Supreme Court to take up Obama health care law
Taking up its most important case in more than a decade, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the legal challenges to the Obama health care law.
View ArticleCongress poised to create new tax break
First Read: Just as the congressional supercommittee is looking to close tax loopholes to reduce the deficit, lawmakers are voting to create a new tax break.
View ArticleCain struggles with question on Libya policy
First Read: GOP presidential hopeful struggles to find the answer when asked on his position on President Obama's handling of Libya. "I got all this stuff twirling around in my head," he says.
View ArticlePerry: Jail lawmakers who insider trade
First Read: Texas governor, in a populist move, calls for a new law that would jail members of Congress who engage in insider trading.
View ArticlePerry to unveil plan to 'uproot' government
First Read: Previewing an address he will deliver Tuesday in eastern Iowa, Gov. Rick Perry on Monday night promised to "uproot" the three branches of government with wide-reaching reforms.
View ArticleFirst Read: Perry plans to 'uproot' government
The Texas governor unveiled a broad plan to eliminate lifetime appointments for Supreme Court judges and transforming Congress into a "part time" institution.
View ArticleJustices pressured to sit on sidelines
First Read: Political groups are calling for Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse themselves from the pending health reform case the Supreme Court has agreed to hear.
View ArticleRomney: Obama doesn't understand America
First Read: Former Massachusetts governor lashed out at President Obama on the campaign trail, accusing him of making "disparaging" comments about Americans.
View ArticleBoehner calls GOP deficit plan a 'fair offer'
Republican presidential hopefuls are assaulting a proposal by GOP lawmakers on a bipartisan deficit-reduction panel that calls for increased tax revenues.
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