Archive for May, 2011

Here is Barack Obama, evidence of a new and progressive America. Here are the Republicans, a cast of largely white males, looking peculiarly unevolved. Add to this the Republicans’ quite laudable focus on deficit reduction and spending cuts, and they…

The government is cutting premiums by up to 40 percent in 17 states and implementing other changes to make it easier for people with pre-existing medical conditions to get health insurance.

The move Tuesday comes as enrollment in the Pre-Existing…

It’s as dependable as the turning of the seasons itself. Every spring, migrant workers — many of them by all accounts illegal immigrants — work their way north picking fruits and vegetables, first in Florida, then in Georgia, then farther north.

If Britain and America are to withdraw their troops, they must do so on their own terms, writes Malcolm Rifkind.

Sarah Palin draws crowds with her hide-and-seek bus tour. Michele Bachmann says Palin’s plans won’t dissuade her from her likely presidential bid. Iowa GOP activists travel to New Jersey to implore Gov. Chris Christie to run, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry…

Addressing the most explosive charge against him, ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich told jurors Tuesday that he never sought to sell President Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat, but that he kicked around all kinds of ideas — “good ones, bad…

President Obama announced his choice to lead the Commerce Department on Tuesday, selecting John Bryson, the former CEO of the utility company Edison International.

A weekend controversy involving a lewd photo posted on the Twitter account of Rep. Anthony Weiner is a “prank” caused by a hacker, Weiner told CNN on Monday.