Reporter’s Notebook: Tea Party Shadows Health Care Ruling

Some legal scholars said Judge Roger Vinson’s language in ruling against the new health care law reflected a conservative bias.

Obama to Press Centrist Agenda in His Address

President Obama will strike a theme of national unity and renewal in his State of the Union address Tuesday as he stresses the need for both government spending in key areas and an attack on the budget deficit.

News Analysis: Basic Questions, Elusive Answers on Health Law

The complex health care fight that has resumed in Congress will probably rage for the next two years.

Political Focus on Jobs in Health Fight

In the fight over whether the health care law will create or destroy jobs, both parties cite evidence to support their claims.

In the Health Care Fight, a Political Focus on Jobs, With No Simple Answers

For many experts, a better test of the complex law is not its effect on jobs, but whether it will slow the growth of health costs.

Political Times: On Health Law, Check Back in a Generation

If the history of Social Security is any guide, the debate may go on for years.

House Backs Legal Status for Many Young Immigrants

The vote supporting the Dream Act gave President Obama an unexpected although largely symbolic victory in the final days of Democratic control of Congress.

Washington Rule Makers Out of the Shadows

The nitty-gritty work of drafting regulations for the health care and financial overhauls is getting attention, and not just from readers of the Federal Register.

A Former Schools Chief Shapes Her Comeback

Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of the Washington, D.C., schools, will lead a new advocacy group, and hopes to raise $1 billion to promote “transformative reform.”

A Mission to Transform Baltimore’s Beaten Schools

Andres Alonso, a Cuban immigrant with a Harvard degree, brought sweeping changes that upset some people but helped improve one of the worst school systems in the country.

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