by Fritz T. Burgher | Jan 22, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON – A canopy of cell-phone cameras covered the excited crowd as President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama made their way onto the stage at the Inaugural Ball Monday night. The first lady, wearing a glamorous ruby-red Jason Wu gown, stole the spotlight...
by Summer Delaney | Jan 22, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON—Despite the diverse faiths represented at the Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service Tuesday morning, all of the religious leaders had the same plea for the next four years: unity. “In this service, we come together to acknowledge that in order for America...
by Alyssa Howard | Jan 22, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Fifty years ago, the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. killed four little girls who were attending Sunday school classes. On Tuesday, the mayor of Birmingham and three Alabama lawmakers proposed honoring the victims of the...
by Kimberly Railey | Jan 22, 2013 | Business, Education
Dr. Shane Lopez, Gallup senior scientist in residence, quoted and explained statistics that showed 43% of children grades 5-12 saying they’ll start their own business someday and 42% of kids saying they will invent something that will change the world. But while...
by Cathaleen Chen | Jan 22, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – The day after President Barack Obama touched lightly on the topic of immigration in his inaugural address, a group of farm workers arrived at the nation’s capital Tuesday at the end of a 1,000-mile trip to urge action on comprehensive immigration reform....
by Audrey Cheng | Jan 20, 2013 | Business
The Presidential Inaugural Committee drastically cut down the number of balls this year since President Barack Obama’s last inauguration, and one of the ones to go was the Youth Ball. So entrepreneur and Millennial Trains Project Founder Patrick Dowd decided to...
by Audrey Cheng | Jan 16, 2013 | National Security, Politics
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi greets Democrats as she enters the hearing room. (Audrey Cheng/Medill)Emily Nottingham, a mother of a victim from the Tucson shooting, and Chief Scott Knight of the Chaska, Minn., Police Department chat before the hearing. (Audrey...
by Taylor Hiegel | Jan 16, 2013 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Wednesday unveiled his gun-control proposals, including a prohibition on high capacity ammunition magazines, expanded background checks for gun purchases and a new assault weapons ban. The White House announcement called for...
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...
