Share Washington — He may be the world’s foremost mixed-race leader, but when it came to the official government head count, President Barack Obama gave only one answer to the question about his ethnic background: African-American. Sphere: Related Content
Share New York — The U.S. economy gained more jobs in March than any other month in the last three years, according to a government report released Friday. The Labor Department said the economy gained 162,000 jobs in the month, compared to a revised reading of a 14,000 job loss in February. That makes March [...]
Share Washington – President Obama claimed final victory on his top domestic priority Tuesday by signing into law a package of changes to the newly enacted health care reform bill. Sphere: Related Content
Share ch Washington — The lonely leader for immigration reform legislation among Senate Republicans, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, is chafing at what he views as the White House’s unwillingness to put political muscle behind the effort. Sphere: Related Content
Share Washington — Republicans were for President Barack Obama’s requirement that Americans get health insurance before they were against it. Sphere: Related Content
Share Washington – Capping an epic struggle, congressional Democrats put the final touches Thursday to historic legislation enshrining health care as the right of every citizen. Republicans vowed to campaign for repeal in the fall election season, drawing a quick retort from President Barack Obama: “I welcome that fight.” Sphere: Related Content
Share Washington — In 2001, running hard to be House Democratic whip, Nancy Pelosi had a blunt message for her caucus: If she won, she was going to lead from the front — and if colleagues didn’t want that style of leadership, they shouldn’t vote for her. Sphere: Related Content
Share Washington – President Obama will sign a landmark $875 billion health care reform bill into law at the White House on Tuesday, according to two Democratic officials familiar with the planning. Sphere: Related Content
Share Washington – Frustrated with the lack of action to overhaul the country’s immigration system, thousands of demonstrators rallied on the National Mall and marched through the streets of the capital Sunday, waving American flags and holding homemade signs in English and Spanish. Sphere: Related Content
Share Washington – Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage. Sphere: Related Content
Share Washington – A pair of House Democratic leaders predicted Sunday the final tally on President Barack Obama’s historic health care bill will meet or exceed the 216 votes required for passage. Sphere: Related Content
Share Washington – Saturday afternoon has seen two major developments in the health care reform push: President Obama made his final pitch for his prized piece of legislation on Capitol Hill, and Democratic leaders decided to abandon a plan to avoid a direct vote on the Senate bill. Sphere: Related Content
Share Washington – Thousands of people are expected to pour into Washington for a Sunday rally demanding immigration reform, launching the first public battle over the issue since the announcement of a new bipartisan plan endorsed by President Obama. Sphere: Related Content
Share Washington – President Barack Obama, facing criticism from advocates of immigration reform, pledged Thursday “to do everything in my power” to get immigration legislation moving in Congress this year. Sphere: Related Content
Share Washington — Comprehensive health care reform will cost the federal government $940 billion over a ten-year period, but will increase revenue and cut other costs by a greater amount, leading to a reduction of $130 billion in the federal deficit over the same period, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office, a [...]
Share Washington — After an intense White House lobbying effort, Dennis Kucinich announced on Wednesday morning that he has decided to vote for health care reform when it comes before the House in the next few days, reversing his previous position and giving a boost to President Obama, congressional leaders and the reform effort. Sphere: [...]
Share Washington – Even as a top House Democrat expressed confidence in passing legislation to overhaul health care, a new CNN analysis shows that opposition in the House of Representatives to the Senate health care plan has reached 200 members. Sphere: Related Content
Share Washington — The White House is beginning its final push on health care this week, with senior adviser David Axelrod and press secretary Robert Gibbs making the rounds of the Sunday talk shows to express confidence that the bill will pass. Sphere: Related Content
Share Washington — Twenty-five pro-life Catholic theologians and Evangelical leaders yesterday sent letters to members of Congress urging them not to let misleading information about abortion provisions in the Senate health care bill block passage of sorely-needed reform. Sphere: Related Content
