Kansas Republican Tim Huelskamp, a leader of the debt ceiling showdown, takes friendly fire.

Much of ALEC’s agenda for its latest meeting returned to a focus on promoting the extraction and production of fossil fuels while putting up roadblocks for renewable energy initiatives where it can.

Reform groups are asking the FCC to disclose online who funds political ads on cable and satellite television.

Internal records show how a Switzerland-based businessman oversaw millions in contributions to the tea party group.

The group will spend $12 million during the midterms to support reform candidates.

Bill's interview with the president of the conservative American Enterprise Institute provoked responses from writers and activists on the left.

The Republican from Wisconsin has borrowed some populist rhetoric to go with his “kinder, gentler” talk about poverty. But his populism is not the real thing.

The “self-made” man or woman, the symbol of American meritocracy, is disappearing. Six of today’s 10 wealthiest Americans are heirs to prominent fortunes.

After the broadcast interview ended, our cameras kept rolling. See more of Bill’s conversation with Arthur C. Brooks.

Arthur C. Brooks, the president of the American Enterprise Institute, says free enterprise is good for the poor – and good for the soul.