WASHINGTON — Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama’s call for a bipartisan confab on healthcare, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy. If so, a shaky showing by GOP leaders could possibly embolden congressional Democrats to make a final, aggressive push to overhaul the [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — Republicans gave a chilly reception yesterday to President Barack Obama’s invitation to discuss healthcare in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation. The House and Senate GOP leaders said Obama and his fellow Democrats must shelve their long-debated healthcare bill, which was [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that corporations may spend as freely as they like to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, easing decades-old limits on business efforts to influence federal campaigns. By a 5-4 vote, the court overturned a 20-year-old ruling that said companies can be prohibited from using money from [...] [...]
BOSTON – Republicans are rejoicing and Democrats reeling in the wake of Scott Brown’s stunning triumph in a special Massachusetts Senate election that the GOP victor insists was not simply a referendum on President Barack Obama. Still, Obama grimly faced a need to both regroup and recoup losses on Wednesday, the anniversary of his inauguration, [...] [...]
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