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Obamas surprise White House visitors
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday personally welcomed visitors to the White House as public tours resumed after a seven-month break.
Cover Oregon website may be ever worse than HealthCare.gov: report
A report from Kaiser Health News suggests Cover Oregon's website might be even worse than the much-maligned federal Obamacare site, as it's failed to enroll a single person and has workers sifting through paper applications to determine applicants' eligibility for benefits.
Government shutdown caused economic confidence to plummet: Gallup
Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy plummeted by 16 points in October, the sharpest monthly drop since Gallup started to track the subject daily in 2008 and reflective of a federal government shutdown and fight over the nation's debt limit in Washington.
3 San Francisco coders show how health care website could have been simpler
The disastrous rollout of the federal Obamacare website has resulted in recriminations, congressional testimony and late-night jokes.
Jeb Bush says Obamacare will not work, less forthcoming about 2016 plans
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Monday the new health care law is "flawed to its core" and will harm Democrats heading into next year's mid-term elections, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
Record Democratic spending in N.J. aimed at thwarting Christie ahead of 2016
Democrats and unions have broken records by gathering tens of millions of dollars for their preferred New Jersey candidates this election cycle, an attempt to maintain the party's stranglehold on the Legislature in Trenton as Republican Gov. Chris Christie coasts to re-election, according to The New York Times.
Democratic challenger says Chris Christie tried to confuse N.J. voters: report
A Democratic challenger who has little chance of upsetting New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said late Monday the high-profile incumbent tried to confuse voters by holding a special election to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat three weeks before the gubernatorial contest, the Newark Star-Ledger reported.
Wendy Davis turns to D.C. Texans for governor's run
Rising Democratic star Wendy Davis is turning to deep-pocketed Texans who live in Washington to boost her campaign for governor, an effort to compete in the deeply red state that also exposes her to attacks from opponents who try to shun the Beltway scene, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Voters down on all incumbents: poll
Incumbent politicians could face a tough road in the year ahead if "sharply negative" poll numbers stay in place, according to a new George Washington University Battleground Poll.
Ayotte: Troubled Obamacare needs a 'full timeout'
Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte said Monday that Obamacare needs "a full timeout" because its rollout has been "a mess" that extends beyond its flawed federal website, HealthCare.gov.
Biden to visit China, Japan, South Korea
With President Obama's "pivot" to Asia suffering setbacks, Vice President Joseph R. Biden will travel to China, Japan and South Korea in the first week of December, the White House announced Monday.
Capitol Christmas tree starts cross-country journey to Hill
The Capitol Christmas tree is on the move.
Bill targeting workplace discrimination against gays gets key GOP vote
Nevada Sen. Dean Heller said Monday he will provide a key Republican vote to move forward legislation that prohibits firms from discriminating in hiring and employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Robert Gibbs: Broken website is driving Obamacare's problems
Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that people who are being kicked off their health insurance plans under Obamacare might find better deals in the revamped market place, but "the biggest problem right now is the website doesn't work."
Rep. Mike Michaud to Maine newspapers: Yes, I'm gay, but 'why should it matter?'
Seeking to confront "whisper campaigns" about his personal life, congressman and Maine gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud announced Monday in a series of op-eds that he is gay.
Christie rolling to victory in N.J.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has garnered wide praise for his efforts to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy in October 2012, and he enjoys a super-sized lead in the Garden State's shore counties, a new poll found.
Maryland: 4,500 sign up on exchange in October
In its first full month of operation, the website for Maryland's state-based health insurance exchange under Obamacare has attracted more than 350,000 unique visitors, but only 4,500 — just over 1 percent — have enrolled, even as the federal government's HealthCare.gov website continues to struggle out of the gate.
Washington Times Launches National Digital Edition
The Washington Times announced today that it has launched a groundbreaking National Digital Edition for tablets and cell phones.
The majority of Americans agree: everybody spies on the US - including our allies
Do allies and enemies alike "spy" on U.S. leaders? Voters themselves appear to agree that clandestine activities are a reality of life these days for those at the highest echelons of power, according to a wide ranging new survey. And it's complicated: some say the anger of those leaders whose cell phones were monitored by the National Security Agency was simply "posturing for the media."
Another Dem eyes Obamacare deadline extension
Rep. John Yarmuth, Kentucky Democrat, said the Obama administration may need to look at extending the deadline to sign up for health care under the new health care law if the sign-up website Healthcare.gov is not fixed by Nov. 30.
