Mar 22 A Reader's Guide to Health Reform Many people have written to us in the past several weeks saying they can't stand to hear another word about the political sausage-making process behind health reform. What they ARE eager to learn more about is how the legislation… Continue reading
Mar 22 President Obama, Democrats Pass Historic Health Care Bill. Now What? President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden embrace in the White House following Sunday night's vote passing health care reform. (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images.) With President Barack Obama set to sign into law the most sweeping… Continue reading
Mar 22 Monday's Headlines: Netanyahu in D.C.; Iraq's al-Maliki Endorses Recount Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington Monday for talks with the Obama administration. Netanyahu's arrival coincides with a difficult period in U.S.-Israel relations, aggravated by Israel's announcement of plans for new Jewish homes in east Jerusalem. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch Immigration Activists Seek Action From Obama Proponents of changes to current immigration laws want the president to act on his campaign promises of reform. Ray Suarez gets two points of view on possible fixes for current laws affecting undocumented residents. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Yemen's Struggles With al-Qaida Reveal a Country of Contradictions In the first part of a series of reports from Yemen, Margaret Warner explores the country's complex security concerns and why the nation has become an effective home base for the newest threats from al-Qaida. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch News Wrap: Google Pulls China Search Engine In other news Monday, Google announced it has moved its search engine from China to Hong Kong to circumvent censorship laws on the mainland and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that new settlements in East Jerusalem would undermine the… Continue watching
Mar 21 House Passes Historic Health Care Reform Legislation By Lea Winerman The House of Representatives on Sunday passed a sweeping $940 billion health care bill in a historic vote that will dramatically change the U.S. health care system and expand health insurance coverage to 32 million more Americans over the next… Continue reading
Mar 21 House Votes Cap Day of Debate on Health Reform By Lea Winerman Update: 11:38 p.m. ET The House has now passed the reconciliation bill with amendments to the Senate health reform legislation, by a margin of 220-211. This bill will need to go back to the Senate for approval, which… Continue reading
Mar 20 Democrats Inch Closer to Pushing Health Reform Over Finish Line By Murrey Jacobson With the hours ticking down before a pivotal vote on the fate of health reform, President Obama made a trip to Capitol Hill Saturday to rally the House Democratic caucus one final time in his push to persuade undecided… Continue reading
Mar 19 Shields and Brooks on Immigration Reform and NCAA Upsets By Hari Sreenivasan While most of the political attention in Washington in focused squarely on the fate of the health reform bill, demonstrators are planning rallies in Washington this weekend to bring more attention to the seventh anniversary of the U.S. Continue reading