WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation to force U.S. banks to drastically raise their capital buffers - a proposal that has been criticized as a veiled attempt to break up the biggest banks - was presented in a slightly weakened form by two senators on Wednesday.Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The largest U.S. banks would have to hold far more capital under a proposal from two senators that would toss out international bank capital rules, according to draft legislation. Full story
Chris Hayes and the panel talk about some of the major political sex scandals of the past few years and try to parse why some politicians survived them and others did not.
Disgraced former senator Mark Sanford is trying to return to politics after the affair that cost him his job. Chris Hayes and the panel assess the prospects of his bid for redemption.
US Representative David Vitter of Louisiana speaks at the 2010 Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana April 10, 2010. REUTERS/Sean Gardner
U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA)
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, accompanied by Sen. David Vitter, R-La., talks with local residents during a tour of areas flooded by Hurricane Isaac, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Jean Lafitte, La.
