by Stephanie Yang | Jan 23, 2013 | Environment
WASHINGTON – In light of severe storms and hurricanes in recent years, the RAND Corporation, a major national security think tank, offered a $50 billion master plan Wednesday for reducing flooding and damages in coastal areas. The funding to support such a plan,...
by Fritz T. Burgher | Jan 23, 2013 | Business
WASHINGTON — Surrounded by more than twenty Democratic congresswomen, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called for immediate bipartisan support Wednesday to renew the 1994 Violence Against Women Act. “For nearly two decades, the Violence Against Women Act has...
by Audrey Cheng | Jan 23, 2013 | Education
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., calls for more communication to be fostered between businesses and schools in his address at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. (Kimberly Railey/Medill)Rubio says there are great disparities between the schools that offer Advanced...
by Josh Solomon | Jan 23, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON – While federal funding is crucial to repair the devastation from Hurricane Sandy, it is local government and private sector leaders who should be responsible for the distribution of those funds, speakers at a briefing on Superstorm Sandy reconstruction...
by Marshall Cohen | Jan 23, 2013 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — House Republicans approved Wednesday a three-month suspension of the federal debt limit in a move intended to pressure Senate Democrats to pass a budget in the interim. The bill passed 285-144 with support from most Republicans and about half of the...
by Tara Longardner & Olivia Marcus | Jan 23, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON— A House committee grilled the U.S. Air Force brass Wednesday on the military’s investigation and preventative measures taken in the aftermath of a series of sexual misconduct incidents at a Texas base. Sexual misconduct “is a problem that has plagued the...
by Mitchell Armentrout | Jan 23, 2013 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – In a grueling day of long-awaited testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vehemently defended her handling of Sep. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, again taking responsibility for the...
by Tom Meyer | Jan 23, 2013 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s 2010 health care reform law so far has primarily benefited low-income children and pregnant women, according to a report released Wednesday. Children whose parents have low incomes have received...
by Kris Anne Bonifacio | Jan 22, 2013 | National Security
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators Tuesday called for more humanitarian aid to Syrian rebels after a trip to the war-torn country last week. Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., announced they will join Democratic Sens. Richard...
by Stephanie Yang | Jan 22, 2013 | Politics
On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Stoppatriarchy.org is the first organization to begin its protest for abortion rights. Stephanie Yang/MedillMembers of Stoppatriarchy.org tape together signs with pictures George Tiller, a doctor who was shot by an...
by Rachel Janik | Jan 22, 2013 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress and crime experts Tuesday stressed evidence-based reforms and ending an urban “school to prison pipeline” as ways to reduce gun violence. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., hosted a youth violence prevention summit in the Capitol Visitors Center...
by Taylor Hiegel | Jan 22, 2013 | Politics
Fairfax County Democrats celebrated the president’s reelection, but said they expect a lot from him in the next four years.
