As Republicans push the issue.

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Obama Camp Defensive on Spending

The convictions last week of two of Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s former campaign aides have scrambled local politics in the nation’s capital, dimming Gray’s influence and brightening the political prospects of some other city leaders. Read full article > >

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Mayoral ambitions surfacing early in D.C.

The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll highlighted just how much the coalitions of the two political parties have changed over time and continue to shift during Barack Obama’s presidency. What advisers to the president and Mitt Romney are trying to calculate is how that may affect the electoral college. Read full article > >

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Parsing demographics and the 2012 presidential race

Shares his tale of grief after wife’s and daughter’s deaths.

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Biden Talks Suicide

Lost this demographic to McCain in 2008.

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Obama Courts Veteran Vote

Jeffrey E. Neely , the embattled General Services Administration regional commissioner who planned a lavish employee conference in Las Vegas that cost more than $800,000, left the agency Thursday, a GSA spokesman said. Read full article > >

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Jeffrey Neely, who organized lavish GSA conference, leaves agency

We asked: Are you doing the job you dreamed of having when you were fresh out of school? Are you working in an environment where you feel supported by managers who can help you reach your goals? If you’re not in your dream job, then what’s the plan to get it? Read full article > >

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Sometimes the dream job doesn’t start out that way

When Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan appeared before a Senate committee investigating the Colombia prostitution scandal, he cited an employee survey and said that nearly 60 percent of the agency’s workers indicated they would report unethical behavior. Read full article > >

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Not everyone is comfortable reporting unethical behavior, survey indicates

Arkansas may retry a man for murder even though jurors in his first trial were unanimous that he was not guilty, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Alex Blueford, who is accused of killing his girlfriend’s 1-year-old son, is not protected by the Constitution’s Double Jeopardy Clause, the court ruled in a 6 to 3 decision. Read full article > >

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Supreme Court says double jeopardy does not protect against murder retrial

Republicans publicly vie for VP ticket.

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Romney ‘Auditions’ Running Mates

Felix Roque and son allegedly hacked recall website.

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West New York Mayor Arrested

Jackie Calmes of the New York Times tells the story today of my all-time favorite presidential photo. The first time I saw it was while walking through the West Wing to a meeting three years ago. A little black boy touching the head of President Obama. The image was so powerful I stopped in my tracks and inquired about the story behind the photo. As Calmes reports, Jacob Philadelphia had a question for the president of the United States. Read full article > >

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Jonathan Capehart: Photo speaks volumes about Obama and race

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday criticized Mitt Romney’s foreign policy stance, particularly when it comes to the presumptive GOP nominee’s statement earlier this year that Russia is the “number one geopolitical foe” of the United States. Read full article > >

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Colin Powell criticizes Romney on foreign policy; says he has ‘no problem’ with gay marriage

54 percent of swing voters view him unfavorably.

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Biden Unpopular in Swing States

GREENSBORO, N.C. — They file past John Edwards each day on their way to lunch, walking in a weaving line within a few feet of where he sits: Twelve jurors whose facial expressions, body language and even their wardrobes are parsed for meaning. Read full article > >

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John Edwards trial: Jurors seek information on ‘Bunny’ Mellon’s role