Elections

LONDON — Maybe it should have been called the O-20.

President Barack Obama called the G-20 summit in London Wednesday a “turning point” in the effort to reverse the global economic meltdown and praised the nations’ joint efforts as a historic step on the road to stability.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has set her sights on passing a global warming bill by the end of the year, pushing past strong misgivings from moderate Democrats in the House and Senate.

Former Health and Human Services nominee Tom Daschle has said he would remain involved in the push for health care reform — and it’s becoming clearer how he might do it.

Politicians are not known for their athletic prowess, but a handful of them managed to pull off an impressive victory against Georgetown Law professors Wednesday night at the 22nd Annual Home Court Charity Basketball Game between the "Capitol Hill's Angels" and the "Hoya Lawyas."

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama's nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, says in testimony for her confirmation hearing that present and future jobs depend on the extensive changes he has proposed to the economy's biggest sector.

Former AIG CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg says the bailout has "failed" and he's proposing a 10-point alternative focused on saving, not breaking apart, the mega-insurer.