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
Obama to Seek "Robust Engagement" With Congress on Scalia Successor
President Obama plans to aggressively pursue a replacement for late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. But with Senate Republican leaders adamant they won’t act until after the presidential electio...
16 Feb 20167min
ISIS' Strength in Libya Scrambles Calculus for U.S., Allies
The Islamic State is building a new stronghold in Libya, attracting recruits, attacking energy facilities and grabbing hold of cities and towns in the oil rich nation. That’s posing a major challenge ...
15 Feb 20168min
The SCOTUS Cases Now In Question After Scalia's Death
Among the chief cases facing the Supreme Court this term are President Obama's immigration policy changes, redistricting and a Texas abortion law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
13 Feb 20168min
Congress Wants to Help Combat the Zika Virus But ...
The Zika virus outbreak has captured the attention of Congress, where lawmakers are fretting over money to stop the disease and the role contraception could play in prevention efforts. It comes agains...
11 Feb 20166min
Obama's $583 Billion 2017 Defense Budget
Military spending accounts for about half of the U.S.'s discretionary spending budget. The fiscal 2017 plan President Obama just released reflects an emphasis to curtail Russia. But it also shows his ...
10 Feb 201610min
