http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/?eref=rss_politics CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. en-us © 2009 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:18:41 EDT 10 http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/?eref=rss_politics http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif 144 33 CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/house.health.care/index.html?eref=rss_politics http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/house.health.care/index.html?eref=rss_politics House Democrats announced their version of health care reform Tuesday, offering a proposal that includes a government-funded health insurance option while requiring both individuals and employers to participate and taxing the wealthy to help cover costs. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:51:25 EDT http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/sotomayor.hearing/index.html?eref=rss_politics http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/sotomayor.hearing/index.html?eref=rss_politics Judge Sonia Sotomayor kicked off the second day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearings Tuesday telling members of the Senate Judiciary Committee she is guided by a "full appreciation" of the limited jurisdiction of the court system, but of its importance as well. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:32:20 EDT http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/gomez.supreme.court/index.html?eref=rss_politics http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/gomez.supreme.court/index.html?eref=rss_politics It is likely that Judge Sotomayor will face some questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee this week about her 2001 "wise Latina" remark. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:13:56 EDT http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/07/14/mf.supreme.court.rejections/index.html?eref=rss_politics http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/07/14/mf.supreme.court.rejections/index.html?eref=rss_politics From the moment Justice David Souter announced he'd be stepping down, Washington has been gearing up for a confirmation fight. But as Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Judge Sonia Sotomayor yesterday, "Unless you have a complete meltdown, you are going to get confirmed." Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:26:05 EDT http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/obama.pitch/index.html?eref=rss_politics http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/obama.pitch/index.html?eref=rss_politics President Obama is not shy about showing off his jump shot on the basketball court, but on Tuesday night, it's his baseball skills that will be put to the test. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:22:06 EDT http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/zelizer.economy/index.html?eref=rss_politics http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/zelizer.economy/index.html?eref=rss_politics Vice President Joseph Biden has acknowledged that the $787 billion economic stimulus program has not yet had the impact that the White House was looking for. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:24:56 EDT http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/13/cheney.surveillance/index.html?eref=rss_politics http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/13/cheney.surveillance/index.html?eref=rss_politics Former Vice President Dick Cheney is getting a "bum rap" over reports that he ordered the CIA to withhold information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress, two former U.S. intelligence officials told CNN Monday. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:05:36 EDT http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/13/sotomayor.hearing/index.html?eref=rss_politics http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/13/sotomayor.hearing/index.html?eref=rss_politics After weeks of meeting senators and preparing for tough questions, Sonia Sotomayor on Monday began the formal hearings on her nomination to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:58:12 EDT