by Olivia Marcus | Jan 13, 2015 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – Republican leaders are driving a new comprehensive tax plan, and Paul Ryan is at the wheel. After telling reporters Monday he will forgo a 2016 presidential bid to focus on policy work, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., previewed his agenda Tuesday at his...
by Tyler Pager | Jan 13, 2015 | Politics
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – House Democrats on Tuesday blasted Republicans for using legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security as a political tool to undermine President Barack Obama’s executive actions easing immigration restrictions. The legislation,...
by Nancy Wang | Jan 13, 2015 | Business, Living
WASHINGTON — The nation faces a “transportation-funding crisis” due to a lack of financial efficiency, transparency and public education, John Schroer, the head of the Tennessee Department of Transportation, said Tuesday. “Our transportation system is falling...
by William Hicks | Jan 13, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON—A task force, named by President Obama in the aftermath of the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, met for the first time Tuesday to generate recommendations aimed at strengthening community policing and building public trust towards law enforcement....
by Jesse Kirsch | Jan 12, 2015 | Politics
by Adam Mintzer | Jan 12, 2015 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Despite Republican lawmakers’ resistance to carbon emission regulation, a new study suggests voters’ views don’t always align with their elected officials’ actions. On Monday, the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication said 54 percent of...
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...
