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Michael Scherer

Michael Scherer is the White House correspondent for TIME. He previously worked for Salon.com, Mother Jones, and the Daily Hampshire Gazette. A native of San Francisco, he graduated from U.C. Santa Cruz and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

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Environment

White House: Keystone XL Pipeline Not A Climate Change Cure

By Michael SchererMarch 16, 20130

The White House says no final decision has been made about the fate of the pipeline, but for environmentalists reading the tea leaves, such rhetoric is not a positive sign.

Barack Obama

Obama Team Rolls Out Special Interest to Fight Special Interests

By Michael SchererMarch 13, 20130

Organizing for Action, President Obama’s new special interest operation says it will counter K Street lobbyists.

Congress

Despite Talk of Cuts, Members of Congress Push More Spending

By Michael SchererMarch 12, 20130

Even in this new age of austerity, sequestration and budget cutting rhetoric, powerful members of Congress are having their way, defending favorite programs and finding money for pet projects…

Barack Obama

President Obama’s New Meal Ticket Strategy

By Michael SchererMarch 08, 20130

Through meeting and eating, the spirit of Washington is shifting, and the commonalities between the two parties are taking center stage for the first time in several years.

Campaign Finance

Obama’s Aides Bar Corporate Donations, But Other Routes Remain

By Michael SchererMarch 07, 20130

Obama’s grassroots army, Organizing for Action, refuses unlimited funds from corporations just when Business Forward expands its efforts.

Republican Party

Republican Consultants Plot New Tech-Savvy Infrastructure

By Michael SchererMarch 04, 20130

Republicans develop a four-step plan to train and nurture the next generation of campaign operatives

VideoDebt

Republicans Strike Back In Online Sequester Ads

By Michael SchererFeb. 26, 20130

New NRCC ad shows why Republicans have a harder argument to make on the sequester than their Democratic opponents.

Budgets

Sequester Showdown

By Michael SchererFeb. 22, 20130

Will the Democrats or G.O.P. win the sequester showdown? Here’s a scorecard for watching the machinations over the coming month.

VideoWhite House

The White House Wes Anderson Egg Roll Send-Up

By Michael SchererFeb. 21, 20130

Posted without comment. Because really, it stands just fine on its own.

VideoBudgets

Democrats Release Sequester Hit List With 27 GOP Targets

By Michael SchererFeb. 21, 20130

Who says the campaign season ends?

From the Archive

Barack Obama: America’s (Not So Great) Golfer-in-Chief

By Michael SchererFeb. 17, 20130

Today the President played golf with Tiger Woods. Read my old article here to learn more about how well the President can play the game.

Immigration

Jose Antonio Vargas’ Emotional Senate Testimony

By Michael Scherer
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