Congress

#TBT: With Year To Go In White House, First Lady Runs For Senate

3:57pm April 24, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

It was almost unthinkable at the time, but Hillary Clinton wouldn't be where she is today without taking the bold chance on running for a U.S. Senate seat in a state where she never lived.

Sen. Marco Rubio speaks at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in New Hampshire earlier this month.

Rubio Takes Up Koch Brothers Charge On Export-Import Bank

2:25pm April 23, 2015

by Amita Kelly

"We're not some sort of developing country," Rubio said Thursday, opposing reauthorization of the agency that helps finance American companies overseas. "We're a developed financial sector."

President Obama talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at the East Asia Summit in Myanmar in November. Obama is trying to strike a 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would include Malaysia.

Obama: Elizabeth Warren Is 'Wrong' On Trade

2:24pm April 22, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

Unions blame job losses on trade deals like NAFTA signed under Bill Clinton. But President Obama argues one he's trying to strike with Pacific Rim countries is different, and it's dividing his party.

Freighters wait to unload cargo at the Tanjung Pagar container port in Singapore.

Why A Blockbuster Of A Trade Deal With Asia Matters

5:51pm April 17, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Congress is giving President Obama new powers to help seal the deal on an ambitious Asia-Pacific free trade agreement, a move that angers many Democrats and unions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is greeted by members of Congress before speaking to a joint meeting in the House chamber.

In Or Out In Congress? Gyrocopters, Tweets To Iran, Downton Abbey

7:44pm April 16, 2015

by Amita Kelly

In Congress, just like at any storied American institution — McDonald's, New York Fashion Week, the Bush and Clinton families — trends come and go.

Congress Approves Longer-Term Fix For Medicare Reimbursements

7:49pm April 15, 2015

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Eight senators, all Republicans, voted against the bill because funding has not been fully allocated for its $214 billion cost. President Obama says he will sign it.

Obama Would Sign Compromise Iran Bill As It Stands, White House Says

7:17pm April 14, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the measure, which would give Congress say over negotiations with Iran regarding its nuclear program.

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will shepherd bills on Congress' reaction to the Iran framework deal struck by President Obama.

How Congress Can Stop A Nuclear Deal With Iran

5:02pm April 07, 2015

by David Welna

As President Obama unveiled a framework of a deal with Iran on its nuclear program, Congress was out of town. Next week, they're back and could prevent sanctions from being lifted.

Two teams face off in a debate over the extent of the president's war powers at the latest debate from Intelligence Squared U.S.

Debate: Has The President Exceeded His War Powers Authority?

12:30pm April 07, 2015

by NPR Staff

President Obama has launched a sustained, long-term military campaign against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. Four legal experts debate whether he had the constitutional power to do so.

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Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.: "Sometimes I just buy birthday cakes, and I eat them."

Tom Cotton Eats Birthday Cake Almost Every Day

5:28pm April 03, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

The freshman senator from Arkansas, who wrote the letter to Iran and rallied 46 other Republicans to object to a nuclear deal, revealed his guilty pleasure: eating birthday cake nearly every day.