Politics

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (right) talks with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Romney's campaign plane in 2012.

What If Mitt And Jeb Really Do Go At It, Hammer And Tongs?

3:44pm January 14, 2015

by Ron Elving

If Romney is serious, and follows through, it will fundamentally change the nature of the GOP primaries next year. And if both he and Jeb Bush run, they become each other's first hurdle.

Homeland Security Budget Caught Up In Immigration Politics

7:48am January 14, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The House is set to pass a $40 billion spending bill that pays for the Department of Homeland Security to the end of the budget year — but also invalidates President Obama's executive actions on deportations.

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5 Years After 'Citizens United,' SuperPACs Continue To Grow

6:45pm January 13, 2015

by Peter Overby

A new political committee will pay for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's pre-presidential announcement politicking. But don't confuse it with the separate superPAC of the same name.

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Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush Could Split Republican Loyalties

6:45pm January 13, 2015

Melissa Block speaks with Patrick O'Connor, political reporter for the Wall Street Journal about Mitt Romney telling donors he wants to run again for president in 2016.

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The president spoke about one measure aimed at the data collected in schools, through increasingly popular educational software.

Obama: 'If We're Going To Be Connected, Then We Need To Be Protected'

6:02pm January 13, 2015

by Scott Horsley

The president is calling for new measures to protect consumers against identity theft and to safeguard students' electronic privacy.

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For Cuba, Hostile Relationship With U.S. No Longer An Alibi

5:20pm January 13, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. rapprochement with Cuba seems to be on track. On Monday, the State Department confirmed that Cuba has kept its pledge to release 53 political prisoners and a top state department official is moving ahead with her plans to visit the island next week.

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White House Says It Should Have Sent More Senior Official To Unity March

5:20pm January 13, 2015

by Mara Liasson

On Monday, White House spokesman Josh Ernest said the administration erred in not sending a senior representative to join the unity march in Paris on Sunday.

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Politics & Government

Week In Politics: New Congress, Keystone XL Pipeline, Paris Attack

5:06pm January 12, 2015

Melissa Block speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne, of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks, of the New York Times. They discuss the new Congress, Keystone XL Pipeline votes and terror in Paris.

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Future Of Keystone XL Pipeline Back In Obama's Hands

5:06pm January 12, 2015

by Jeff Brady

The U.S. House passed legislation to approve the pipeline on Friday and the Senate is expected to take up the issue in coming weeks. President Obama has threatened a veto. In the meantime, a legal challenge over the route the pipeline would take through Nebraska has been resolved — for now.

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Arne Duncan Wants To Drop 'No Child Left Behind' — But Keep Its Tests

4:11pm January 12, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

The secretary of education calls the law "tired," asserting that much of it ought to be scrapped. But he still wants to keep the annual exams that serve as the law's centerpiece.