How’s Obama doing so far? The Daily Beast’s all-star team of analysts, from Christopher Buckley to Paul Begala, Sean Wilentz to Rep. Peter King, weigh in.
Watch five buzzed-about moments from last night's press conference, where topics like swine flu and economics took a second seat to the weirdest presidential question ever.
Could this be a "mission accomplished" moment for the new White House? Richard Wolffe on how David Axelrod and other top aides decided to mark the occasion.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, says former Clinton budget advisor Matt Miller, Obama has reached across the aisle in his first 100 days. He's advancing GOP health, energy, and education goals-so why aren't the Republicans supporting them?
Sure his ratings are still through the roof. But if he can't get his own cabinet to go along with his latest budget proposal, he will go down as just another tax-and-spend liberal.
The bailout czar? The God czar? As President Obama appoints enough czars to impress a Russian nobleman, The Daily Beast has the goods on who they are and how they'll steer policy.
As debate erupts on the Web over Obama’s visit with Chavez—was it an embrace or a blowoff?—Matthew Yglesias says that everyone’s missing the point: The more photo ops with our “enemies,” the better.
The arrival of swine flu at Obama's 100-day mark signals the challenges that will define his presidency. From financial panic to Islamic fundamentalism, a new wave of dangers is sweeping the planet.
Watch five buzzed-about moments from last night's press conference, where topics like swine flu and economics took a second seat to the weirdest presidential question ever.
Could this be a "mission accomplished" moment for the new White House? Richard Wolffe on how David Axelrod and other top aides decided to mark the occasion.
From the Republicans' Senate surprise to Obama's fiery speeches, The Daily Beast's Benjamin Sarlin...
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Was it the greatest legislative triumph in half a century or an undemocratic process that will doom...
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Does the health-care bill's passage place Obama in the pantheon of great presidents-or will it be this...
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To get the health-care bill passed, a pro-choice president reneged on his pledge to support reproductive...
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Some 24 hours before the House of Representatives votes on the Senate's health-care bill and possibly sends it to the White House for signing, President Obama addressed the Democratic caucus with a heartfelt, rambling speech invoking the work of previous generations and quoting Lincoln. CNN
As the final vote on health care looms, the right is plotting ways to overturn a Democratic win. From a funding freeze to the courts to state legislatures, The Daily Beast examines the options.
