WASHINGTON — House Democrats have easily defeated a Republican attempt to roll back a major provision of the nation's new health care law requir...
Posted 05.25.2011
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week of trying to "incite something" by choosing to walk through a Tea Party rally b...
Bennet Kelley | Posted 05.25.2011
Since President Obama took office, our political debate has deteriorated from rancorous to poisonous with the recent assassination threats on Twitter, protesters hurling bigotry and attacks on the offices of Congressional Democrats.
Laura Ziskin | Posted 05.25.2011
I'm an American living with and fighting cancer. I don't much care about what new policy means for politicians. I care about real-life results. Sunday's vote was only the very start of a vitally important process.
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011
While I'm cheering for Pelosi's political skill, I wish I could be cheering louder for passage of a bill that actually did more to accomplish universal affordable health care for all Americans.
Rob Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011
The majors were an almost ghostly presence at SXSW 2010. The indies have now seized the day within the leading-edge music market.
Posted 05.25.2011
Health Care reform was passed this week, but the public is still divided over whether or not it will be good for our nation. Thankfully, Jimmy Fallon ...
Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011
The lives of millions of Americans will be improved because of what the Democrats have done. The Republicans, meanwhile, have been hoisted with their own deeply cynical petard.
Alan Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011
I voted yes on Sunday's health care reform bill. It's an historic first step. Historic. But we're not done. The framework for a comprehensive health care system is in place. Now we must finish the job.
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Authorities are trying to find out who threw bricks through windows and doors at two Democratic Party offices in western New Y...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
A Yale Daily News columnist called the health care reform bill "one for all Americans." A writer in the Daily Iowan said it represents "substantial pr...
AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011
Congress approved a major overhaul of the nation's health care system for President Barack Obama's signature. Here are some of the features of the leg...
AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says she believes people who remain skeptical about the massive health care reform that has pass...
Posted 05.25.2011
House Democrats led the way to passing comprehensive health care reform Sunday night, but there were 34 Democrats who voted against the health care bi...
Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011
We do not get all we pay for in this world, but we are certainly paying for everything we get. We have paid an incredibly heavy price to get to this moment on health care: now is not the time to falter.
Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON (BY ALAN FRAM, AP) - Tucked into President Barack Obama's health care bill are several 11th-hour changes that help major insurance companie...
Posted 05.25.2011
Today is THE DAY for health care reform, and this page will bring you all the breaking news, tweets, photos, and video, all in one place. Flip throu...
Posted 05.25.2011
Today is THE DAY for health care reform, and this page will bring you all the breaking news, tweets, photos, and video, all in one place. Flip throu...
Posted 05.25.2011
Today is THE DAY for health care reform, and this page will bring you all the breaking news, tweets, photos, and video, all in one place. Flip thr...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011
Two Democratic lawmakers tell the Huffington Post that the party will not use the controversial measure known as deem and pass to get health care into...
Posted 05.25.2011
At least two dozen Democrats remain undeclared on the final health care bill. We'll be updating the table below as soon as their positions are announc...
Deborah Senn | Posted 05.25.2011
There is too much good in the health care bill to let this opportunity slip through our fingers. There will still be many problems in need of fixing, but this is an excellent foundation upon which to build.
Rep. Anthony Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011
Sometimes it feels more like we're playing a game of "Health Care Chutes and Ladders" -- climbing forward one day, slipping back the next -- but we're getting near the top of the board.
Posted 05.25.2011
The final health care bill details are out and a full House vote is coming soon. The health care bill will lead to a reduction of $130 billion of the...
Posted 05.25.2011
Update: The Denver Post reports that Betsy Markey WILL vote for the compromise health care reform bill on Sunday. The Post's Michael Riley Report...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011