Obama Revs Up House Democrats For Election-Year Fight
President Obama flew out to Maryland's Eastern Shore on Friday to fire up his rank and file in Congress.House Democrats have spent the past few days in their annual retreat, regrouping and strategizing...
View ArticleOn Tour With Nancy Pelosi, Fundraising Rock Star
This story is part of a Planet Money series on money in politics. Also see our story, "Senator By Day, Telemarketer By Night, and listen to us this weekend on This American Life.Democrats love Nancy...
View ArticleThe Most (And Least) Lucrative Committees In Congress
This story is part of Planet Money's series on money in politics. This post was originally published on March 30.
View ArticleHouse Investigator Issa Has Faced Allegations As Well
The man driving the investigation into the General Services Administration, California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, took the top seat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee after the...
View ArticleWhy Lobbyists Dodge Calls From Congressmen
This story is part of our series on money in politics.We imagine the lobbyist stalking the halls of Congress trying to use cash to influence important people. But it doesn't always work that way....
View ArticleRemember The Debt Ceiling Debate? It's Back
A storm is brewing in Washington that could darken political debate for months to come. It's about the debt, the deficit, taxes and spending — all hot topics lawmakers have been fighting about for...
View Article#FollowFriday: A Tiny Shred Of Political Authenticity
Note: We've asked NPR journalists to share their top five (or so) political Twitter accounts, and we're featuring the series on #FollowFriday. Here are recommendations from reporter Andrea Seabrook...
View ArticleIn Fundraising, Walker Had A Governor's Advantage
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker vastly out-raised and outspent his Democratic challenger in the state's recall election, largely on the strength of major donations from across the country.One reason for...
View ArticleBig Political Donors Shy Away From Public Scrutiny
Several dozen wealthy donors have taken advantage of this post-Citizens United world, writing seven-figure checks to political superPACs.Yet it seems there's something wealthy donors weren't counting...
View ArticleRomney's Next Challenge: Woo Skeptical Republicans
The battering Mitt Romney took from Republican rivals during the primary made big news. What seemed less noteworthy at the time — the knocks he took from Republicans in Congress — is now much more...
View ArticleCongress Taking Student Loans, Highway Bill To Wire
Congressional leaders on Tuesday said they were close to a deal to solve two big issues facing lawmakers — student loan interest rates and federal highway funding.Both issues with looming deadlines...
View ArticleUndeterred By Court's Decision, GOP Vows To Repeal Health Care
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Just last week, Republican leaders were warning their rank and file not to gloat if the health care law were overturned. Well, after the decision came yesterday, GOP...
View ArticleHSBC Accused Of Letting Cartels Launder Money
A Senate committee looked at the failure of HSBC bank to police money laundering.
View ArticleBudget Hawk Ryan Offers Romney Risk, Reward
Among those on Mitt Romney's list of potential running mates, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan has youth and experience, he's a conservative from a swing state, and he has big ideas and the policy chops to...
View ArticleRyan Brings Big Ideas, And Some Risk, To GOP Ticket
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's newly announced running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, has youth and experience.
View ArticleDebt Downgrade: A Spark For Political Compromise?
In the wake of the U.S. debt downgrade, the markets have been volatile, but the political fallout has been less clear so far.
View ArticleIn GOP Presidential Field, Science Finds Skeptics
Republican presidential hopefuls gather Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan presidential library in California for perhaps the first critical debate of the primary election season.Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who...
View ArticleA Potential Super Hero For The Supercommittee
Tuesday's hearing in the supercommittee was supposed to be about the history of the current debt crisis. Almost nothing causes more partisan bickering than that.
View ArticleIt Only Took 5 Minutes? House Votes To Stay Funded
The House or Representatives met for exactly 5 minutes and 2 seconds Thursday and — in less time than you can eat lunch — passed a spending bill that will keep the government up-and-running.That is,...
View ArticleConsumer Protection Iffy, Despite Nominee Approval
President Obama said Thursday that Bank of America and other financial institutions are using new consumer protections as an excuse to charge new fees."I mean, basically the argument they've made is,...
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