by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Republican women have more difficulty getting elected to Congress than Democrats, although gender parity remains a problem for both parties, panelists said at an event on Wednesday. Democratic women make up 30 percent of their party’s elected senators and...
by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 21, 2015 | Living, State of the Union
WASHINGTON–The same group that provided a broad base of support for Barack Obama in in the last two presidential elections had reason to celebrate during the State of the Union address Tuesday night. The president offered his commitment to initiatives aimed at...
by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 19, 2015 | Living
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by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 14, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — A new Charlie Hebdo magazine cover depicting the Prophet Mohammed has been reprinted in a number of U.S.-based media although such major organizations as The New York Times and CNN did not publish the cartoon, but the head of a leading American...
by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 13, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Federal Housing Administration mortgage rates will drop by the end of January in order to make home ownership more affordable, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro said Tuesday. Home ownership in the United States has declined since...
by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 12, 2015 | Immigration
WASHINGTON—How far can a president go without the consent of Congress? President Barack Obama’s recent action to ease restrictions on undocumented immigrants’ who have children living the United States was the hot topic Monday at the American Enterprise Institute. The...
by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 12, 2015 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – How far can a president go without gaining the consent of Congress? President Barack Obama’s recent decision easing restrictions on undocumented immigrants’ who have children living the United States, was the hot topic Monday at the Brookings...
by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 7, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTION-Joni Ernst, on the verge of becoming Iowa’s first female member of Congress, held her grandmother’s Bible tightly in her right hand, smiling wide, with her left hand raised, as she took the oath of office Tuesday in the U.S. Senate chamber. The new Sen....
