Alan Fram

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  Baucus, leading supporter of health reforms, to retire

  By Donna Cassata  |  April 23, 2013

  Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, the powerful Senate Finance chairman who steered PPACA into law, has decided to retire.

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  Resolving the fiscal cliff: 3 scenarios

  By Connie Cass  |  December 26, 2012

  Efforts to save the nation from going over a year-end fiscal cliff were in disarray as lawmakers fled the Capitol for their Christmas break.

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  Boehner on averting fiscal cliff: ‘God only knows’

  By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent  |  December 21, 2012

  Stocks fell, congressional leaders squabbled and the fiscal cliff drew implacably closer.

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  Obama, Boehner clash as cliff edge approaches

  By Ben Feller, Associated Press, DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent  |  December 20, 2012

  Despite the political rhetoric, both sides continue to negotiate.

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  GOP focuses on monthly jobs report, but do voters?

  By Tom Raum  |  September 17, 2012

  Washington leans heavily on the government's monthly jobs report to evaluate our economic well-being. But in the real world, most everybody just figures things out for themselves.

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  GOP Backs Estate Tax Repeal, Shift to Defined Contribution Health Programs

  By Alan Fram and Phillip Elliot, Associated Press  |  August 29, 2012

  Republicans promise to end implementation of PPACA and to try to turn Medicaid into a block grant program.

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  Obama Seeks to Shift Election Toward Tax Debate

  By Julie Pace and Kasie Hunt  |  July 10, 2012

  Facing sagging jobs numbers, President Barack Obama sought to recast the November election as a fight over tax fairness on Monday, urging tax cut extensions for all families earning less than $250,000 but denying them to households making more than that.

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  Obama, Romney, and Reform

  By Calvin Woodward  |  May 1, 2012

  A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues, in brief.