by Tom Meyer | Jan 29, 2013 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Here’s the good news this flu season: federal health data shows Washington isn’t having a widespread flu outbreak. The bad news? That conclusion’s most likely wrong. Actually, D.C. is likely experiencing the same major outbreaks as Maryland,...
by Taylor Hiegel | Jan 28, 2013 | Politics
President Obama welcomes the NBA Champion Miami Heat team to the White House. (Gideon Resnick/Medill) LeBron James gives President Obama a basketball signed by the Miami Heat squad. (Gideon Resnick/Medill) Dwayne Wade presents President Obama with a Heat jersey of his...
by Catherine Reid | Jan 23, 2013 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s testimony on the State Department’s handling of the terrorist attack on the Benghazi, Libya, consulate may be over, but criticism from GOP members of Congress clearly is not. One of the most vocal members at the...
by Stephanie Yang | Jan 23, 2013 | Environment
WASHINGTON – In light of severe storms and hurricanes in recent years, the RAND Corporation, a major national security think tank, offered a $50 billion master plan Wednesday for reducing flooding and damages in coastal areas. The funding to support such a plan,...
by Fritz T. Burgher | Jan 23, 2013 | Business
WASHINGTON — Surrounded by more than twenty Democratic congresswomen, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called for immediate bipartisan support Wednesday to renew the 1994 Violence Against Women Act. “For nearly two decades, the Violence Against Women Act has...
by Audrey Cheng | Jan 23, 2013 | Education
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., calls for more communication to be fostered between businesses and schools in his address at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. (Kimberly Railey/Medill)Rubio says there are great disparities between the schools that offer Advanced...
by Josh Solomon | Jan 23, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON – While federal funding is crucial to repair the devastation from Hurricane Sandy, it is local government and private sector leaders who should be responsible for the distribution of those funds, speakers at a briefing on Superstorm Sandy reconstruction...
by Marshall Cohen | Jan 23, 2013 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — House Republicans approved Wednesday a three-month suspension of the federal debt limit in a move intended to pressure Senate Democrats to pass a budget in the interim. The bill passed 285-144 with support from most Republicans and about half of the...
by Tara Longardner & Olivia Marcus | Jan 23, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON— A House committee grilled the U.S. Air Force brass Wednesday on the military’s investigation and preventative measures taken in the aftermath of a series of sexual misconduct incidents at a Texas base. Sexual misconduct “is a problem that has plagued the...
by Mitchell Armentrout | Jan 23, 2013 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – In a grueling day of long-awaited testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vehemently defended her handling of Sep. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, again taking responsibility for the...
by Tom Meyer | Jan 23, 2013 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s 2010 health care reform law so far has primarily benefited low-income children and pregnant women, according to a report released Wednesday. Children whose parents have low incomes have received...
by Kris Anne Bonifacio | Jan 22, 2013 | National Security
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators Tuesday called for more humanitarian aid to Syrian rebels after a trip to the war-torn country last week. Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., announced they will join Democratic Sens. Richard...
