In a meeting with the National Governors Association, President Obama offered an olive branch to governors unhappy with health care reform, while needling them for criticizing the stimulus and going after unions. For the first time, Obama came out in…

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Obama to Let States Opt Out of Health Care Early

Facts always matter, but never more so than when politicians deal with issues of real consequence, like health care and budget deficits. Data sets and out-year projections may make everybody’s eyes glaze over, but without accurate information, the end result of legislation is disaster. Today, there is no way to avoid fiscal ruin and social erosion unless we can determine whether health care reform will tame or swell deficits. read more

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Joe Conason | Fudging the Facts on Health Care and Deficits

Republicans on Sunday demonstrated a united front against health care reform passed by the Obama administration, promising to repeal it or cut funding for it.

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Health care in hot seat again

Say goodbye to the 111th Congress, which met for the final time Wednesday. This set of lawmakers passed landmark legislation from the $814 billion economic stimulus and the giant health care reform act to new regulations on Wall Street trading. In its…

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Epic, Busy, Unliked Congress Ends

The G.O.P. is expressing its intention to revisit issues like health care reform, financial regulation and tax cuts.

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The Road Ahead Turns Right