Nov 05 Senators question problematic health care rollout WASHINGTON -- A month into the rollout of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and no end to problems, the senior administration official closest to the law's implementation will answer questions Tuesday from a Senate panel that wrote much of… Continue reading
Nov 05 Contests in Virginia, New Jersey are highlight of off-year election By Terence Burlij 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… Continue reading
Nov 04 Young voters in Va. overwhelmingly support McAuliffe, but will they vote? Virginia Tech students who support Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe attend an event in Blacksburg, Va., on Oct. 28. Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images With polls showing a clear gender gap in the Virginia governor's… Continue reading
Nov 04 Election 2013: What we're watching Voters in six states will decide on more than two dozen ballot measures on Tuesday. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images The races for the governors' mansions in New Jersey and Virginia have garnered national attention, but polls indicate… Continue reading
Nov 04 1 in 5 LGBT adults say they've been treated unfairly by an employer Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The 19-year-old ENDA -- Employment Non-Discrimination Act -- is heading to Congress yet again, with a Senate vote Monday to outlaw workplace discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people based on… Continue reading
Nov 04 New Jersey and Virginia: a tale of two elections By Terence Burlij 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… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch An executive order puts climate change up front Margaret Talev, White House correspondent for Bloomberg News, assesses a new executive order by President Obama requiring federal agencies and local governments to account for climate change when undertaking big new projects. Continue watching
Nov 03 All in a day's work? Steelworkers' case highlights shifting American workday By Katelyn Polantz At issue in a Supreme Court case argued Monday is a simple legal question: Is putting on the safety gear in locker rooms at a steel mill just a clothes change, or is it "work"? But the case raises another… Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch Shields and Brooks on high cost of U.S. spying, ACA's ongoing woes Shields and Brooks on high cost of U.S. spying, ACA's ongoing woes… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Governor's race reveals Virginia's ongoing red state-blue state debate Governor's race reveals Virginia's ongoing red state-blue state debate… Continue watching