Politics: Issues

Mario Schlosser, CEO of the startup Oscar Health, says he's optimistic that Congress will come up with a humane health care bill.

CEOs Say They'll Sell Health Insurance Next Year, But Are Flying Blind

1:25pm June 21, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Health insurers have to let the government know Wednesday if they'll be selling policies on the federal exchange next year. But Congress has yet to tell them what those policies will cover.

Democrat Jon Ossoff Hopes Suburban Atlanta District Finally Elects Non-Republican

6:15pm June 20, 2017

by Don Gonyea

This suburban Atlanta congressional district usually elects Republicans. But in what has become the single most expensive Congressional race in U.S. history, Democrat Jon Ossoff hopes to change that.

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Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko In Washington To Meet President Trump

6:15pm June 20, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Ukraine's president is in Washington hoping to meet President Trump and explain his side of the war with Russian-backed separatists, but the White House isn't exactly rolling out the red carpet.

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Some of President Trump's sources of revenue from hotel-related companies.

Politics & Government

Trump's Business Empire: An Update On His Sources Of Revenue

3:53pm June 20, 2017

by Peter Overby

As a presidential candidate last year, Trump had to disclose his sources of revenues. Now in office, the president has voluntarily updated the information about the Trump Organization's businesses.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill.

Democrats Tie Up The Senate To Protest GOP Health Care Push

7:42pm June 19, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

Without the votes to block a Republican bill, Senate Democrats are trying to draw attention to the GOP's closed-door process for drafting health care legislation.

Russians Believed To Have Used Spear-Phishing In Election Hacking

5:01pm June 18, 2017

Hearings in the House and Senate this week will deal with Russian hacking attempts on the U.S. presidential election last fall including targeting e-mail accounts with malware attachments.

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FCC Decides To Cap Prices Of In-State Phone Calls By Prison Inmates

5:01pm June 18, 2017

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Cecilia Kang of the New York Times on what the FCC's decision to cap high prices of in-state phone calls made by prison inmates means going forward.

NPR's Ron Elving explains "reconciliation" in this episode of Ron's Office Hours

Politics & Government

Why Time Is Already Running Out For Trump And His Congress

7:00am June 18, 2017

by Ron Elving

Will they get their to-do list done? Capitol Hill's calendar is filled with recesses and holidays — and September is devoted to spending bills that keep the government up and running.

Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust poses for a portrait on campus in Cambridge, Mass. Faust has announced that she will step down next year.

DeVos Rolls Back For-Profit College Regs, Harvard's President To Step Down

6:01am June 17, 2017

A potential weakening of campus civil rights enforcement, a big transition at Harvard and more in our weekly roundup.

The site of the One Journal Square luxury apartment project stands vacant in Jersey City, N.J. Kushner Companies is giving up on a request for a tax break but says its $821 million, two-tower project is still viable.

Kushner Firm Gives Up On Getting Tax Break For Jersey City Development

4:22pm June 15, 2017

by Joel Rose

Kushner Companies tried to win a 30-year tax break for the project in New Jersey. But that effort generated opposition, and now the firm run by the family of Jared Kushner is abandoning its request.