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Dick Cheney has been a constant thorn in the Obama administration's side, which bewilders Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. "There's a part of me that doesn't really believe that he believes what he's saying," Holder says. NEWSWEEK's Daniel Klaidman spoke to the nation's top law-enforcement office...
As I ponder the political scene, here are my (sometimes tongue-in-cheek) New Year’s resolutions for 2010.
SCARBOROUGH: So, liberal comedians were wringing their hands a year ago in The New York Times over the prospect of telling jokes at the expense of the chosen one, Barack Obama, at the beginning of his presidency. Have any comedic themes emerged over the past year surrounding Barack Obama that you...
An Obama administration program is on track to slice $40 billion from U.S. government spending on outside contractors, the White House said on Monday, blaming the rush to outsource during the Bush administration for ballooning costs.
Don't blow the precautionary principle out of proportion.
Until about 1990, a study shows, there was no correlation between the justices and what their clerks did with their lives. Now, hiring splits along ideological lines.
Bankruptcy can do wonders for your balance sheet, and there's a lot of pent-up demand out there.
Ms. (Robin) Smith, you should face the facts about your party, the party that has now become known as "the party of hate." Your party under George W. Bush and Dick Cheney has almost brought America to its lowest ebb of all time. Your party is a party of par-tisan vitriol.
The coming trials of 11 Muslim men in the United States for several separate acts of mass murder will sharply refocus attention on Islamic theology. It will also present the Muslim world with a “moment of truth.”
That the negotiations were excruciatingly difficult is a sign of progress: At stake were policies with real consequences
I wanted to support President Obama's health care reforms if I possibly could.
President Barack Obama plans to deal with a Dec. 31 deadline that automatically would declassify secrets in more than 400 million pages of Cold War-era documents by ordering government-wide changes that could sharply curb the number of new and old government records hidden from the public.
Merck & Co. (MRK) named Julie Gerberding as the head of the company's $5 billion vaccines business, starting Jan. 25. Gerberding was the director of the Centers for Disease Control through most of President George W. Bush's administration.
The first decade of the new century has been marked by incredible triumphs, ongoing challenges, and a number of historic moments. Law - United States - Civil and political rights - Services - Lawyers and Law Firms
Gov't Imposes 3-hour Limit On How Long Airlines Can Keeping Passengers Waiting On Tarmacs
Lawmakers have reached a stalemate on fixing a "quirk" in tax cuts implemented by former President George W. Bush, meaning the estate tax will be repealed for one year, The New York Times reported Dec. 17 (see estate tax story ). While there will be no estate tax in 2010, without Congressional action, it will reappear in 2011 with a higher rate than 2009.
Once upon a time, Mohamed ElBaradei was Egypt’s favorite son. He was extolled in the media as his achievements mounted. But once he stepped down as head of the IAEA and stated publicly he would be willing to run for president, his most vocal supporters began a campaign of vilification.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - A handful of war protesters turned out in snowy, cold conditions to protest Defense Secretary Robert Gates' weekend commencement address at Indiana University.
WASHINGTON — In the last year or so of George W. Bush’s second term, commentators used to talk a lot about the conspicuous scarcity of other Republicans willing to stan ...
Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Congress sent President Barack Obama a $636.3 billion spending measure for defense, including $128.3 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
(Adds background and details about new Merck leadership team beginning in 4th paragraph; updates stock price.) Merck & Co. (MRK) named former public-health authority Julie Gerberding as the head of the company's $5 billion vaccines business, starting Jan. 25.
