Politics & Government

Former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks at the White House on Monday after President Obama nominated him to replace Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.

Politics & Government

Lobbying Battle Over Hagel Under Way Before Obama's Nod

9:03am January 13, 2013

by Peter Overby

The fight over the former GOP senator's nomination to be the next defense secretary might be bigger than any other Cabinet nomination in recent history. Chuck Hagel's friends and foes are preparing for modern combat on TV and the Internet.

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Obama To Pick New Pentagon, CIA Leaders

9:01am January 13, 2013

Counterterrorism adviser John Brennan is expected to be chosen as CIA director. And it's expected that Chuck Hagel will be announced to replace retiring Defense secretary Leon Panetta at the Pentagon.

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NC Governor Pat McCrory Inaugurated in Public Ceremony

1:42pm January 12, 2013

What Would Obama Do (If There's No Debt Ceiling Deal)?

12:08pm January 12, 2013

by John Ydstie

President Obama says he won't negotiate about the borrowing limit. He says the Congress must raise the debt ceiling to pay for spending it's already OK'd. But Republicans say they'll use the threat of default to get more spending cuts from the White House. Obama still has some options if he and Congress can't reach an agreement.

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No, this isn't worth $1 trillion. It's a commemorative coin minted in the U.K. in 2008. But some have suggested the president's image should be on it if he orders up a $1 trillion coin.

Crazy Or Canny? Talk Grows About $1 Trillion Platinum Coin

1:15pm January 11, 2013

by Mark Memmott

In theory, some say, President Obama could have a $1 trillion coin made and that would head off the next big battle over the federal government's debt ceiling.

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In this handout image provided by the White House, President Obama talks with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at the United Nations on Sept. 23, 2010.

Geithner Began With 'Smoldering' Economy; What Does He Leave?

8:35am January 11, 2013

by John Ydstie

Timothy Geithner presided over Treasury at a particularly tumultuous time. The banking system was still in a crisis, and people were soon calling for his head. Naming his replacement four years later, President Obama said Geithner will be remembered "as one of our finest secretaries of the Treasury."

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Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., holds a town hall meeting Wednesday at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich.

For Young Republican, Defying Boehner In Washington Plays Well Back Home

6:50pm January 10, 2013

by Don Gonyea

After trying to help remove fellow Republican John Boehner as House speaker, Rep. Justin Amash got a very warm reception upon returning to his Michigan district. For a conservative Republican from a conservative district, being labeled a Washington troublemaker is not necessarily a bad thing.

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks in Fort Lauderdale in May.

Estimated Costs Drive Debate As Florida Weighs Medicaid Expansion

6:26pm January 10, 2013

by Greg Allen

Gov. Rick Scott says he's concerned about how much expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act would cost. But after he was charged with exaggerating, his administration released a new study with much lower estimates.

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How Nixon Re-Shaped The Presidency

2:55pm January 10, 2013

Today would be the 100th birthday of President Richard Nixon. From civil rights to Watergate, Nixon's term shaped the office of the presidency. NPR's Ken Rudin and Stanley Kutler, professor emeritus in history at the University of Wisconsin and author of Abuse of Power, talks about the legacy of the 37th president.

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Former Cabinet Members On Being Part Of The President's Team

2:07pm January 10, 2013

President Obama nominated Jack Lew, his current chief of staff, for Treasury Secretary today. Former cabinet members explain what it takes to put together a good cabinet, and how to get the members to work together.

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