Politics

In Arkansas, The Senate Battle Is Already Brutal

5:03am August 26, 2013

by Tamara Keith

The election is still 15 months away, but the negative ads are already flying as Sen. Mark Pryor tries to hold on to his seat. His GOP challenger, Tom Cotton, is a freshman congressman who is hoping to help the Republicans take control of the Senate.

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Obama Campaigns For College Affordability Plan

11:39am August 24, 2013

by Scott Horsley

The president returned from vacation to take to the road, touring college towns in New York and Pennsylvania to talk about higher education. He's proposing a system that would rank colleges' affordability, which could then be tied to federal aid — but in Washington, a budget battle is waiting.

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Trading Domain Names For A Day With The Candidates

11:39am August 24, 2013

Michael Deutsch loves politics so much so that he systematically purchases Internet domain names that political campaigns might want. But it's not a get-rich-quick scheme. When the campaigns come knocking, asking to take over the domains, he bargains for face time with the candidates.

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Obamacare To Force Millions To Upgrade Insurance

7:25am August 23, 2013

by Kelley Weiss

Despite promises by President Obama that people can keep the insurance they have once Obamacare is in full effect, millions will have to upgrade their policies to meet the benefit standards laid out by the Affordable Care Act. The measure will be in full swing this January.

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Obama Takes To The Road To Push College Affordability Plan

7:25am August 23, 2013

by Scott Horsley

Day 2 of President Obama's education-themed bus tour rolls into Binghamton, N.Y., and then travels to Pennsylvania for a stop in Scranton. On Friday, the president will have more praise for colleges that work hard to keep costs down and degree production up.

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President Obama is seen on a video camera as he delivers a speech in Youngstown, Ohio, in 2010. In addition to footage of official events, the White House now has thousands of hours of behind-the-scenes video that it will archive.

Future Historians: Good Luck Sifting Through Obama Video

12:43pm August 22, 2013

by Ari Shapiro

While a photographer has been an official part of the White House staff since John F. Kennedy was president, an official videographer is something new. Scholars say the thousands of hours of behind-the-scenes footage could be a vital resource, but it may not be very easy to use.

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Politics & Government

New York City Council To Vote On Tough Police Oversight Laws

12:43pm August 22, 2013

by Joel Rose

Thursday's vote comes just weeks after a federal judge ruled the NYPD violated the civil rights of minorities. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg refuses to back down. He's appealing the judge's ruling, and working to block the council bills as well.

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President Obama steps off his bus, nicknamed "Ground Force One," as he arrives for breakfast at the Ossorio Bakery and Cafe in Cocoa, Fla., during a two-day bus tour last year.

Obama Heads Back To School To Talk College Affordability

6:51pm August 21, 2013

by Scott Horsley

The president will spend the next two days on a bus tour of New York and Pennsylvania that includes stops at three colleges and a high school. At each stop, he'll be talking about ways to keep higher education costs down.

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Amid Struggle For 'Soul' Of GOP, Libertarians Take Limelight

8:16am August 19, 2013

by NPR Staff

Tensions between the traditional wings of the Republican Party and its libertarians have been brewing for years. Leaks of government surveillance information have helped exacerbate the conflict, pushing forward libertarians' stance on civil liberties.

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Immigration Reform Activists March To Calif. Farm Country

7:35am August 18, 2013

by Kirk Siegler

Bakersfield is conservative, with a large immigrant and farm labor population. Protesters are pushing the city's Republican congressman to adopt the Senate-passed immigration reform bill — and they've got the support of local Republican leaders.

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