by Jessica Floum | Jan 29, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee fired questions at Attorney General Eric Holder Wednesday on the government’s surveillance programs, the investigation of political bias in Internal Revenue Service audits and the Department of Justice’s failure...
by Jessica Floum | Jan 29, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Tuesday night he will raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for federal contract employees through executive order as part of a series of proposals to close income gaps in the United States and reassert the nation’s dominance in...
by Jessica Floum | Jan 22, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A panel of security and terrorism experts urged heightened safeguards against threats at the 2014 Sochi Olympics during a news briefing at the Center for Strategic & International Studies Tuesday. Caucasus separatist fighters in the Chechen...
by Jessica Floum | Jan 14, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON –The 2013 NBA champion Miami Heat players made their second consecutive appearance at the White House Tuesday. Jersey-wearing kids, politicians and members of the military shouted “welcome back” to the players as they entered the East Room. President Barack...
