by Preetisha Sen | Mar 5, 2014 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – One day after President Barack Obama unveiled his 2015 budget, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew highlighted its strengths before the Senate Finance Committee, but also faced a sharp critique from Republicans. “It supports the ongoing recovery and invests in...
by Jessica Floum | Mar 5, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey Wednesday supported the Obama administration’s diplomatic approach to de-escalation in Ukraine during unremitting questioning on Capitol Hill. “This is a time for wise and steady...
by Sophia Bollag | Mar 4, 2014 | Health & Science
Although the Affordable Care Act initially called for all states to expand Medicaid by Jan. 1, the Supreme Court ruled states could decide for themselves whether to expand Medicaid. Click the map for more information on Medicaid expansion by state. Status of Medicaid...
by Jeanne Kuang | Mar 4, 2014 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON — Speaking at a District of Columbia elementary school, President Barack Obama Tuesday proposed a $68.6 billion education budget that would devote significant new funds to universal preschool access and other programs aimed at educational equity for...
by Cat Zakrzewski | Mar 4, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Tuesday proposed an ambitious 2015 budget that seeks to address economic inequality in America, but Republicans are already criticizing the president’s spending priorities heading into midterm elections. The budget, totaling $3.901...
by Sylvan Lane | Mar 4, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON—The House Subcommittee on Government Operations took its best shot Tuesday at untangling mixed messages stemming from the White House’s policy that marijuana should remain illegal and some states’ decisions to legalize it. But in the end, the subcommittee...
by Stephanie Haines | Mar 4, 2014 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s next steps in responding to the Russian intervention in Crimea are crucial, a Heritage Foundation panel said Tuesday. Over the weekend, armed Russian forces made their presence felt in the Crimean Peninsula, a part of Ukraine,...
by Sara Olstad | Feb 26, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – An unlikely combination of advocates, comedian Seth Rogen and National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, came together to urge Congress to provide more funding for Alzheimer’s research Wednesday. The pair and other experts testified before a...
by Stephanie Haines | Feb 26, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – – New Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Wednesday agreed with members of a congressional committee that his agency needs to focus more on border security. The House Homeland Security Committee hosted Johnson, who became the secretary of the...
by Jeanne Kuang | Feb 26, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON – Early childhood education programs in Native American communities need to expand child care and improve mental health services, members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee said Wednesday. At an oversight hearing, Chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont., told Lisa...
by Preetisha Sen | Feb 26, 2014 | Business
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama mentioned the need for corporate tax reform in his January State of the Union address. Now the Republican chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee is offering a comprehensive tax reform plan that covers both...
by Sylvan Lane | Feb 26, 2014 | Living
WASHINGTON – A Justice Department program may save states billions of dollars and reduce their prison populations by promoting reforms aimed at making the criminal justice system more efficient, according to a report by the Urban Institute. However, the promising...
