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In this week's podcast, Times reporters discuss Obama's economic speech, the midterms and Chicago after Mayor Richard M. Daley.

Taking a page from the Democrats, the G.O.P. is fielding candidates in all but seven Congressional districts.

President Obama and his party face a problem that stems from decisions he made when he took office.

President Obama called for an end to Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy in a lengthy and sharply populist speech.

The Political Times columnist will be answering selected reader questions on President Obama's response to the economic crisis.

Cleveland is one of four cities competing to host the Democratic National Convention.

A sharply divided federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit involving the C.I.A.’s “extraordinary rendition” program.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s speech sought to showcase the successes of the Obama administration’s foreign policy.

Taxpayers in New Jersey and in other areas of the country are still paying for facilities abandoned by the teams they were built for.

Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, a Democrat, and Charles D. Baker, his Republican challenger, leapt into attack mode during their first televised debate on Tuesday.

Gov. Chris Christie stays on the attack as the New Jersey Assembly convenes a hearing on a lost education grant.

Religious leaders held an “emergency summit” to denounce bigotry toward Muslim Americans.

Many state legislatures will play a major role in the once-a-decade process of redrawing the boundaries of Congressional districts.

Shock over Mayor Richard M. Daley’s news spread all the way to Washington, where the White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, has said he would like the job.

The president’s decision not to extend tax cuts for the rich adds a populist twist to an economic package designed to entice support from big businesses and their Republican allies.

Nearly half of the registered voters in East Haven are unaffiliated, and the candidates are eager to win their support.

When Representative John M. Spratt Jr., a Democrat from South Carolina, agreed to debate Mick Mulvaney, his Republican opponent, on Tuesday night, it was on the condition that no television cameras be allowed to record the event.

Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, warns his party not to get ahead of itself.

A San Diego restaurant owner has been thrust into one of the nation’s most contentious debates, sending a current of fear through the restaurant industry.

Rodney Glassman, a Democrat who is challenging Senator John McCain, did his best to win over a tough crowd at a corn dinner last week.