Arts Nov 08 Obama apologizes for health care troubles, pledges to work out ‘kinks’ President Obama spoke Wednesday in Dallas, Texas about the Affordable Care Act. Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images President Barack Obama offered an apology Thursday to Americans who have been notified that they are losing their health insurance plans despite…
Arts Nov 06 Parties look to understand messy McAuliffe victory Terry McAuliffe supporters in Tysons Corner, Va., cheer after he is declared the winner of the governor's race Tuesday night. Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe will become…
Arts Nov 05 Contests in Virginia, New Jersey are highlight of off-year election Voters line up at a polling station at Spring Hill Elementary School in McLean, Virginia Tuesday. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images The polls are open. The closing arguments have been made. And by the end of the day Tuesday…
Arts Nov 04 New Jersey and Virginia: a tale of two elections President Obama delivers remarks at a McAuliffe campaign event at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia on Sunday. Photo by Pete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty Images When voters in New Jersey and Virginia went to the polls in 2009, the…
Politics Oct 29 New poll gives McAuliffe big lead in Virginia Virginia Tech students attend a Monday event in Blacksburg, Va. for gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images With one week to go until Election Day in Virginia, Democrat Terry McAuliffe has expanded…
Politics Oct 28 Lawmakers demand answers, fixes with health care law Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images When it comes to the rocky rollout of the health care law, both sides are urging fast action from President Barack Obama's administration. Republican opponents of the law are demanding "quick answers"…
Politics Oct 25 Obama agenda hinges on health care fixes President Obama shakes hands with supporters after speaking about immigration reform in the East Room of the White House Thursday. Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images The day after Congress approved a measure to end the government shutdown and raise…
Politics Oct 23 Parties at odds over health care law Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images House Democrats are getting a debrief on the health care law Wednesday, following a series of problems with the rollout of an insurance exchange website…
Politics Oct 21 Obama to critique health care site glitches as ‘unacceptable’ Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images President Barack Obama will address glitches with the online health insurance marketplace on Monday, fresh off a weeks-long battle over government funding and raising the debt limit that saw congressional…
Politics Oct 18 With shutdown over, GOP looks inward Visitors check out the newspaper pages at the Newseum as the federal government reopens. Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images If Thursday was back to business in Washington, Friday is back to normal. Budget conferees…