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...
by Alyssa Howard | Jan 15, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Only 14 states and the District of Columbia made significant progress towards ratifying key highway safety laws in 2012, according to a report released Tuesday by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. The 10th annual highway safety report released...
by Catherine Reid | Jan 15, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON– Taxation without representation has yet another disadvantage: fewer tickets to the presidential inauguration on Jan. 21. D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton received fewer than 200 tickets for her district, not nearly enough to fill the 4,000 requests she...
by Kris Anne Bonifacio | Jan 15, 2013 | Health & Science, National Security, Politics
Rep. Ted Poe, R-TX, introduced the Preserving Privacy Act in July to set guidelines and restrictions for the use of drones. (Catherine Reid/Medill)The panelists talked about the increasing number of drones flying in the U.S. An estimated 30,000 drones will be in use...
by Cathaleen Chen | Jan 14, 2013 | Living, Politics
Amnesty International volunteers make a statement outside the Supreme Court as Guantanamo’s current detainees. Cathaleen Chen/MedillCathaleen Chen/MedillCathaleen Chen/MedillCathaleen Chen/MedillCathaleen Chen/MedillCathaleen Chen/MedillThe rally and march had...
