Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama’s health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at [...]
I had a long visit a few days ago with a Republican congressman who assured me that even if the Republicans win back both the House and Senate in 2010, government spending will continue unabated. He agreed with me that, with few exceptions, Republicans lack the courage to vote against most spending bills.
But he also [...]
A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being [...]
A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being [...]
Democrats pare differences over health overhaul ALAN FRAM Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON Top Democrats say they are resolving disputes over President Barack Obama’s health overhaul plan, but they face decisions on subsidizing coverage and are still hunting votes [...]
Winning here, and holding the ground in the months to come, would be a first step for the Afghan exit strategy President Barack Obama hopes to start implementing next [...]
President Barack Obama plans to donate the $1.4 milllion from his Nobel Peace Prize to helping students, veterans’ families and survivors of Haiti’s earthquake, among others, drawing attention to organizations he said "do extraordinary [...]
Democrats, White House close in on health bill ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine [...]
A new Rasmussen Reports survey shows that 57 percent of American voters think that the health care reform plan currently before Congress would hurt the U.S. economy. The poll provides yet more evidence that Americans remain deeply opposed to the plan favored by President Barack Obama, for a variety of [...]