by Ethan Cohen | Feb 2, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON– Democratic lawmakers will need to work hard to safeguard President Barack Obama’s executive actions on gun violence, a member of left leaning think-tank said Tuesday. “What the president did was quite remarkable,” said Chelsea Parsons, vice president...
by Ethan Cohen | Feb 1, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON– For many Americans, politics is more of a drag than something they get excited about. However, that’s not the mindset of a new exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. “Hooray for Politics”...
by Julia Jacobs | Feb 1, 2016 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Presidential campaign rhetoric on the Islamic State often revolves around airstrikes and boots on the ground, but experts said Monday the candidates should be talking about the importance of fighting terrorism at its roots. “You have to try to bring some...
by Shane McKeon | Jan 28, 2016 | Politics
BALTIMORE, Md. — A fired up Vice President Joe Biden called on U.S. House Democrats to do a better job selling the party’s platform to voters and to be clear about the differences with the Republicans.’ “We shouldn’t apologize for what we’re for, and we should point...
by Ethan Cohen | Jan 27, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Every four years, the refrain arises: Why start the presidential primary contests in Iowa? Campaign experts Wednesday had lots of reasons: It is politically if not demographically diverse. It’s small enough that candidates can reach a lot of voters. It...
by Alex Duner | Jan 26, 2016 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — A 25-year-old architect’s design has been selected for the World War I memorial, which planners envision as a contemplative and educational space honoring American members of the military who fought in The Great War. On Tuesday at the National Press Club,...
by Erin Bacon | Jan 20, 2016 | Politics
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Donald Trump has joined a growing list of Republican presidential candidates courting the young conservative vote at Liberty University. Around 9,000 students listened to Trump speak Monday for an MLK Day event at the conservative Christian...
by Alex Duner | Jan 20, 2016 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices Wednesday found themselves stuck on who has control over vast swaths of Alaskan parkland in a case that started with a moose hunter who wanted to use his hovercraft in a national preserve. John Sturgeon said he has the right to use...
by Jasper Scherer | Jan 20, 2016 | Business, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — The United States is the 10th largest contributor to global innovation, 34 spots ahead of China, according to a report released Wednesday, while Finland and Sweden – countries whose spending on new technology and ideas is much less than America’s...
by Jacob Meschke | Jan 20, 2016 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — Democrats halted part of the Republican agenda in its tracks on Wednesday —without Bernie Sanders—as the Senate fell short of approving a bill that would make it harder for Syrian refugees to enter the United States. The American Securities Against...
by Drew Gerber | Jan 20, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Wednesday new executive actions on firearms issued by President Barack Obama are constitutional since they only aim to better enforce gun laws and background checks already on the books. The main elements of the...
by Ethan Cohen | Jan 20, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON–The line outside the Senate hearing room stretched down the hall as activists supporting increased background checks for gun purchases waited to hear from Attorney General Loretta Lynch. By the time the Appropriations subcommittee hearing was called...
