While the milestone of 100 days is not new – US presidents are still measured against the progress made in 100 days by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933 –  it is important. A poor start can create the impression of a government of novices. A good one can provide a new government with critical momentum. So how has the coalition done so far? And, in particular, how well have they do...

Interactive feature: Few presidents have taken office facing such daunting challenges as Barack Obama. Here we look at his first 100 days in office and the key policy decisions, appointments and early political crisis as they unfolded

Interactive feature: Few presidents have taken office facing such daunting challenges as Barack Obama. Here we look at his first 100 days in office and the key policy decisions, appointments and early political crisis as they unfolded

What can you tell about a President’s four year term from the first 100 days? Sod all really. The first 100 days of the Bush presidency told us nothing about how he would go on to be one of the most unpopular presidents in modern history or that war and terror would go on to be the defining issues of his term; hell, by the first 100 days his approval ratings suggested he was on course to be one

John Dickerson in Slate: Inventory Day Jonathan Martin in Politico: 10 decisions for Obama's next 100 days Editorial in The New York Times: One Hundred 100 Days Blog Dan Balz in The Washington Post: Obama's first 100 days Arianna Huffington...

The Biggest Spending Spree in American History From the Republican Study Committee As President Barack Obama approaches his 100th day in office, we have just witnessed the most debt-riddled first 100 days of an administration in American history. Obama has vaulted far past the debt numbers accumulated by his two predecessors in their first 100 days (in fact past their entire first years). In just ...

It's customary that the first 100 days of a new administration are relatively opposition-free for the new team to settle in and start the serious work. Boris' 100 days honeymoon have shrunk to 60 due to his own incompetence. During the campaign he managed to change his popular image of a witty but not very

Boris Johnson is making long-term decisions that are in danger of making London less green, environmental and social campaigners say, as the new mayor reaches 100 days in office

As the 100 day landmark approaches, it is day 95 of the Obama presidency today, the punditocracy are coming up with their Obama verdicts. (You can read The Spectator’s 100 days special here). Obviously, rating a president this early is slightly absurd. At the 100 days mark, Jimmy Carter looked like he was going to be a successful president—and look how that turned out. While 100 days i...

For the past few days, FP's been calling and emailing some of our favorite foreign policy thinkers to get their grades on U.S. President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office. We have all the responses here, but here's a cheat-sheet of the marks: A Walter Russell Mead Lawrence Korb Ricardo Avila Parag Khanna Laura Secor   A- Charles Kupchan Paul Pillar Karim Sadjadpour Jose M...