by Mattias Gugel | Feb 15, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Acting budget director Jeffrey Zients struggled to stay on script defending President Barack Obama’s budget proposal when he faced fire about its claimed savings from a Republican-controlled budget committee on Wednesday. This was part of Zients’ two-day...
by Ben Kamisar | Feb 15, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — For Buddy Roemer, it’s all about the Benjamins. But he’ll only accept one at a time. The former governor and congressman from Louisiana and current presidential candidate has capped his campaign contributions at just $100 per donor in a...
by Edwin Rios | Feb 15, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON — There is a growing need for improved relations between the federal government and private companies to protect the nation’s cyber networks, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a House committee Wednesday. Napolitano called for more...
by Ariel Rothfield | Feb 15, 2012 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON— Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., planned to announce details today of a bill that would keep home heating assistance at its current level of funding. The announcement comes days after President Barack Obama unveiled his 2013 budget, which proposes reducing the...
by Ed Demaria | Feb 15, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee clashed repeatedly on Wednesday over the legality of President Barack Obama’s recent recess appointments. Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, said the president circumvented the rules of the...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 14, 2012 | Environment
The Sierra Club’s Kate Colarulli jokes with a fellow environmentalist while carrying the boxes to Capitol Hill. (MNS)A member of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s communications staff accepts another flash drive with all the signatures loaded on it....
by Rachel Morello | Feb 14, 2012 | Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – Voters using Twitter from their phones in the last three days have seen such trending topics as Grammy updates, budget news and everything in between. They may have read tweets from their favorite celebrity or news outlet. Or perhaps even from Rick...
by Rebecca Nelson | Feb 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — When Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visited the White House Tuesday, he wasn’t only greeted by the Obama administration – activists rallied outside demanding Tibetan independence from China. The calls come after decades of protesting what...
by Shirley Li | Feb 14, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner fought a budget battle Tuesday, defending and explaining President Barack Obama’s spending plan before the Senate Finance Committee. From deflecting blunt questioning by Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., to verbally tussling with...
by James Arkin | Feb 14, 2012 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Social media sites have exploded in recent years, dramatically transforming the way politicians operate – and the way the media covers them. And according to several political reporters speaking at a panel Tuesday, Twitter and Facebook not only benefit...
by Ben Kamisar | Feb 14, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Senators Tuesday that a failure to compromise on deficit reduction plans could jeopardize national security, leaving a “hollow” military in its wake. Panetta defended a Pentagon budget that requires $487 billion in...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican pollster Whit Ayres wants conservative GOP primary voters to put themselves in the place of a young woman with several eager suitors, and a cranky father. In this case, Dad is the GOP establishment, and he has a few pointers for his...
