As the representative of General Motors' new majority owner -- the U.S. government -- and the chief officer of the major banks in the US, President Barack Obama has become a de facto chairman of sorts and can now add 'Captain of Industry' 'to his resume. Although Obama was not...

Yesterday's announcement that America's hospitals will contribute $155 billion to the health care reform effort is yet another sign that meaningful health care reform is within our grasp.

The money will come from cuts in government programs, making the hospital industry, after the pharmaceutical sector, the second private health...

In late June, the drug industry pledged to reduce costs by $80 billion over the next ten years to help lawmakers fund comprehensive health care reform.

Seniors are applauding the move, as much of the money will help plug Medicare's infamous "doughnut hole" -- the gap in drug coverage that...

When the nation's largest private employer joins with a leading labor union and a Democratic think tank to advocate that employers provide health insurance for workers, it's worth stepping back and handicapping what this means for the larger debate.

Making waves in health care is hardly new terrain for Wal-Mart....

Rarely in Washington do you come across a moment of unequivocal bipartisan alignment, especially on an issue as polarizing as health-care reform. Today was one of them.

A few hours ago, President Obama joined with Barry Rand, head of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), and Senators Baucus (D-Mont.)...

Recent headlines about the newspaper industry have gone from bad to worse, as one paper after another faces financial troubles. This week, newspapers in Detroit announced that they will be cutting home deliveries back to only three times a week. The Tribune Company filed for bankruptcy just last week, and...

Congress' failure to pass the $700 billion rescue plan will likely go down in history as a moment of destructive partisanship during a time when unity and cooperation were most needed.

Last week's deliberations over the bailout package suggested that congressional leaders would be able to put ideological...

Who John McCain picks as his vice presidential nominee is more important to the future of the Republican Party, and indeed the country, than it might otherwise initially seem.

Speculation of McCain's possible choices has grown with the news that prominent Republicans Mitt Romney, Charlie Crist and Bobby Jindal...

Yesterday morning, the New York Times wrote an editorial widely decrying tactics used in the recently completed Pennsylvania primary. The article specifically focused on Hillary Clinton and her use of negative campaign tactics to undermine Senator Barack Obama in the waning days of that state's contest. The Times criticized...

On the heels of General Petraeus' report, there is no doubt a temptation in the Democratic camp to dismiss the more unsavory findings as the work of a political lackey. The general did not recommend a substantive timetable for withdrawal, much to the ire, though not surprise, of the Left....

Democrats will be making a profound mistake if they follow through on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's insistence that the party will refuse to provide any funding for the war in Iraq,...