Putin Gets Frosty Reception At G20 In Australia
President Obama and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper were among those who gave the Russian leader an earful over Moscow's involvement in Ukraine.
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Get Ready To Watch This Lame-Duck Congress Sprint
From a Hail Mary pass on the Keystone pipeline aimed at saving Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., to attempts to block White House appointments and executive actions, the next month in Congress could be busy.
Political Diversity Pioneers Win Medal Of Freedom
Among the honorees: three leaders who spent decades opening doors for people of color in government and law and giving a voice to communities that often felt excluded from the national conversation.
State Health Insurance Exchanges Hope To Woo Urban Minorities
With Obamacare signups resuming this week, California and Connecticut have deployed new strategies to reach people who resisted signing up last year. Step one: Avoid previous cultural gaffes.
Obama Plans To Use Executive Action To Reshape Immigration
Obama has said he will take executive action on immigration by the end of the year; now, as NPR's Tamara Keith tells Audie Cornish, there are reports he could act as soon as the end of next week.
Is The Election Over Yet?
Election Day has come and gone, but in some midterm races there's still no winner just yet.
The Color Of Politics: How Did Red And Blue States Come To Be?
The United States split into red states and blue as we know them just a few presidential elections ago. Some dislike the broad brush.
Reports: Obama Will Approve Immigrant Work Permits For Millions
Following on a pledge to use his office's discretionary powers to address immigration, President Obama will remove the threat of deportation for up to 5 million people, says The New York Times.
At The Supreme Court, Tracing A Fine Line Between Politics And Race
On Wednesday, the justices took up a redistricting case from Alabama that explores the question of which kinds of political gerrymandering are acceptable and which are not.
Congress Will Vote On Keystone XL Pipeline, With An Eye On Louisiana
The two bills' sponsors — Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La. — are heading toward a runoff election next month.