White House

Budget Battles

  • Top Tier Hospitals Excluded from Obamacare

    By Eric Pianin

    With the Dec. 23 deadline looming for signing up for health insurance under Obamacare, consumers rushing to purchase new coverage may be in for a rude shock if they focus principally on finding the...

  • Obama’s Risky Strategy on Closing the Income Gap

    By Dan Balz, The Washington Post

    Weakened by problems with his health-care initiative, President Obama turned back to the economy last week to rebalance his presidency with a speech about income inequality. He said he would devote...

  • Philip Schiliro

    Obama's Arm Twister is Back—But Will Dems Listen?

    By Rob Garver

    President Obama had persuaded Phil Schiliro, his former chief congressional liaison, to come back to the White House to manage the implementation of Obamacare. Observers say his real job will likely...

  • Obamacare Site Has 10 Percent Error Rate, Says CMS

    By CAROLINE HUMER, Reuters

    As millions of people shop online for new insurance plans under President Barack Obama’s health care reform law, about 10 percent of applications to the main website are not being accurately...

  • 6 Lethal Weapons Congress Won’t Let Die

    By David Francis

    Congress is forcing the Pentagon to keep another program that it no longer wants. This time, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) is making the Pentagon spent $114...