by Cathaleen Chen | Jan 9, 2013 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON – Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin presented the first National Governors Association “State of the States” address Wednesday, but the one of President Barack Obama’s priorities – immigration reform – was not on the agenda....
by Josh Solomon | Jan 9, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — National Governors Association Chairman Jack Markell of Delaware and Vice Chair Mary Fallin of Oklahoma said Wednesday that governors are deeply concerned the uncertain future of federal funding will make it difficult for states to write...
by Fritz T. Burgher | Jan 9, 2013 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Leaders of the National Governors Association urged Congress on Wednesday to clear the air of uncertainty and swiftly deal with the nation’s looming fiscal issues. Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin delivered the NGA’s first-ever...
by Tara Longardner & Olivia Marcus | Jan 9, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON – International officials believe that not enough is being said about sex and reproduction in the on-going discussion about improving the planet. The Environmental Change and Security Program, a group that studies environment, health and population...
by Tom Meyer | Jan 9, 2013 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON– Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin called Wednesday for flexibility from the federal government as states begin implementing President Barack Obama’s health care reform law. Citing the example of a health care program in her state that she believes is...
by Stephanie Yang | Jan 9, 2013 | Politics
Bill Pullman, Jenna Elfman and Josh Gad discuss the show’s relatable family element. Gideon Resnick/MedillMartha MacIsaac (Becca Gilchrist, the president’s daughter) and Andre Holland (White House press secretary Marshall Malloy) talk challenges of playing...
by Megan Neunan | Mar 15, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, did not like what Veterans’ Affairs had to say to Sandra Strickland, a homeless U.S. Army veteran, when she contacted them for help. “You got a list of shelters. ‘Here it is. See you later?’” he asked Strickland of...
by Edwin Rios | Mar 14, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON — In war, one knows his enemy. In cyber, the enemy is often anonymous. Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said he worries about the irrational, non-nation groups that have investment in cyber capabilities. Though the...
by Patrick Svitek | Mar 14, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON — Students and teachers at Stuart-Hobson Middle School wrapped up their school day Wednesday with a stern lesson on bullying from some of the country’s strongest voices on the topic. The pupils and their teachers attended an early screening of...
by Chris Kirk | Mar 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is on a mission to end subsidies for big oil companies. “Right now, $4 billion of your tax dollars — $4 billion — subsidizes the oil industry every year,” he said in New Hampshire earlier this month. “Now,...
by Safiya Merchant | Mar 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – In the 2012 election cycle, one demographic has caught the eye of the Republican presidential candidates, President Barack Obama and the mainstream media — for better and for worse. Many analysts think Hispanic voters are the key to the outcome of...
by Edwin Rios | Mar 14, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON — In the film Charlie Wilson’s War, a U. S. congressman is stunned when his colleagues on Capitol Hill shift the discussion away from Afghanistan just as the Soviet Union invade the country. On Wednesday, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., advanced the...
