John Boehner has left little doubt that the president and other Democrats will face fierce resistance in the House if he is speaker, starting with a push to dismantle Obama's hard-fought health care law. John Boehner - Republican - Democratic Party - Barack Obama - Health care […]

It is hard to recall another president who so aggressively pursued the policies he campaigned on only to see his popularity plummet as a result. But such is the case with President Barack Obama . […]

WASHINGTON — Strained by rising health care costs and the sour economy, U.S. employers are pressing workers to shoulder the added burden alone as employees pay higher insurance premiums and more out-of-pocket expenses for their medical care. […]

For a time, during the heated Congressional clashes over health care reform, many thought the most powerful politician in Washington was not President Barack Obama, but a thin, raven-haired three-term senator from Maine. […]

A group charged with helping implement the federal health care reform legislation in San Mateo County is launching a new effort to educate local residents about how the landmark bill affects them. An initial sign of the work of the Community Health Reform Advocacy Committee, made up of 30 elected officials and... […]

Mr. Krumeich's Op-Ed about "lying" opponents of health care reform (March 5) reminds me of a curmudgeon friend's views on veracity. He never misrepresented the facts more than the situation called for. […]

President Barack Obama tried to keep Joe Sestak out of the Pennsylvania Senate race, then campaigned for his primary foe. But now that the Delaware County congressman is the Democratic Party's nominee, the president has Mr. Sestak's back. The Sestak campaign announced Friday that Mr. Obama will headline a fundraising event for Mr. Sestak on Sept. 2 […]

President Obama's military leadership is scandalous, writes columnist Charles Krauthammer. The president sees his wartime duties as a threat to his domestic agenda. These wars are a distraction, unwanted interference with his true vocation — transforming America. […]

Think the debate over health care reform is over? President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in late March after nearly a year of debate and deliberation. But the real work is only just beginning. […]

Woven throughout President Barack Obama's health care reform act are a variety of new taxes on high earners: a 3.8% tax on interest and dividends, a 0.9% increase in the Medicare payroll tax, a $2,500 cap on pretax contributions to flexible savings accounts. Then there are new taxes on the most expensive health insurance plans and on sales of medical eq […]