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...
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...
