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 Daniel Hersh | Jan 12, 2015 | National Security
ARLINGTON, Va. – On the same day that the Islamic State hacked a Defense Department Twitter account, DoD officials said Monday the Pentagon is going to the cloud. A panel held by the announced that the Department of Defense was beginning the process of moving its data...
by Shelbie Bostedt | Jan 12, 2015 | Business, Energy, Environment
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will determine whether the Natural Gas Act of 1938, allowing the federal government to regulate the natural gas industry, preempts state antitrust laws regarding retail sales of natural gas in the landmark case ONEOK, Inc. v. Learjet,...
by Olivia Marcus | Jan 12, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON – Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on Monday unveiled his “action plan” to address income inequality, an effort backed by senior Democrats that aims to tackle uneven wealth distribution through tax reform. The centerpiece of Van Hollen’s...
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 Medha Imam | Jan 12, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx on Monday proposed a 30-year plan to revitalize the nation’s transportation system. To steer policymakers away from concentrating on short-term efforts such as securing the Highway Trust Fund, Foxx said he believes...
by Joshua Rosenblat | Jan 12, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced legislation Monday that would restrict how companies use information they collect from students who use the firms’ online educational tools and resources. The president’s Student Digital Privacy Act is modeled after a...
by Tyler Pager | Jan 12, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama called for new legislation Monday to impose tougher regulations on privacy hacks and identity theft in an effort to create national standards and improve consumer confidence following major security breaches in the...
by Tanner Howard | Jan 12, 2015 | Education
Washington – Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced plans Monday for a significant change in the No Child Left Behind, the federal government’s landmark 2002 education law. Duncan, in an address at an elementary School, framed the No Child Left Behind debate as...
by Haley Hinkle | Jan 12, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Two Brookings Institution fellows highlighted strategies Monday for stopping terrorist attacks on U.S. soil carried out by foreign-trained fighters. The think tank experts, however, said that some would-be terrorists are bound to slip through the cracks...
