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  • Vegas's Legal Prostitution Could Have An Upside For GOP Convention

    8 March 2014, 8:00 am

    One of the cities bidding to host the 2016 Republican National Convention is Las Vegas. But Nevada's laws allowing prostitution could present a roadblock for such an effort.
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  • Reaching The Young And Uninsured On A Texas Campus

    8 March 2014, 8:00 am

    Many young people feel they can't afford health insurance. A professor in Houston is trying to educate students about subsidies that could help — and the penalties if they don't sign up now.
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  • Don't Run Out For Caviar Yet, But Wages Are Heading Higher

    8 March 2014, 5:20 am

    Hourly wage gains of 2.2 percent are exceeding the annual inflation rate, raising hopes that Americans will soon be able to spend more at retailers, car dealers and other businesses.
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  • CPAC's Conservative-Libertarian Split Could Be Hard To Bridge

    7 March 2014, 6:03 pm

    Same-sex marriage and the National Security Agency's data gathering are two issues that show the wide divide between conservatives and libertarians.
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  • Concerns About Russia Fuel New Calls For Gas Exports

    7 March 2014, 4:00 pm

    Russia is the world's top natural gas exporter, but the U.S. is the top producer. Jason Bordoff, director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, explains efforts to get American gas to Europe.
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  • Week In Politics: Ukraine And CPAC

    7 March 2014, 4:00 pm

    Audie Cornish speaks with political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and Reihan Salam of National Review and Reuters. They discuss the U.S. role in Ukraine's ongoing crisis and the latest news from the Conservative…
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  • Lawmaker Wants To Ban Orcas At San Diego's SeaWorld

    7 March 2014, 3:41 pm

    The California Democrat, who was inspired by a controversial documentary, says the killer whales are too large and too intelligent to be confined.
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  • Republicans Point To Reid As A Symbol Of What's Wrong In D.C.

    7 March 2014, 1:43 pm

    The Senate Democratic leader's sharp attacks on political opponents have led Republicans to call him "detestable" and a "bully." But not enough Americans know Harry Reid to make him a useful villain.
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  • Civil Rights Nomination Fight Connects To Decades-Old Murder

    7 March 2014, 12:01 pm

    The Senate voted this week to bar Debo Adegbile from leading the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. Law professors Douglas Kmiec and Spencer Overton discuss the case and role of the division.
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  • Gillibrand, McCaskill Square Off Over Military Assault Prosecutions

    7 March 2014, 5:00 am

    The Senate has rejected a measure that would have allowed military prosecutors — rather than commanders — decide which sexual assault cases to pursue. The 2 female senators were on opposite sides.
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  • House Backs Obama's Request To Back Loans For Ukraine

    7 March 2014, 5:00 am

    The crisis in Ukraine is galvanizing unusually swift bipartisan action on Capitol Hill. The GOP-led House voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to authorize a $1 billion loan guarantee for Ukraine.
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  • Sen. Rand Paul To Address Annual CPAC Meeting

    7 March 2014, 5:00 am

    Everyone at the Conservative Political Action Conference assumes Rand Paul is running for president. He's a top contender, but is the GOP ready for his non-interventionist foreign policy views?
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  • 3 Lessons From Obama's Failed Justice Department Nomination

    6 March 2014, 7:24 pm

    Why was it such a disaster? Seven Democrats defected from their party to vote against President Obama's nominee.
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  • Top Conservative Event Opens With Big Names, Red Meat And Fun

    6 March 2014, 6:55 pm

    Opening day at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference attracted some of the biggest names in GOP politics. It also featured some young conservatives bent on having some fun with politics.
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  • Senate Blocks Military Sexual Assault Reforms

    6 March 2014, 4:00 pm

    The Senate has blocked a bill introduced by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, which had proposed revisions to military procedures for punishing and preventing sexual assault.
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