Archive for the ‘MSN Politics’ Category

  • Dems debate course after election losses

    Nov. 4: A day after watching his party suffer its first bad November election night since 2004, President Barack Obama got nostalgic for his own election exactly one year ago Wednesday. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.  (Nightly News)Lawmakers on Capitol Hill question whether they should emphasize job creation over some of the more ambitious items on the president’s agenda

  • AARP to endorse House health bill, sources say

    "Americans are ready for comprehensive health insurance reform and the House will soon act," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials tell The Associated Press.

  • GOP set to roll next year? Not so fast

    Nov. 4: RNC chairman Michael Steele discusses the GOP's triumphs in Virginia and New Jersey, and responds to a grilling from Lawrence O'Donnell. (Other)The 2009 gubernatorial elections provided a much-needed momentum boost for Republicans, but they may not tell us all that much about how the GOP will fare in next year’s midterm elections.

  • White House distances itself from losses

    Nov. 4: Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod discusses whether Tuesday’s election results are a reflection of the first year of the Obama administration. (Other)The White House distanced itself Wednesday from Democratic losses in two states, saying the races for governor hinged on local issues and were not a referendum on the president.

  • Steele casts elections as vote on leadership

    Oct. 28: RNC chairman Michael Steele joins the Morning Joe gang to discuss a handful of gubernatorial races that have caught the eye of voters nationwide.  (Other)Once embattled because of a series of gaffes, RNC chairman Michael Steele is already taking steps to cast strong showings in Tuesday’s races in N.J., Va., and N.Y. as signs of a GOP comeback.

  • Third-party runs shake up N.Y., N.J. races

    Oct. 31: Dede Scozzafava was under relentless attack from some members of her own party, including former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. NBC’s Lester Holt reports. (Nightly News)Third-party candidates are shaking up two major races in elections Tuesday, and the success of those candidacies is a warning shot fired at both major parties by voters.

  • Obama names 110 White House visitors

    The White House releases a partial list of visitors to the White House since President Barack Obama took office in January.

  • Pelosi unveils $894 billion House health plan

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., left, and others, are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday.House Democrats roll out legislation to extend health care to millions who lack coverage, impose new restrictions on the insurance industry and create a government-run option.

  • Obama greets caskets of returning Americans

    President Barack Obama, center, Army Assistant Judge Advocate Maj. Gen. Daniel Wright, second from right, and Army Special Forces Commander Brig. Gen. Michael Repass salute as soldiers carry the transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Dale R. Griffin at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Thursday.President Barack Obama saw first hand the human cost of the Afghanistan war as he saluted the flag-draped caskets of 18 soldiers and DEA agents killed in Afghanistan.

  • House Democrats to unveil health bill

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House leaders were unable to round up the necessary votes for their preferred version of the government insurance plan.House Democrats reach agreement  on key elements of a health care bill that would require requiring virtually universal sign-ups and offer a new government-run insurance option.