by Bailey Williams | Jan 14, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its 2015 business agenda Wednesday morning, calling Republican and Democratic politicians to rally around continuing economic growth in part by approving legislation on the Keystone XL pipeline. During the annual...
by Paige Leskin | Jan 14, 2015 | National Security
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Members of an organization supporting whistleblowers Wednesday criticized the federal government for prosecuting former CIA employee Jeffrey Sterling on charges of disclosing classification information, calling it “vindictive” and a...
by Adam Mintzer | Jan 13, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The Senate debated a bill authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline most of the day Tuesday, delaying a final vote to allow time for possible amendments. Yet, the prolonged discussion came in the face of a looming promise of a veto from the White House. On...
by Joshua Rosenblat | Jan 13, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — Beginning with the social reformers of the early 20th century, advocates for educational attainment have pointed toward a high school degree as a goal for which every child in American society should strive. Now, new proposals from the White House...
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 Jesse Kirsch | Jan 13, 2015 | Health & Science
CDC Director Tom Frieden speaks about the continued threat and steps to prevention of Ebola at the Kaiser Family Foundation before answering audience questions. WASHINGTON – As of Jan. 10, the CDC reported more than 8,000 combined Ebola deaths in Guinea, Liberia...
by Tal Axelrod | Jan 13, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Four powerful Republican senators Tuesday pushed for legislation that would impose a two-year moratorium on the transfer of high-level Guantanamo detainees, citing volatility of the Middle East and the recent terror attacks in Paris as signs that now is...
by Tanner Howard | Jan 13, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — The new Congress will take up legislation this year to make higher education more affordable, especially for working parents striving for a college degree, Sen. Mike Lee told a conservative-leaning think tank Tuesday. Lee, R-Utah, said policy-makers...
by Madeline Fox | Jan 13, 2015 | Living
WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released its annual “Most Wanted” list of safety improvements, supplementing six returners from previous years that are still dogging the NTSB with four new concerns. New to the list this year: Ensuring...
by Daniel Hersh | Jan 13, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The House Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday pressed experts on how to effectively sanction North Korea in response to the hack on Sony Pictures. “Now this brutal regime has added a new weapon to its arsenal: cyberattacks,” said Rep. Ed Royce,...
by Yunita Ong | Jan 13, 2015 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – House Democrats on Tuesday announced a national tour to encourage undocumented immigrants to sign up for benefits created by President Barack Obama’s November executive order. The move represents another attack on ongoing Republican efforts to shut down...
