Battle over Obama health law reaches high court

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a case that could give rich people more influence over politics.

The US Supreme Court heard the most high-profile genetics case in history on Monday, as justices considered whether private firms should be allowed to patent human genes linked to breast cancer.

President Barack Obama delivered an historic inauguration speech yesterday, marking the first time a president has advocated for gay rights in such a high-profile speech.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor came up with perhaps the best response Monday to accusations that the high court sways to political whims.

President Barack Obama plowed back into the "War on Women" at a speech during the Planned Parenthood annual conference Friday, blasting conservatives who have pushed to restrict abortion access at the state level.

As we anticipated, the Republicans have climbed down on making the debt ceiling the key battle line in their plan to impose spending cuts. Good Democrats applauded that move as a sign that Obama had displayed toughness and prevailed. It’s not quite that simple.

Obama used his second Inaugural Address today to spell out his big ideas for his second term. He hit on some big liberal ideas: Gay rights, gun control, climate change, and immigration. The real bombshell was what he didn't include, however.