Politics & Government

Politics & Government

House Approves $11 Billion To Keep Highway Fund Solvent

10:32am July 16, 2014

by Brian Naylor

The House has passed a bill that adds 10 months worth of money into the Highway Trust Fund. The account runs dry next month unless Congress acts. Hundreds of projects could be jeopardized.

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Colorful Politician Buddy Cianci Wants To Be Providence Mayor...Again

6:35pm July 15, 2014

by Ian Donnis

The long-serving mayor of Rhode Island's capital city spent more than four years in prison on felony corruption charges and was forced to resign — twice. And now he's running again for mayor.

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Runoff Election Tuesday to Decide Republican Candidate for U.S. House Seat

7:00am July 14, 2014

Some Greensboro voters will head to the polls Tuesday, July 15.

House GOP Plows Forward With Plans To Sue Obama

8:21pm July 11, 2014

by Scott Horsley

While House Republicans move ahead with their lawsuit alleging executive branch overreach, Obama is using the challenge to score political points of his own.

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FBI, NSA Spied On American Muslims, Report Says

7:19pm July 10, 2014

by David Welna

The latest revelation from Edward Snowden's NSA trove is a story that appeared in the online publication The Intercept. Five prominent American citizens say they were spied on because they're Muslims.

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In The High Drama Of Its 1964 Convention, GOP Hung A Right Turn

7:04pm July 10, 2014

In advance of the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Republican Convention, Robert Siegel speaks with The New York Times writer-at-large Sam Tanenhaus. They discuss the impact that the Civil Rights Act, passed earlier that year, had on the nomination of Barry Goldwater.

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Obama's Request For Immigration Funds Meets Pushback On The Hill

7:04pm July 10, 2014

by Melissa Block

President Obama has asked Congress for $3.7 billion to address the influx of immigrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Senate Appropriations Committee is holding a hearing about the request.

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Federal Judge Requests More Evidence in Preliminary Injunction Hearing Against NC's Voting Law

2:41pm July 10, 2014

A federal judge in Winston-Salem will decide whether or not North Carolina's voting law will apply to the 2014 November General Election.

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Closing Arguments Expected in Injunction Hearing against NC's Voting Law

6:27am July 10, 2014

A federal hearing challenging North Carolina's voting law is coming to an end.

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Obama Stumps In Colorado, With Women's Vote As Backdrop

10:39pm July 09, 2014

by Scott Horsley

In a state that hosts one of the nation's closest Senate races, the president spoke about the women's issues that could turn the election. But Sen. Mark Udall opted not to appear alongside Obama.

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