Fast-Track Trade Measure Fails Key Test Vote In Senate
The White House calls the vote merely a "procedural snafu" and expects to eventually prevail.
Politics & Government
Reagan Shooter John Hinckley's Lawyers Say He's Ready To Be Free
Hinckley's lawyer argued that the depression and psychosis that fueled his drive to shoot President Reagan and others in 1981 is "in full, stable, sustained remission." Now it's up to a federal judge.
Saudi King, Several Gulf Rulers To Skip U.S. Summit
After the White House announced Saudi Arabia's king would meet this week with President Obama in Washington, D.C., Saudi Arabia announced the king would send other Saudi leaders instead.
Sen. Warren On The 'Tilted Process' Of Asia Trade Bill
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has become the president's signature trade initiative, but it is also very unpopular with Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren.
NYC Mayor Seeks National Spotlight, New 'Contract With America'
Just two years into his job as mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio is unveiling a progressive "Contract With America" in Washington. But critics back home say it's all too much, too soon.
Obama's Presidential Library Will Be In Chicago, Foundation Announces
Hawaii and New York also had strong bids, but Chicago is where President Obama grew up politically.
Jeb Bush Would Have Authorized Iraq War — Even Knowing What We Know Now
The Bush last name is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to Jeb Bush's becoming president. He says he is his own man, but over the weekend he said he would also have authorized the Iraq War.
Low, Middle Income Workers Most Vulnerable To Loss Of Obamacare Subsidies
The Supreme Court may soon rule Obamacare subsidies illegal in about three dozen states. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Linda Blumberg of the Urban Institute about the options those states would have.
It's Infrastructure Week: More Potholes Than Tax Dollars To Fill Them
Money for federally funded road and bridge improvements is running low, and as usual, Congress is spinning its wheels trying to find a solution.
17 Months Before Election Day, One Campaign Aims For $100 Million
The lofty target for the superPAC of not-quite-a-candidate Jeb Bush is one more sign of the cash gusher — and legal gray areas — opened up by recent campaign finance decisions.