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Kentucky Senator Holds Up Jobs Benefits Measure

The top Republican in the Senate is predicting that a stopgap measure to extend help for the unemployed and keep federal highway dollars flowing will soon pass.

Watch Live This Afternoon: President Obama on Moving Forward with Health Reform

At 1:45 p.m. Eastern Time today, President Obama will present his final plan for health reform and call on Congress to move forward swiftly with a vote on health insurance reform legislation.
The President will speak about why reform is so crucial, and why a comprehensive approach to reform is necessary to truly reduce premiums and [...]

Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

President Barack Obama laughs during a meeting with, from left, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Mona Sutphen, White House Counsel Bob Bauer, and Director of the Office of Health Reform Nancy-Ann DeParle in the Oval Office, Feb. 12, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza.

Watch Live This Afternoon: President Obama on Moving Forward with Health Reform

At 1:45 p.m. Eastern Time today, President Obama will present his final plan for health reform and call on Congress to move forward swiftly with a vote on health insurance reform legislation.
The President will speak about why reform is so crucial, and why a comprehensive approach to reform is necessary to truly reduce premiums and [...]

Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

President Barack Obama laughs during a meeting with, from left, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Mona Sutphen, White House Counsel Bob Bauer, and Director of the Office of Health Reform Nancy-Ann DeParle in the Oval Office, Feb. 12, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza.

Are you represented by a Highway Hypocrite?

From DNC Executive Director Jen O’Malley Dillon:
Are you represented in Congress by a Highway Hypocrite?
Highway Hypocrites voted against the Recovery Act and spent the last year attacking it — while praising it in letters requesting funds and press releases touting projects in their districts.
We’ve identified 118 Republican senators and representatives guilty of highway hypocrisy. But [...]

Are you represented by a Highway Hypocrite?

From DNC Executive Director Jen O’Malley Dillon:
Are you represented in Congress by a Highway Hypocrite?
Highway Hypocrites voted against the Recovery Act and spent the last year attacking it — while praising it in letters requesting funds and press releases touting projects in their districts.
We’ve identified 118 Republican senators and representatives guilty of highway hypocrisy. But [...]

Russia urged to investigate attack on human rights activist

Vadim Karastelev, who has been campaigning for police reform and against corruption, was severely beaten by two men outside his home in Novorossisk on Saturday.

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