VETO THREAT: House lawmakers approved legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets despite opposition from Democrats and a veto threat from President Barack Obama. Full story
The North Carolina Senate gave initial approval Wednesday to a state budget proposal after a fierce partisan debate in which Democrats accused the plan's Republican authors of choosing tax reductions over restoring cuts to education, health and rural development. Full story
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus joins Morning Joe to discuss the IRS' scrutiny of Tea Party groups, the current hearings, Sen. Ted Cruz's recent comments on the budget and IRS official Lois Lerner's pleading of the Fifth.
In a 13-5 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would overhaul immigration but at the expense of gay and lesbian couples. Is it one step backward, two steps forward when it comes to immigration? The NOW panel discusses.
Discussing today's IRS hearing on the targeting scandal, and whether Lois Lerner was behind these attacks, with Rep. Peter Welch (D-VA); Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH); Gov. Tom Corbett (R-PA); and Austan Goolsbee, Chicago Booth School of Business.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Justice Department official insisted on Wednesday that no financial company is too big to jail, in the department's latest effort to backpedal from statements made in March by Attorney General Eric Holder. Full story
Ben Bernanke lays out his ideal scenario in unwinding the Fed's current stimulus policies to Rep. John Delaney, (D-MD). And, Rep. Richard Hanna, (R-NY), wants to know how much of the unemployment rate is "structural," and how much is "cyclical."
Sen. Robert Casey, (D-PA), asks the Fed Chairman if he can see any way to reach a bipartisan solution to reforming the current tax law. The ideal solution is to "broaden the base" and "lower the tax rate," Bernanke said.
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., who resigned in 2011 after lewd online behavior, announced on Wednesday in a new political ad he was entering the New York City mayoral race. Politico's Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei and NBC News' Chuck Todd join the discussion.
The president is dealing with yet another natural disaster, even as his administration is facing withering fire on several fronts. Former Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., discusses.
Tim Cook smiled as he arrived to give testimony before a Senate committee, reports CNBC's Eamon Javers. And Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) disagree on whether Congress should apologize for "bullying" one of America's "greatest success...
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 23: U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) , Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) , Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH) and Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA) speak to members of the press during a news conference May 23, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The legislators will introduce a bipartisan, bica
The leader Social Democratic Party Sigmar Gabriel and German President Joachim Gauck welcome French President Francois Hollande to a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Germany's social democratic party in Leipzig, May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the leader Social Democratic Party Sigmar Gabriel and French President Francois Hollande (L-R) attend a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Germany's social democratic party in Leipzig, May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POL
French President Francois Hollande delivers speech at a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Germany's social democratic party in Leipzig, May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY)
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