Bloomberg

News Opinion Markets Personal Finance Tech Politics Sustainability TV Video Radio

Political Capital
will.i.am performs at the American Giving Awards in Los Angeles.

hotograph by Mark Davis/Getty Images for American Giving Awards

will.i.am performs at the American Giving Awards in Los Angeles.

Making Sweet Music Together

Burt Bacharach and will.I.am of the Black Eyed Peas both make music, though that’s about the only thing they have in common. Until now. Both men are among the donors to the joint fundraising committee supporting President Barack Obama’s re-election...

Read more »

Cooling off with a sprinkler on the National Mall in front of the Washington Monument.

Photograph by Alex Brandon/AP Photo

Cooling off with a sprinkler on the National Mall in front of the Washington Monument.

Washington Daybook: Bringing the Heat

On the first full day of summer, temperatures in Washington are forecast to top 100 degrees today, and as President Harry S. Truman used to day, if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. The U.S. Supreme...

Read more »

Two men with their marriage license after their wedding ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office in New York.

Photograph by Jin Lee/Bloomberg

Two men with their marriage license after their wedding ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office in New York.

Obama Endorsement of Gay Marriage Prompted Campaign Cash Wave

Money poured into President Barack Obama’s campaign coffers as he announced his support for gay marriage, making May 9 one of the top fundraising days of his re-election effort. New Federal Election Commission reports show his campaign collected $1.8 million, more...

Read more »


Sister Simone Campbell, right, executive director of Network, with Sister Lorraine Schmaltz, of Ames, Iowa, during a stop on the first day of a nine-state Nuns on the Bus tour on June 18, 2012.

Photograph by Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo

Sister Simone Campbell, right, executive director of Network, with Sister Lorraine Schmaltz, of Ames, Iowa, during a stop on the first day of a nine-state Nuns on the Bus tour on June 18, 2012.

‘Nuns on the Bus’ Takes on Ryan Budget Supporters

A group of Roman Catholic nuns is on a bus tour of nine states to highlight their opposition to House Republican Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget plan that cuts programs benefiting the poor including Medicaid and food stamps. The...

Read more »

A Mitt Romney supporter during a campaign event at Scamman Farm on June 15, 2012 in Stratham, New Hampshire.

Photograph by Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A Mitt Romney supporter during a campaign event at Scamman Farm on June 15, 2012 in Stratham, New Hampshire.

Super-PAC’s Ohio P.O. Box Donors Traced to Auto Supplier CEO

Two contributions for $333,333 and one for $333,334. All dated May 22. From three companies listing the same Dayton, Ohio, post-office box. That’ll catch the eye. Together, the checks amounted to the largest contribution last month to Restore Our Future,...

Read more »