AP - 8/1/2010 1:19 AM
By
LIZ SIDOTI
2010-08-01T08:19:24Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- No fewer than 65 House seats across the country - an overwhelming majority held by Democrats - are at risk of changing political hands this fall, enough to bolster Republican hopes of regaining power....
AP - 8/1/2010 1:17 AM
By
H. JOSEF HEBERT and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
2010-08-01T08:17:02Z
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- As BP inched closer to permanently sealing the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, congressional investigators railed the company and Coast Guard for part of the cleanup effort, saying too much toxic chemical dispersant was used....
AP - 7/31/2010 11:08 PM
By
LARRY MARGASAK
2010-08-01T06:08:34Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- To rebut a lengthy list of alleged ethical misdeeds, Rep. Charles Rangel is trotting out this three-way defense: I didn't do it. I did it, but was inattentive. Others lawmakers were allowed to do the same thing without penalty....
AP - 7/31/2010 11:05 PM
By
H. JOSEF HEBERT
2010-08-01T06:05:49Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals be used only rarely on surface waters, congressional investigators said Saturday after examining BP and government documents....
AP - 7/31/2010 3:23 PM
By
KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN
2010-07-31T22:23:58Z
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan voters frustrated over lost jobs, home foreclosures and budget deficits will vote in Tuesday's primary election for leaders they hope can move the state out of its economic morass....
AP - 7/31/2010 3:12 PM
By
DAVID DISHNEAU
2010-07-31T22:12:06Z
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- An Army private charged with leaking classified material to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks had civilian help, a key figure in the case said Saturday....
AP - 7/31/2010 12:41 PM
By
MATTHEW DALY
2010-07-31T19:41:19Z
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) -- The helicopter passes over the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico - with surprisingly little oil visible on its surface - when out of the sea rises a skyscraper-like structure nearly 350 feet above the waves. The $600 million rig, nearly 100 miles off Louisiana's coast, has a hull larger than a football field and can drill more than 5 miles beneath the ocean floor....
AP - 7/31/2010 12:03 PM
By
2010-07-31T19:03:41Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has a warning for Republicans who denounce the federal deficit but reject proposals to cut it....
AP - 7/31/2010 10:59 AM
By
LAURIE KELLMAN
2010-07-31T17:59:57Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges....
NPR - 7/31/2010 5:00 AM
- Business
President Obama went to Michigan on Friday, the "ground zero" of the recession, to kick off a campaign highlighting the turnaround in the U.S. auto industry.
AP - 7/31/2010 12:42 AM
By
MATTHEW DALY
2010-07-31T07:42:38Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a liability cap for oil spills, but a partisan fight in the Senate will likely delay action on a response to the Gulf oil spill until Congress returns from its summer recess....
NPR - 7/30/2010 6:21 PM
- Political Junkie
The sun has gone down, people are home from work, the weekend is about to begin. Only one thing is missing: this week's ScuttleButton puzzle. Fortunately, it's here, so don't turn off your computer just yet.
NPR - 7/30/2010 3:09 PM
- Elections 2010: The Midterms
Republicans plan to use Democrats' opposition to Arizona's controversial law as a key talking point in this fall's campaigns.
NPR - 7/30/2010 2:51 PM
- Political Junkie
Neither Ron Elving nor Ken Rudin was invited to Chelsea Clinton's wedding, so the best they could do is over this week's episode of the "It's All Politics" podcast. Which is good news for America.
NPR - 7/30/2010 2:15 PM
- Political Junkie
On this day in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson says he will not name any member of his Cabinet as his running mate, an announcement that everyone understood to be a message to Attorney General Robert Kennedy, who had a tense relationship with LBJ.
NPR - 7/30/2010 12:00 PM
- Analysis
Michele Norris speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times, about the aftermath of the auto bailout and the economy.
NPR - 7/30/2010 9:00 AM
- U.S.
Black farmers won a discrimination lawsuit against the Department of Agriculture. But they are still waiting to be paid. President Obama announced the 1.25 BILLION dollar settlement in February, but although it has passed the House, it is now stuck in the Senate. Guest host Rebecca Roberts speaks with John Boyd, the President of the National Black Farmers Association, and Willie Adams, a farmer from Georgia, about the bill and why it is being held up.
NPR - 7/30/2010 9:00 AM
- U.S.
Thursday, the U.S House of Representatives passed legislation to reduce the sentencing disparity between federal crack and powder cocaine sentences. President Obama is expected to sign this into law. To get a sense of the impact of this legislation, and in particular what it means for those in communities of color, guest host Rebecca Roberts speaks with Michael Nachmanoff, Federal Public Defender for Eastern Virginia and Co-Chair of the Federal Public Defender Legislative Committee.
NPR - 7/30/2010 9:00 AM
- Barbershop
In this installment of Tell Me More's weekly Barbershop segment, guest host Rebecca Roberts talks with freelance journalist Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, columnist Gustavo Arellano and writer Matthew Continetti. They discuss former USDA official Shirley Sherrod's vow to bring a lawsuit against conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart, the anniversary of the famous White House "Beer Summit" between President Obama, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates and Cambridge police officer James Crawley. Other topics include the Arizona immigration law, which partially went into effect yesterday and President Obama's appearance on ABC's "The View."
NPR - 7/30/2010 6:54 AM
- Political Junkie
There are a lot of rumors about a potential wedding this weekend involving the daughter of a former president and a current secretary of state. She is thought to be marrying the son of two ex-members of Congress. We have the scoop.
NPR - 7/30/2010 6:17 AM
- Shots - Health News Blog
A battle is being waged by small businesses, accountants, and members of Congress to repeal a new tax reporting requirement in the health law. But it could raise $16 billion for the government.
NPR - 7/30/2010 1:00 AM
- Around the Nation
Opponents took to the streets of Phoenix as parts of the immigration-enforcement law that were not blocked by a federal judge went into effect Thursday. At least 50 people were arrested throughout the day in acts of civil disobedience.
NPR - 7/29/2010 4:08 PM
- Political Junkie
The last thing the Democrats want as they head into the fall elections is for the GOP to be able to use the "culture of corruption" charge, which brought the Dems to power in 2006, against them. And so they wish the Rangel case would go away.
NPR - 7/29/2010 1:30 PM
- Shots - Health News Blog
Eight months ago, the Food and Drug Administration asked makers of beverages containing alcohol and caffeine to prove the drinks are safe. So far, nothing's been made public.
NPR - 7/29/2010 12:32 PM
- Political Junkie
Two points of view on conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart. The view of Michael Steele of the RNC is positive; he's invited Breitbart to head up a GOP fundraiser next month. The view of Shirley Sherrod is less positive; she's suing him.
