Politics & Government

White House Moves To Protect Investors From Bad Retirement Advice

5:51pm February 23, 2015

by Chris Arnold

The White House says President Obama on Monday will direct the Department of Labor to craft new rules to require financial advisers to put their clients' interests ahead of their own.

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Barack Obama hands a gift from a supporter to his assistant Reggie Love during his 2008 campaign for presidency.

Obama's 'Body Man' Looks Back On His Presidential Education

1:54pm February 23, 2015

by NPR Staff

Reggie Love went from playing sports at Duke to working as Barack Obama's personal assistant. His new memoir, Power Forward, describes what he learned on the campaign trail and in the White House.

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Out Of The Shadows, TV Star Shines A Light On Immigration

1:52pm February 23, 2015

by Michel Martin

Actress Diane Guerrero now stars on shows Jane the Virgin and Orange Is the New Black. But when she was a teenager, her parents were deported. She tells NPR's Michel Martin how it shaped her life.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky waves while riding with his wife Elaine Chao in the Hopkins County Veterans Day Parade on Sunday in Madisonville. McConnell remains locked in a close race with Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan

Sen. Mitch McConnell Has More Than Most Riding On Midterm Elections

1:49pm February 23, 2015

by Ailsa Chang

If the GOP takes over the Senate, the man expected to become majority leader is Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. But first, he has to win a sixth term in a state where his popularity has been sagging.

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President Obama stands with Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy in Bridgeport on Sunday. Malloy is in a tough re-election battle with Republican Tom Foley. The president spent the weekend trying to energize the Democratic base to get out and vote in Tuesday's mid

Obama's Low Approval Rating Casts Shadow Over Democratic Races

11:49am February 23, 2015

by Scott Horsley

President Obama rallied supporters in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The last-minute swing was unusual for a president who's kept a relatively low profile on the campaign trail this year.

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Politics & Government

Politics In Colorado Shift With Demographics

11:49am February 23, 2015

Days before Tuesday's midterm elections, NPR's Steve Inskeep has been meeting with voters in Colorado. It's the scene of an intense Senate race — and also mirrors the way the nation is evolving.

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Politics & Government

Redistricting Bill Gets House Support But May Falter In Senate

5:56pm February 22, 2015

Support for reforming the way the state's political maps are drawn is getting bi-partisan support in the State House. A bill to make those changes has 63 co-sponsors, but that far from guarantees it will be passed.

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Looming Presidential Race Divides National Governors Group

9:20am February 21, 2015

The National Governors Association is in Washington for its winter meeting, and there is no lack of talk about the 2016 White House. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Ron Elving about the week in politics.

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Pussy Riot Releases Its First Song In English

9:20am February 21, 2015

The Russian band Pussy Riot is well known for protesting the Russian government. Now the group has released its first song in English. NPR's Scott Simon talks to band member Nadya Tolokonnikova.

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Canadian Lawmaker Uses 'Tight Underwear' Excuse To Explain Absence

7:57pm February 20, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Blaming his absence during a vote on too-small underwear that makes him uncomfortable, a member of Canada's House of Commons earns applause from his colleagues.