Interactive: Where U.S. Presidents Fear to Tread
When President Obama touched down in Sweden early Wednesday morning, he notched his 43rd foreign country visited since taking the oath of office. The president probably doesn’t need the frequent flyer...
View ArticleInfographic: The Words John Kerry Uses When He Talks About Syria
In the past two weeks, Secretary of State John Kerry has emerged as the Obama administration’s chief public advocate for punitive strikes against Syria. In a whirlwind tour of Sunday news shows and...
View ArticleObama’s 18 Favorite Golf Partners (You’ve Only Heard of One)
For decades, the most powerful golf game in Washington has usually been whichever one the President plays. In the past five years, the capital’s power brokers have had almost zero luck joining it....
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About A Government Shutdown
Update, Sept. 27, 2013: The Justice Department released an updated version of its contingency plan. The infographic has been updated accordingly. Even if lawmakers fail to head off a government...
View ArticleWatch America’s Money Evaporate
Update, Oct. 16, 2013, 4:45 p.m.: As of Tuesday evening, the government had $39.0 billion in cash. The text and interactive have been updated. The federal government tracks its finances just like...
View ArticleInteractive: Look For Patterns In Last Night’s GOP Votes Against Debt Deal
After weeks of turmoil and the threat of an economic cataclysm, 144 House Republicans voted against the bill last night to raise the debt ceiling and reopen the government. The vote marked the fourth...
View ArticleLiz Cheney And The Family Business: A Chart of All Congressional Dynasties
During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, former vice president Dick Cheney was bullish on his daughter Liz’s chances of winning the Republican Senate primary in Wyoming next summer, stating...
View ArticleInteractive: The World Is Falling Out of Love With America — Again
When the Pew Global Attitudes project polled French citizens on their opinion of the U.S. in 2008, it heard a familiar story: nearly 60% had an unfavorable impression of America, while only about 40%...
View ArticleInteractive: Republicans More Likely to Have Constituents Who Use Food Stamps
When the House voted in September to cut $40 billion from the federal food-stamp program over 10 years, all but 15 Republicans supported the measure while not a single Democrat did so. But according to...
View ArticleInfographic: Obama Accepts Rare Outsider Into Golf Game
New Zealand has long maintained a warm relationship with the United States, but few measures of bilateralism are as meaningful as the one that occurred on Thursday. In the final days of his vacation in...
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