Health Jul 31 Reform Plans Face Uncertainty in August Recess With lawmakers heading into a monthlong recess, Democrats advanced health reform legislation in a key congressional panel Friday, but the debate over the Obama administration's top policy goal looked ready to move outside Washington.
Politics Aug 04 Watch Senate Democrats Block Vote on Minimum Wage, Estate Tax Bill In a 56-42 vote in the Senate, the GOP fell four votes shy of limiting debate on a bill containing a "trifecta" of parts, including a minimum wage increase and an estate tax cut, preventing a floor vote before the…