by Medill News Service | Feb 24, 2016 | Education
WASHINGTON–Acting Education Secretary John King stopped by Capitol Hill on Wednesday to make a case for more money for a slew of new education initiatives, but House Republicans said that the department’s proposals will only drain existing cash-strapped...
by Celena Chong | Feb 23, 2016 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest blasted Congress for failing to do its job Tuesday after Republican lawmakers snubbed President Barack Obama’s long-awaited plan to shut down Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Obama’s proposal, sent up to...
by Tyler Kendall | Feb 23, 2016 | Business
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments on whether robbing a drug dealer inherently hurts the dealer, thus violating commerce laws, or whether prosecutors must prove actual harm in a case involving the theft of a single marijuana cigarette,...
by Alex Duner | Feb 23, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Refusing to speculate on who President Barack Obama should nominate as a successor to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Samuel Alito said Tuesday that the nation’s highest court will continue to hum along with eight justices. “What’s...
by Erin Bacon | Feb 23, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — More than 13.1 million Latinos may cast votes in the primary and general elections this year, a record high that could be the difference in swing states such as Colorado, Nevada and Texas, according to a projection by the National Association for...
by Julia Jacobs | Feb 23, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Politics
After three days reporting on Republican rallies in the lead-up to the South Carolina primary, one thing was clear: Trump was the chief news generator in the race. So on the eve of the South Carolina primary, three journalism students on the campaign trail decided to...
by Jasper Scherer | Feb 23, 2016 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON — Oil-producing Gulf Coast states would lose hundreds of millions of dollars if Congress approves the Interior Department’s budget request, which proposes a repeal of offshore oil and gas revenue-sharing allotted to four states —...
by Natalie Escobar | Feb 23, 2016 | Education
Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., greets witnesses before hearing begins. WASHINGTON–Although Congress overturned the No Child Left Behind Act’s unpopular standardized tests, education leaders warned senators Tuesday that the new law will flop unless states are...
by Jack Corrigan | Feb 23, 2016 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee used a State Department budget hearing Tuesday to grill Secretary of State John Kerry on far more than diplomatic finances. “I think that as former chair of this committee,” Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., joked with...
by Julia Jacobs | Feb 23, 2016 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Tuesday that the federal government has an “obligation” take Apple to court to force the tech company to allow access to the phone of one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters. Speaking before a gathering of...
by Jacob Meschke | Feb 22, 2016 | Politics
After paying their respects to the tragic death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the members of the Supreme Court turned their attention to the vacancy his departure has left on the bench: the unofficial title of funniest justice. WASHINGTON – Monday’s Supreme Court session...
by Isabella Gutierrez | Feb 22, 2016 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON— The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death leaves uncertainties surrounding government Clean Power Plan in doubt, a former governor said on Monday. Earlier this month in a 5 to 4 vote, the Supreme Court ordered the Obama administration...
