by Tom Meyer | Feb 6, 2013 | Health & Science, National Security
WASHINGTON – The head of the House Committee on Intelligence called Wednesday for Congress to pass legislation that would allow federal cybersecurity officials to more easily share information with private companies so they could defend against the rising number of...
by Tara Longardner & Olivia Marcus | Feb 6, 2013 | Immigration, Living
WASHINGTON—Illegal immigration may be the single most troubling issue in U.S.-Mexican relations, according to a think tank report released Wednesday. The Inter-American Dialogues report, “A More Ambitious Agenda,” lists untapped opportunities for the two countries...
by Gideon Resnick | Feb 5, 2013 | Immigration
Rep. Joaquin Castro stands beside twin brother Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio. (Gideon Resnick/Medill)Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio, alleged that a pathway to citizenship for immigrants is necessary. (Gideon Resnick/Medill)Demonstrators protest for...
by Josh Solomon | Feb 5, 2013 | Environment, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – In 2008, energy experts convened on Capitol Hill with a dire message: the world is running out of fossil fuels and America’s energy future is insecure. On Tuesday, the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power met with expert energy witnesses who said new...
by Catherine Reid | Feb 5, 2013 | National Security
WASHINGTON—Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based international news network, should be classified as a global terrorist authority, according to several conservative organizations that announced Tuesday they are trying to have it blocked from U.S. viewers. Cliff Kincaid,...
by Mitchell Armentrout | Feb 5, 2013 | Education, Immigration
WASHINGTON–House Majority Leader Eric Cantor offered a preview of a rebranded GOP agenda for the new House term Tuesday, arguing for more expansive initiatives in education, health care and immigration as the Republican Party seeks to broaden its appeal to...
by Summer Delaney | Feb 5, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled legislation Tuesday that would make firearms trafficking – purchasing a gun for the express purpose of delivering it to a prohibited person — a federal crime. The bill’s sponsors, Republican Reps. Patrick Meehan of...
by Tom Meyer | Feb 5, 2013 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Maryland and Minnesota state officials said Tuesday that their states are making progress in carrying out new health care exchanges. The report from the states came less than a year before most provisions of the new health care law take effect. Officials...
by Rachel Janik | Feb 5, 2013 | Business
WASHINGTON —Congressional gridlock and confusion on Capitol Hill is damaging the American economy and the capabilities of the private sector, experts told a House committee Tuesday. Jared Bernstein, a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a...
by Kris Anne Bonifacio | Feb 5, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON – House Republicans Tuesday jumped on President Barack Obama for missing a deadline to submit his budget request to Congress, but Obama fired back that lawmakers should pass a quick-fix bill to forestall the automatic spending cuts set to take effect at the...
by Stephanie Yang | Feb 5, 2013 | Environment
WASHINGTON – The United States is in the midst of a boom in oil and natural gas production that could lead to 1.3 million new jobs and an energy-independent future, government officials and energy experts told a House energy committee hearing Tuesday. Adam Sieminski,...
by Kimberly Railey | Feb 5, 2013 | Education
WASHINGTON – Most Americans are open to redesigning today’s higher education system to expand access and affordability, a new poll suggested Tuesday. Nearly 90 percent of Americans believe students should earn college credit for skills they learn outside of the...
