With Thursday’s summit between President Obama and Republicans expected to produce no real breakthroughs, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is warning that he may lack the votes to pass health-care reform. "We may not be able to do all. I hope we can do all," he tells The Wall Street Journal adding that, while he supports a "comprehensive piece of legislation," “if you can’t do a whole, doing part is also good.” Benjamin Sarlin on Pelosi's challenge.
Feb 24, 2010, 2:09am 
The five people—besides the president—who are key to Wednesday’s big-time address.
Jan 26, 2010, 10:53pm 
Tuesday’s election for Ted Kennedy’s seat could alter the fate of the health-care bill. Can Obama save Martha Coakley? And what can Dems do if she loses? A guide to the Senate nail-biter.
Jan 17, 2010, 10:43pm 
As 2009's bonus season arrives, The Daily Beast examines how this year's payouts got so big, the political fallout—and why huge bonuses may not be a bad thing after all.
Jan 16, 2010, 6:42pm 
The stock market made a historic recovery in the past six months, but can it keep it up for the new year? Some analysts say it’s unsustainable, as low interest rates can only do so much, and there are signs that another bubble may be right around the corner. But can investor and consumer confidence make the markets turn? The Daily Beast scans the forecasts.
Jan 3, 2010, 10:51pm 
2009 brought a slow, painful recovery from the economic collapse of 2008. Will things pick up in 2010, or is today the calm before a second storm? Six takes on what the future holds.
Dec 31, 2009, 7:57pm 
A Nigerian man with possible al Qaeda ties is accused of igniting an explosive device on a jetliner to Detroit on Christmas Day. The Daily Beast on the man accused of the crime, the heroic passengers who stopped him, and the spate of terror attacks on U.S. soil in 2009.
Dec 26, 2009, 8:08pm 
As the Senate approaches a tentative Christmas Eve vote on health-care legislation, The Daily Beast looks at the remaining pitfalls and the new battles, as the bill enters its final stages.
Dec 20, 2009, 10:39pm 
Investigative journalist and syndicated columnist Diane Dimond has covered the Michael Jackson story since 1993 when she first broke the news that the King of Pop was under investigation for child molestation. She is author of the book, Be Careful Who You Love—Inside the Michael Jackson Case. She lives in New York with her husband, broadcast journalist Michael Schoen.
Charles Leerhsen is the author of Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, The Most Famous Horse in America.
Frank Partnoy is a law professor at the University of San Diego and has written several books about financial markets, including The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals (just out from PublicAffairs).
Jeffrey E. Garten is the Juan Trippe professor of international trade and finance at the Yale School of Management, and served in economic and foreign policy positions in the Nixon, Ford, Carter and Clinton administrations.
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is associate professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. His new book, The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris, will be published by HarperCollins in June. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
