Congress Seeks to Fight Painkiller Epidemic
Congress is weighing what to do about prescription painkiller and heroin abuse – a problem statistics show is killing more Americans than car accidents. But the administration and Republicans are far ...
4 Mar 20165min
Puerto Rico Debt Sparks Bailout Debate in Congress
Puerto Rico's struggles to crawl out from under $72 billion in debt has set off a debate in Congress over how to extend a lifeline to the island commonwealth. One option is a special type of bankruptc...
3 Mar 20166min
Why Texas Abortion Case at Supreme Court Won't Settle Future Battles
The Supreme Court this week heard arguments in the first substantive abortion rights case to reach justices in almost a decade. But whatever happens in the challenge to a Texas law regulating abortion...
2 Mar 20167min
Congress Races to Finish Child Nutrition Rewrite in Election Year
Congress is trying to finish a child nutrition bill in an election year – no small task with a tight legislative calendar and sensitive decisions over questions such as the size of reimbursements for ...
2 Mar 20168min
Trump's Rhetoric Unlikely to Move Congress to Tackle Political Money
The presidential candidates are spending a lot of time warning about the influence of millionaires and billionaires on American politics. But the rhetoric isn’t likely to change Congress’ low-energy a...
25 Feb 20168min
Proposal to Spin Off Air Traffic Control Clouds Aviation Legislation
Congress is looking at privatizing the nation’s air traffic control system in order to help raise funds for efforts such as a next generation navigation system. But the spinoff faces powerful oppositi...
24 Feb 20167min
Apple-DOJ Fight Puts Encryption on Congress' Front Burner
The battle between Apple and the Justice Department over access to iPhone data is putting encryption policy back in the congressional spotlight. But it's unclear whether Congress get around the perenn...
22 Feb 20166min
Even LSU Football is Threatened by Louisiana’s Budget Crisis
The new Democratic Governor, John Bel Edwards, and the Republican Legislature are going to have to work together to clean up a mess that even some Republicans in the state say was created by Edwards’ ...
19 Feb 20168min
