Wall Street Follies: The Next Act
It certainly sounded good. Hoping, perhaps, to persuade a dubious public that curbing reckless business practices is indeed a Washington priority, t...
It certainly sounded good. Hoping, perhaps, to persuade a dubious public that curbing reckless business practices is indeed a Washington priority, t...
RealClearPolitics | Salena Zito | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics
A poll of opinion polls shows Americans' attitudes are changing rapidly. They are less and less thrilled about the country's direction and Congress, ...
Huff TV | Posted 10.25.2009 | Home
Arianna recently appeared on BBC's Newsnight to discuss the economic crisis, the lack of reform, and the effects of the bailout on American society an...
New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 10.25.2009 | Media
For a country desperate for good news, the now-deflated "balloon boy" spectacle would seem to be the perfect tonic. As Wolf Blitzer of CNN summed up t...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein and Ryan Grim | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics
President Barack Obama is actively discouraging Senate Democrats in their effort to include a public insurance option with a state opt-out clause as p...
Newsweek | Jon Meacham | Posted 10.24.2009 | Media
To the base, the White House looks tough, willing to hit back--all while the base is getting few of the substantive reforms it has fought for. I am no...
Newsweek | Anna Quindlen | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics
History will judge Barack Obama over the long haul. But we've learned something in the short term that is simple, obvious, and has less to do with him...
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics
The real head-scratcher for serious media-watchers right now is what the "war" between the White House and Fox News was meant to distract us from this week. The "war" itself is laughable, for a number of reasons.
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics
Asked about criticism from former Vice President Dick Cheney, current VP Joe Biden had a simple response: "Who cares?" Actually, he said, "Who car...
HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics
The Obama administration's recent characterization of Fox News is a long overdue acknowledgment of the obvious: Fox News is not a legitimate news orga...
Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media
Does anyone really believe that ACORN is the top story? Every day? Or is it possible that is Fox's obvious, ham-handed way of attacking the president daily? I can't believe we're having this argument.
Steve Parker | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business
The House Financial Services Committee approved a key amendment Thursday, 47-21, to keep automobile dealers exempt them from a new government consumer protection agency.
Eric E. Burns | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media
The White House has exposed Fox News for what it is: not a news organization, but a partisan political entity that is waging a war against the Obama administration and its progressive agenda.
The New York Times | Peter Baker | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics
Before there was Rahm Emanuel, the relentless White House chief of staff, there was Rahm Emanuel, the relentless House Democratic campaign strategist ...
AP | ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are aiming to scale back the cost of their health care bill to well below President Barack Obama's preferred price ...
ProPublica | Olga Pierce | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
Four years ago, a group of lawmakers and aides crafted Medicare Part D, the prescription drug program for seniors that has produced billions of dollar...
The Miami Herald | Carol Rosenberg | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- The military can comply with a White House order to empty the detention center and clear all 221 war-on-terror capti...
washingtonpost.com | Zachary A. Goldfarb | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business
Top economic advisers to President Obama signed off on a deal to protect Bank of America from losses incurred by its purchase of failed Wall Street fi...
The New York Times | DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
The Wall Street giants that received a financial lifeline from Washington may have no compunction about paying big bonuses to their dealmakers and tra...
New York Times | SABRINA TAVERNISE and HELENE COOPER | Posted 10.20.2009 | World
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Under heavy international pressure, President Hamid Karzai appears set to concede as early as Tuesday that he fell short of a fi...
New York Times | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 10.19.2009 | World
After nearly a month of deliberations by Mr. Obama over whether to send more American troops to Afghanistan, frustrations and anxiety are on the rise ...
Huff TV | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics
Huffington Post reporter Ryan Grim appeared on MSNBC today to talk about the Obama administration's new policy on marijuana prosecutions. The White...
TIME | Andrew Lee Butters | Posted 10.19.2009 | Home
Sunday's suicide terrorism attack that killed at least five commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps could have an impact far beyond the Islami...
Washington Post | Moira E. McLaughlin | Posted 10.19.2009 | Style
The White House wasn't finished when she moved in, so she used the still-under-construction East Room to dry her clean sheets. Her ghost is said to wa...
Mira Veda | Posted 10.19.2009 | World
For the first time in history, a US president has attended a Diwali celebration held at the White House.
New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics