by Tal Axelrod | Feb 10, 2015 | Politics
Labor unions representing federal employees gathered in front of the Capitol Tuesday to demand the end of furloughs and urge unity among the...
by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 10, 2015 | Politics
By Ashley Gilmore WASHINGTON— Celebrating last year’s passage of an act that creates tax-free savings accounts for individuals with disabilities and their families, Vice President Joseph Biden Tuesday said the law helps disabled Americans live more...
by Astrid Goh | Feb 10, 2015 | Politics
By Astrid Goh WASHINGTON — A bill to reduce federal prison spending and overcrowding includes a plan to require low-risk prisoners to participate in programs aimed at reducing recidivism, patterned after Texas and Rhode Island models, two senators said in introducing...
by William Hicks | Feb 10, 2015 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON- Lawmakers on Tuesday announced bipartisan legislation that would protect U.S. businesses from foreign currency manipulation. The top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan, said the plan has support in the House and...
by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Feb 9, 2015 | Health & Science, Politics
By Astrid Goh and Tara Longardner WASHINGTON — Six months after taking over as Secretary of Veteran Affairs, Robert A. McDonald has proven himself capable in the eyes of many of leading the scandal-ridden agency. But experts agree that the Department of Veterans...
by Tara Longardner | Feb 9, 2015 | Living, Politics
WASHINGTON – Residents of the nation’s capital voted overwhelmingly in November to legalize marijuana, but the fate of the initiative is now in the hands of a Republican-controlled Congress. Without congressional authorization, the legalization issue would be...
by Bailey Williams | Feb 9, 2015 | Business, Politics
By Bailey Williams WASHINGTON—Sen. Bernie Sanders, a leading voice in raising awareness about income inequality, said Monday he is seriously considering running for president in 2016. If he gets in the race, Sanders said he would “run to win.” The Vermont...
by Tal Axelrod | Feb 4, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Approximately 50 people were kicked out of a hearing Wednesday at the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa after audience members murmured support for a campaign that aims to pressure Israel to acknowledge Palestinian rights after a...
by Adam Mintzer | Feb 4, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON- Superstition and spiritualism have intrigued as many as a dozen first ladies dating back to the early 19th century, often as tools to protect their families while in the White House. Psychics, horoscopes and ghosts were part of a number of first ladies’...
by William Hicks | Feb 3, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — House and Senate leaders on Tuesday awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force, also known as the Devil’s Brigade, for bravery that helped to end World War II. “Today we honor a group of men that ensured this...
by Bailey Williams | Feb 3, 2015 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., touted President Barack Obama’s budget plan Tuesday morning, stressing the importance of research, education, infrastructure and tax reform in helping American working families. Pelosi said the budget should...
by Olivia Marcus | Feb 3, 2015 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — In the first House Ways and Means Committee hearing following the release of President Barack Obama’s 2016 budget proposal, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew defended the would-be tax increases GOP leaders are already trying to kill. “It has been almost three...
