In 2010, Demographic Trends Favor Democrats Ruy Teixeira correctly predicted a Democratic majority in 2008. As 2010 elections draw near, he returns to act as a clairvoyant, with Matt Continetti, associate editor of <em>The Weekly Standard</em>. Matt Bai of <em>The New York Times Magazine</em> fills in for Political Junkie Ken Rudin.
Sebelius Challenges Insurers To Support Health Overhaul Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said insurers should drop their opposition to health overhaul and instead help fix a broken system, marked by spiraling costs and a lack of consumer choice. Few Democratic Governors Are Safe The president's party typically loses about a half-dozen seats in midterm elections. With 37 governorships at stake this year, that may mean bad news for the Democrats. Divisiveness Of Abortion Impedes Health Care Plan NPR's Julie Rovner and Father Thomas Reese of Georgetown University's Woodstock Theological Center talk to Steve Inskeep about how abortion remains an obstacle to passing health care legislation. They also discuss the influence of Catholic bishops on the health care vote. Massa Says Groping Of Male Staffer 'Not Sexual' Asked on Glenn Beck's Fox News Channel show, the former New York congressman said his actions toward a male staffer at a birthday party might have been misinterpreted. "I should have never allowed myself to be as familiar with my staff as I was," he told Beck. Former Rep. Eric Massa Probed For Groping 'Multiple' Male Staffers The Washington Post is reporting that there was more than the single allegation that Massa had harassed a male staffer staffer. Indeed, the WaPo reports, Massa was being investigated "for allegations that he groped multiple male staffers working in his office, according to three sources familiar with the probe." Rove's Memoir: 'The Empire Strikes Back'? Karl Rove released a memoir Tuesday that many reviewers criticized as being more defense of George W. Bush-era policies than revealing look at the legendary operative once dubbed "Bush's Brain." But most political memoirs share a similar aim: to get a jump on shaping history as it's written. In Florida, Gay Adoption May No Longer Be Banned Florida is the only state with an outright ban against adoptions by gay people, but that may not be true for long. State courts have overruled Florida law in three cases and approved gay adoptions. The state, however, has appealed the court rulings and says it will continue to fight to uphold the law. Examining Rahm Emanuel's Role Recent news articles about White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel have portrayed him alternately as someone whose advice President Obama should take more or as the man responsible for recent missteps on health care and Guantanamo Bay. John Dickerson, chief political correspondent for Slate.com, offers his insight. Protesters, Including 'Vampire Squid,' Picket Health Insurers' Confab Demonstrators flocked to a meeting of insurance executives in Washington, D.C., to press the case for health overhaul. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean challenged Congress to put legislation to a decisive vote. Obama Takes Aim At Health Insurance Companies President Obama traveled to Acadia University in suburban Philadelphia on Monday to make the case one more time for Congress to pass legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. He went after Republicans for their unified opposition, and attacked big insurance companies. Anyone Remember What's In The Health Care Bill? Since the Senate passed its version of a health overhaul Christmas Eve, most of the debate has focused on the politics of the effort. By now, many people have forgotten — if they ever knew — what the bill would actually do. Calif. State Senator Says He's Gay After DUI Arrest Republican Roy Ashburn, who consistently voted against gay rights measures during his 14 years in statewide office, told a radio station he felt compelled to address rumors that he visited a gay nightclub before his arrest. The 55-year-old father of four said he had tried to keep his personal life separate from his professional life. Obama Makes Closing Arguments On Health Care This is it, or so the White House claims: closing arguments on President Obama's effort to overhaul the nation's health care system. Obama asked Congress for a final vote this month, and to persuade Democrats to stick with him he was in suburban Philadelphia on Monday making his case. N.Y. Democrat Goes Out Swinging Against Own Party On the day his resignation from the House of Representatives became official, Democrat Eric Massa leveled new charges at his party, saying he was forced out because of his opposition to the health care bill. Massa previously had said an ethics inquiry was the reason for his resignation.
