Politics & Government

Senators Deny Obama Authority To Expedite Pacific Trade Deal

7:22pm May 12, 2015

by Ailsa Chang

The U.S. Senate blocked a measure that would give President Obama fast-track trade authority to complete a massive Pacific trade deal. Most of Obama's opponents on trade come from his own party.

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Fast-Track Trade Measure Fails Key Test Vote In Senate

4:38pm May 12, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The White House calls the vote merely a "procedural snafu" and expects to eventually prevail.

John Hinckley Jr. in 1981, escorted by police in Washington, D.C., following his arrest after shooting and seriously wounding then-President Ronald Reagan. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Reagan Shooter John Hinckley's Lawyers Say He's Ready To Be Free

4:34pm May 12, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

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

1:31pm May 12, 2015

by Scott Horsley

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.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been a leading voice on the left against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the president's signature trade initiative.

Sen. Warren On The 'Tilted Process' Of Asia Trade Bill

1:06pm May 12, 2015

The Trans-Pacific Partnership has become the president's signature trade initiative, but it is also very unpopular with Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren.

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to step onto the national stage with his progressive

NYC Mayor Seeks National Spotlight, New 'Contract With America'

11:17am May 12, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

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.

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Obama's Presidential Library Will Be In Chicago, Foundation Announces

7:24am May 12, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Hawaii and New York also had strong bids, but Chicago is where President Obama grew up politically.

Then-President George W. Bush jokes with his brother Jeb, the then-Florida governor, in 2006. Jeb Bush has been asked before, and is sure to be again, how he would distinguish himself from his brother.

Jeb Bush Would Have Authorized Iraq War — Even Knowing What We Know Now

10:46pm May 11, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

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.

More than 80 percent of the people getting federal subsidies to defray the cost of their monthly health insurance premiums have jobs, statistics suggest. And many are middle class.

Low, Middle Income Workers Most Vulnerable To Loss Of Obamacare Subsidies

9:00pm May 11, 2015

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.

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Politics & Government

It's Infrastructure Week: More Potholes Than Tax Dollars To Fill Them

5:49pm May 11, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Money for federally funded road and bridge improvements is running low, and as usual, Congress is spinning its wheels trying to find a solution.