Today President Obama begins to tackle an issue that will effect nearly every American, as he convenes the White House Forum on Health Reform, where the President and participants will "discuss ideas on how to bring down health care costs and increase coverage." Obama’s proposal focuses on thr...

Shaun Donovan looked very much at ease during his Jan. 13 confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The 42-year-old leaned forward onto a green-clothed table in front of the Senate Banking Committee, eloquent and gracious in his answers, sharp and timely in his policy points, an ap...

Washington is awash in Obama lists. Crises to be confronted. Challenges to be met. Problems to be addressed. Irritants to be soothed. Itches to be scratched. The chattering class has become the tabulating class....

We took a break from handicapping who's in the running for jobs in President-elect Barack Obama's administration to scour the public record and find contenders who have taken themselves out of consideration. Of course, some of these politicians could have a change of heart -- especially if the presi...

We took a break from handicapping who's in the running for jobs in President-elect Barack Obama's administration to scour the public record and find contenders who have taken themselves out of consideration. Of course, some of these politicians could have a change of heart -- especially if the......

We took a break from handicapping who's in the running for jobs in President-elect Barack Obama's administration to scour the public record and find contenders who have taken themselves out of consideration. Of course, some of these politicians could have a change of heart -- especially if the......

Buildings can be judged successful thanks to good architecture, sustainable design, or a positive social impact. San Francisco's Plaza Apartments is a rare example of one that succeeds at all three. A nine-story mixed-use building near downtown San Francisco, the Plaza Apartments contains 106 rental...

Crank the Wayback Machine to Summer, 2006. When the U.S. Supreme Court allowed New London, Connecticut, to use eminent domain to take the property of people living and doing business in the waterfront neighborhood of Fort Trumbull. The Supreme’s decision on Kelo v. New London was the cherry on...

One is a free-market Republican from Wall Street with roots in the rural Midwest and a passion for bird-watching. The other is a rumpled, union-hall Democrat from Bayonne, N.J., who once famously described himself as "a left-handed, gay Jew."...

One is a free-market Republican from Wall Street with roots in the rural Midwest and a passion for bird-watching. The other is a rumpled, union-hall Democrat from Bayonne, N.J., who once famously described himself as "a left-handed, gay Jew."...