On Obamacare enrollment, insurers don't share government's optimism

As the Obama administration touted the latest enrollment numbers as positive movement, insurers aren't sold on the spin

• Feb 13, 2014

Obama urged to reclassify “less dangerous” marijuana

18 House Democrats sign letter urging the president to act on his statement that pot is less dangerous than alcohol and harder drugs

• Feb 13, 2014

Extreme weather in U.S. comes with a high price tag

Better preparation at the federal, state and local levels could help control costs, officials say

• Feb 12, 2014

More young people enrolling in Obamacare, but numbers still lag

At just 25 percent of total enrollees, those between the ages of 18 and 34 represent a less-than ideal share of the marketplace

• Feb 12, 2014

Obama raises minimum wage for federal contractors

President signs executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their employees at least $10.10 an hour

• Feb 12, 2014

After nailbiter, Senate moves to extend U.S. borrowing authority

It took a while for the Senate to wrangle enough votes, but in the end, a bill to allow the Treasury to continue borrowing normally heads to the president

• Feb 12, 2014

Congress guilty of “complicity” in gun violence: Conn. senator

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy blasts Congress for considering legislation to ease gun restrictions on public property

• Feb 12, 2014

Wendy Davis open to supporting 20-week abortion ban

The likely Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Texas won notoriety fighting abortion restrictions

• Feb 12, 2014

Study: Obama picks judges who may be biased towards business

A study from the left-leaning Alliance for Justice says President Obama favors judicial nominees with a corporate law background

• Feb 12, 2014

Rand Paul sues Obama over NSA surveillance

The lawsuit says that the government’s phone data collection program violates the Fourth Amendment

• Feb 12, 2014

On NSA surveillance, privacy panel presents divided front

The five-member Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board detailed to the Senate Judiciary Committee its report on government snooping

• Feb 12, 2014

Obama’s arbitrary health care flexibility

Major Garrett: In the Affordable Care Act’s never-ending revisions, the only pattern is chaos

• Feb 12, 2014

Thanks to scandal, Clinton would crush Christie in 2016: Poll

New survey reflects deep erosion in N.J. governor's political standing as fresh subpoenas keep scandal alive and kicking

• Feb 12, 2014

Not all cutthroat politicians are the same

John Dickerson: Why a ruthless Hillary Clinton and a ruthless Chris Christie aren't the same thing

• Feb 12, 2014

Republicans ratchet up scrutiny of the IRS

The GOP is stepping up its protests against proposed changes to IRS rules that limit certain groups' political activity

• Feb 12, 2014

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