of Americans living in Europe have been posting their absentee ballots with a sense that they could truly make a difference on...

  • Hurricane Sandy Could Be Obama’s October Surprise

    By Eric Pianin

    As Hurricane Sandy works its way towards the nation’s Eastern Seaboard, the deadly storm may force President Obama to alter his campaign schedule to oversee the government’s response to the deadly...

  • The Hidden Power of the Early Voter in Election 2012

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    President Obama has pinned his re-election hopes on early voters, a group that’s not necessarily captured by recent polls showing that momentum has shifted to Republican Mitt Romney. Voters in...