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Ken Rudin

  • Wisconsin Recall Is Just One Of Many Highlights Of Big Tuesday Campaign Day
    Ken Rudin
    A big day of politics on Tuesday, led by the effort to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin. Only two governors have been recalled in U.S. history.
  • What Does Ron Paul Want? Hint: It's Not About The 2012 GOP Nomination
    Ken Rudin
    Ron Paul knows he's not going to be the Republican nominee for president this year. Mitt Romney has it all but locked up. But Paul's supporters are flooding state conventions, getting elected as convention delegates ... and preparing for life after 2012.
  • Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar May Not Survive Tuesday's GOP Primary
    Ken Rudin
    In 1974, Richard Lugar was known as "Richard Nixon's favorite mayor," which didn't help his bid for the Senate. Now, with the Tea Party calling him "Barack Obama's favorite senator," he is in real danger of losing the GOP primary on Tuesday.
  • Obama, Romney Focus On Fall Presidential Election
    Steve Inskeep
    It's been a busy week in politics including Mitt Romney's five primary wins — making him the de facto Republican presidential nominee. Newt Gingrich, however, has still not pulled out of the GOP presidential race.
  • Governors To Obama: 'Thanks, But No Thanks'
    Korva Coleman
    A group of Republican governors say they may not accept federal funds from the federal stimulus packaged recently signed by President Obama, despite the current economic crisis. NPR's Ken Rudin explains the fallout.
  • President Obama Proposes 'Radical' Spending Plan
    Korva Coleman
    Yesterday, President Obama proposed a spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that exceeds $3.5 trillion. NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin explains why the budget is so expensive and how Congress is expected to react.
  • A Resolute Blagojevich Names Senate Replacement
    Michel Martin
    Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich named former State Atty. Gen. Ronald Burris yesterday as his pick to replace President-elect Barack Obama's vacant senate seat. Some see the move as a slap in the face to critics who want the governor to resign following allegations of corruption.
  • Ruling on Mich., Fla. Delegates Riles Clinton Backers
    Renee Montagne
    The Democratic Rules Committee agreed Saturday to seat delegates from the disputed Florida and Michigan primaries at the party's convention — but give them only half a vote each. The decision was supposed to help heal the party. But the opposite seems to have occurred, with angry supporters of Hillary Clinton promising to take their fight to the convention in Denver.
  • Democrats Resolve the Delegate Controversy
    Audie Cornish
    The Democratic Party tried to resolve its longstanding dispute over delegates from Michigan and Florida. On Saturday, the party's Rules and Bylaws Committee agreed to seat all the delegates from the two states, but give them each just half-votes at the August national convention in Denver.
  • Analysis: Resolving Impasse on Fla., Mich. Delegates
    Robert Smith
    The Rules and Bylaws committee of the Democratic National Committee meets in Washington to try to resolve whether to seat delegates from Michigan and Florida at the convention. The states were stripped of their delegates after violating party rules by holding early primaries.
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