In the news: Obama administration beats monthly health insurance enrollment target for the first time; Snowden swiped password from NSA coworker; GOP Senate leaders avert debt limit crisis; Comcast to buy Time Warner; Yankees …
In the ArenaHealth Care
Obamacare: Economic Boon?
Duncan Black makes an argument that liberals haven’t emphasized nearly enough about the Affordable Care Act: that it could well be a shot in the arm for the economy.
The Obama 8: Stories from the Prisoners whose Sentences Obama Commuted
TIME talks to five of the federal crack-cocaine offenders whose sentences were commuted by President Obama
Lawmakers Push Obama to Soften Marijuana Rules
Obama’s recent comments saying pot is less dangerous than alcohol look like an opportunity to advocates for relaxed marijuana laws
Obamacare Enrollment Still Lagging with Young People
But number of people signing up on health care exchanges continues to tick up
Rand Paul Makes a Risky Grand ‘Standing’ Play
The 2016 hopeful’s lawsuit against Obama and the NSA could leave him exposed
Democrats Run Away From Obamacare
Ads by a Democratic super PAC defend incumbents for blasting Obama’s health-care-reform law
Morning Must Reads: February 12
In the news: the end of debt-limit brinkmanship; election mode hits Capitol Hill; Wendy Davis; the first known instance of a foreign national exploiting Citizens United; mammography screenings; the words you can’t say on the House floor
Michelle Obama Wows in Carolina Herrera Dress at State Dinner
The blue and black gown took all eyes off the guest of honor, French President François Hollande — who arrived stag — and on the First Lady.
Obama Invites Donors, Celebrities To Hollande State Dinner
Bradley Cooper and Mindy Kaling among guests at dinner hosting President François Hollande
Rand Paul Is Joining NSA Lawsuit Against Obama
He says the agency’s domestic spying violates the constitution
Obama Warns Companies Eyeing Iran Business
‘We will come down on them like a ton of bricks’
Boehner Finds a Successful Strategy in Failing Upward
Sure, he loses a lot of votes, but the House Speaker is more secure than ever in his leadership spot