Did Obama convince you on the health care bill?

President Obama talked to Americans last night about the future of health care in the U.S. and said that if nothing is done soon, health care costs will double over the next ten years, and even more Americans will lose their insurance coverage (46 million are already uninsured).

The president's main goal last night was to reiterate to Americans the importance of passing health care laws and to gain support for the current bill in Congress.

Republicans go Gaga

Republican congressmen were tapping their toes to the tune of Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” this morning, at their weekly Republican party conference meeting.

Rep. Dave Reichert, of Washington, showed his colleagues a parody video made by a 23-year-old University of Washington graduate. The video, called "Just Tax," took jabs at Obama and the Democratic party for overspending American taxpayers’ money on plans to revive the economy and launch a new healthcare system in the U.S.

Sotomayor faces another day before the Senate

Judge Sonia Sotomayor faced another day of confirmation hearings in the Senate today, dealing with questions about her stance on abortion and gun control, two big issues that often make their way to the Supreme Court.

Republican Senators were expected by many to give her a hard time, but so far the hearings have gone on without any signs that Republicans will try to block her from becoming the newest judge on the Supreme Court.

Healthcare overhaul on its way

Obama has made an overhaul of the failing healthcare system a signature domestic policy issue. Today he voiced support for the 1,000 page legislation being considered by committees in the House of Representatives.

Among the changes being considered are:

Sotomayor confronts her critics

After hearing two months of pointed attacks against her, Sotomayor had a chance to defend herself and elaborate on her past decisions and views of law.

“Wise Latina”

During the first day of direct exchanges between senators and the nominee at her confirmation hearings, Sotomayor explained a statement she made in a 2001 address: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.”

Sotomayor faces the jury

The highly-anticipated Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor are under way in D.C. It appears almost certain that she will emerge from Senate hearings this week poised to become the first Latina member of the U.S. Supreme Court since Democrats hole a majority in both the Judiciary Committee and the full Senate.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering whether Sotomayor should be the 111th person to sit on the nation’s highest court. If confirmed, she would be the third woman justice and the first Latina.