Barack Obama
Kicking off 2013 with a feel-bad deal on the fiscal cliff
Congress has passed a last-minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff that both parties can be furious about. More
Year-end: Hillary Clinton, Clyde Haberman, the fiscal cliff
2013
Joe Lhota, John Catsimatidis, George McDonald and Malcolm Smith are among the candidates invited to the January 16 mayoral forum on health care. [Zachary Stieber]
A reporter tries interviewing a 9/11 conspiracy theorist about running for mayor. [Hunter Walker] More
Obama lampoons Congress but says a deal is 'in sight'
President Obama said an agreement on the fiscal cliff is "in sight," at an afternoon appearance inside a White House auditorium packed with a few dozen rowdy specators billed as middle class Americans. More
President Obama calls for compromise, in a rare visit to the Sunday shows
President Obama made a rare appearance on "Meet the Press" on Sunday, his first since 2009, to cast himself as the sober adult offering reasonable compromises to an intractable House. More
(2)Lhota shakes up 2013, Tapper roils Obama
M.T.A. chairman Joe Lhota's resignation letter, delivered by hand. [Celeste Katz]
Christine Quinn: "I don't really have opponents. I have colleagues in government and fellow New Yorkers." [NY1]
Kathy Wylde said Lhota's candidacy will force the other Democratic candidates to have a "broader appeal." [Chris Bragg]
The city's five Republican county chairmen are not united behind a mayoral candidate. [Chris Bragg] More
Obama appoints a Biden-led task force on gun control, and Bloomberg cheers
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/07/6252344/why-it-matters-what-michael-bloomberg-thinks-about-guns More
Obama, memorably, with the father of Emilie Parker
Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More
(1)Does a call for action on gun control apply to Albany?
The school shooting Newtown has created what Senator Chuck Schumer called a "tipping point" in the conversation about gun-control laws, requiring a ban on assault weapons and high-volume magazine clips and more background checks. More
Bloomberg hints at major spending on gun control
Mayor Michael Bloomberg this morning called on President Barack Obama to "stand up and lead" in the fight to enact stricter gun controls.
"He's the commander in chief as well as the consoler in chief," said Bloomberg during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press." More
An American tragedy in Newtown
Mayor Michael Bloomberg: "Calling for 'meaningful action' is not enough. We need immediate action. We have heard all the rhetoric before. What we have not seen is leadership - not from the White House and not from Congress. That must end today." [Mayors Against Illegal Guns]
@20children: "@NRA we aren't going to take this anymore."
Nadler urges Obama to call the N.R.A. enablers of mass murder
"It is time to call out the N.R.A. as enablers of mass murder and start embarrassing people and saying, 'Who do you stand with? The parents and children of this country or the potential mass murderers?'" More
(10)Obama, quiet on guns before, calls for 'meaningful action' to stop shootings
President Obama fought back tears as he delivered a brief statement this afternoon on the shooting of dozens of schoolchildren in Connecticut today, saying the nation needed to "take meaningful action" to prevent such tragedies. More
What the inauguration package looks like for major Obama contributors
Members of President Barack Obama's finance committee in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have gotten their invitations to a slew of activities leading up to the president's inauguration. More
Obama, in Arab headdress, as Milan's 'Master of Energy'
An Italian paper portrays Barack Obama as "The Master of Energy," declaring "America will exceed Saudi Arabia as the number one producer." Which of course provides the excuse for a provocative photo composite of Obama in Saudi dress. More
Chris Christie tops post-hurricane Q poll of city residents, way ahead of Bloomberg
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's numbers are the lowest among the major elected officials the poll asked about. More
