by Elena Schneider | Feb 2, 2011 | Politics
“They [Republicans] want to achieve in courts what they couldn’t achieve in Congress.” — Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. “I believe [the act] has major problems beyond just the constitutionality.” — Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa WASHINGTON — Senate...
by Peter Larson | Feb 2, 2011 | Health & Science, National Security, Politics
If you’re having as much trouble as we are keeping up with Google’s realtime results for keywords such as Egypt and Mubarak, here are a few accounts to follow through the rest of the week that are being updated by journalists on the ground there. 1....
by Roshan Nebhrajani | Feb 2, 2011 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON –The nation’s ambassadors are gathering for a face-to-face meeting, the first of its kind in U.S. diplomatic history. With the exception of U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey, who could not attend because of the unfolding crisis in that...
by Elisa Santana | Feb 1, 2011 | Politics
Washington — Howard Dean let out a familiar primal scream while debating Newt Gingrich Tuesday night at The George Washington University. “Why do you still have to be a second class citizen?” Dean said, becoming red-faced and excited while responding to...
by Peter Larson | Feb 1, 2011 | National Security, Politics
Listen! Fulbright scholar and Medill graduate Lauren Bohn describes the scene at Tahrir Square, the center for many of the demonstrations in Egypt and the site where hundreds of thousands have gathered to call for the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. She...
by Olivia Marcus & Tal Axelrod | Feb 1, 2011 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON –The administration announced new efforts to pilot “anti-trafficking coordination teams” on Tuesday. The partnerships of government agencies plays a key role in effectively fighting modern slavery, Attorney General Eric Holder said, in...
by Alex Campbell | Feb 1, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON — There was at least one Egypt-related protest on Tuesday that didn’t threaten to topple Hosni Mubarak’s government. About 30 people brought their signs and slogans to the Egyptian Embassy for an Amnesty International-sponsored...
by Peter Larson | Feb 1, 2011 | National Security, Politics
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by Nina Lincoff | Feb 1, 2011 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON—The influential U.S. Chamber of Commerce unveiled a plan on Tuesday that’s at odds with much of President Barack Obama’s clean energy agenda. The chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy presented what it calls “realistic, bipartisan solutions to our...
by Nina Lincoff | Jan 26, 2011 | Business, Environment, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON—Secretary of Energy Steven Chu on Wednesday began to put detail on President Barack Obama’s plan to use clean energy as an engine of job growth. “If there’s a cheap source of clean energy,” Chu said, “the world will gobble it up.” Echoing themes from the...
by Medill News Service | Jan 25, 2011 | Politics
By Nina Lincoff and Elena Schneider WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama challenged the country to “win the future,” calling on Americans’ innovative spirit to become the international leader in business, education and infrastructure in Tuesday night’s...
by Peter Larson | Jan 25, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON — New House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan appealed to lawmakers to rein in out-of-control spending and respond to the growing national debt, which will soon surpass federal limits, in his rebuttal to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address...
