POLITICO Magazine: How America's top junk-food city got put on a diet
Oklahoma City's mayor decided obesity was holding his economy back. That was one million pounds ago.
The NRCC's sly foray into the hipster-Americana trade
Why the House Republican campaign committee's new online store has nothing to do with the GOP — until you get to the fine print.
Terror fears don't budge Obama on encryption
But the White House is resisting calls to revisit a decision it made in October, when it sided with privacy advocates and cybersecurity experts who warned...
Tax package passes, but concerns rise about spending bill
On Friday, the House will vote on a $1.1 trillion bill that funds the government through September 2016.
POLITICO Pro Q&A: Arne Duncan
POLITICO sat down with Duncan to talk about the recently signed Every Student Succeeds Act, his legacy, his regrets and what the future holds.
Telemedicine fans point to CBO's history of cost overestimates
Telemedicine's advocates say the Congressional Budget Office routinely overestimates what new Medicare services will cost and underestimates its savings,...
Congress approves spending deal lifting oil export ban
The oil and renewable provisions negotiated as part of the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill represent the most significant energy policy enacted in...
Another decision for the Fed: When to unwind the balance sheet
The Fed is still reinvesting the profits its makes off these assets back into new Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities.
How the tax cut bill paves the way for tax reform
Republicans are thrilled at the chance to finally make some of the tax "extenders" permanent, but that's not their real goal with the monster...
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Sanders' campaign threatens to sue DNC
His campaign says the Democratic National Committee was unfairly choking off the "lifeblood" of the campaign. -
How old-fashioned logrolling produced Congress' massive budget deal
There was no showdown this time between GOP leaders and the right. But Democrats still exploited the GOP's ideological rift. -
Obama vows to hit ISIL 'harder than ever'
The President spoke on a variety of high-profile topics during his year end presser. -
Obama: 6 million enroll on HealthCare.gov
Roughly six million people have picked Obamacare plans on HealthCare.gov since open season began in November, President Barack Obama said today. -
McConnell: GOP must 'nominate people who can win' to keep the Senate
"The way you have a good election year is to nominate people that can win," McConnell said. -
POLITICO Magazine: Rattled on the Plains
Prior to 2009, this state had just two earthquakes per year. Now on average, it has two a day. -
Congress clears $1.8 trillion tax and spending bill
The vote sends the measure to President Barack Obama’s desk where it’s expected to be signed into law. -
The Agenda: 5 surprising policy moves buried in the spending bill
Congress protects the $1, expands immigrant labor and stops fighting the IMF
