"There are a lot of blogs and news sites claiming to understand politics, but only a few actually do. Political Wire is one of them." -- Chuck Todd, host of "Meet the Press" "Concise. Relevant. To the point. Political Wire is the first site I check when Im …
GOP Sen. Susan Collins reelection campaign is expected to be the most expensive in Maine history. | AP Photo/Patrick Whittle OLD TOWN, Maine Shortly after Barack Obama won and Susan Collins was reelected in 2008, the president invited her to the White House …
(Adds family history, political interests) By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Billionaire industrialist David Koch, a driving force behind conglomerate Koch Industries who as one of the world's richest people became a major financier of conservat…
Trial attorney Misty Marris on the latest legal challenge facing ObamaCare. Insurers are pushing ahead with plans to expand their Affordable Care Act offerings next year, even as federal judges debate the constitutionality of the health care law, throwing t…
Premiums for Affordable Care Act coverage are going down in some places, and barely rising in others. The big picture: Health insurers raised ACA rates dramatically over the past few years, largely due to political chaos. But their plans have still proven t…
(Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden is a Roman Catholic, but he cited a Jewish proverb to condemn President Donald Trumps comments questioning the loyalty of Jewish Democrats. I cant say it in Yiddish, but what comes from the heart goes straight to the heart, Biden sai…
Joe Biden had a simple message for organized labor on Wednesday: Unlike 2020 Democratic rivals on the Left I'll protect your private healthcare plans. "You'll be able to keep your negotiated plans," the former vice president said of his healthcare plan at t…
Cindy McCain, joined by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Secretary of Defense General James Mattis, lay a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. USA TODAY Frank Sinatras My Way was playing from John McCains playlist as the senator took his final…
This is the nut of the problem with ObamaCare, which forces people to pay top dollar for coverage they may not need or want, while denying coverage for the things they do need. For example, some of the “bundled” ObamaCare plans require single, middle-aged me…