by Marshall Cohen | Jan 16, 2013 | Business, Politics
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., prepare to announce a new bill that would eliminate the federal debt ceiling. (Kimberly Railey/Medill)Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., says the debt ceiling, now set at $16.4 trillion, was once a “mere...
by Fritz T. Burgher | Jan 16, 2013 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – Although certainly a smaller scale, tens of thousands of Americans have descended upon the nation’s capital to observe the beginning of President Obama’s second term. Members of the media met with a number of inauguration organizers on Wednesday to...
by Tom Meyer | Jan 16, 2013 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Recent increases in severe weather and natural disasters stem from changes in the environment and climate, and affected communities must take steps to prepare for the continuing nature of the incidents, a panel of top government experts from the United...
by Marshall Cohen | Jan 16, 2013 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives approved $51 billion in federal aid for Superstorm Sandy victims Tuesday after hours of debate and weeks of pressure from Northeast lawmakers. The bill was passed 241-180, relying on strong Democratic support and 45 Republican...
by Tara Longardner & Olivia Marcus | Jan 16, 2013 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON— The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday that he is committed to pushing his committee to approve comprehensive immigration reform and send it to the Senate floor for a vote, and promised public hearings in February. “We must find a...
by Audrey Cheng | Jan 15, 2013 | Education
WASHINGTON – Education leaders can’t improve school systems because of rules, laws and union contracts, a leading conservative expert said Tuesday. Through a series of anecdotes, Frederick Hess, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and author of...
by Fritz T. Burgher | Jan 15, 2013 | Business
WASHINGTON – The Commerce Department’s advance estimates for retail and food service sales released Tuesday showed better than expected growth and a steadily improving economy, with sales of $415.7 billion, an increase of 0.5 percent from November and up 4.7 percent...
by Summer Delaney | Jan 15, 2013 | Business
WASHINGTON – A new poll of 600 small business owners shows they are pessimistic about job growth this year and disappointed that the federal government hasn’t done more to cut their taxes, officials of the Job Creators Alliance said Tuesday. The alliance, a group of...
by Stephanie Yang | Jan 15, 2013 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON – The U.S. has no clear strategy to address climate change, and how President Barack Obama addresses that issue will determine whether the U.S. takes a leadership role in this key environmental issue in 2013, the head of the World Resources Institute said...
by Kimberly Railey | Jan 15, 2013 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urged community leaders Tuesday to ensure blacks and Latinos take advantage of the Obama administration’s health care law. During her address at an annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day luncheon,...
by Rachel Janik | Jan 15, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON – A coalition of 47 religious groups Tuesday demanded action on gun control, calling a lack of responsible regulation “morally mistaken and religiously repugnant.” The group, Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence, met with reporters at the United Methodist...
by Gideon Resnick | Jan 15, 2013 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON – For the second time in less than a year, Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., plans to introduce the Visa Waiver for Israel bill in the U.S. House. The legislation would make Israel the 38th country eligible for the Visa Waiver Program, which allows...
