Economic realities and the desire to maintain American values make the GOP goal of reducing government a foolish dream, former Treasury secretary Larry Summers says.

As justified as the Democrats' ridicule of recent Republican efforts is, it's also creating a trap for them.

A tax law is likely to be as tough to pass as the health-care bill that disintegrated this week in the Senate.

The Affordable Care Act, unpopular since it was enacted by President Barack Obama and a Democratic Congress in 2010, is gaining backing as the Republican alternative takes shape.

If the GOP enacts its health care bill, it's screwed. If they fail to pass it, they're screwed also.

The Republican base demands that Obamacare be repealed, but most voters have more nuanced ideas.