by William Hicks | Jan 26, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — 2014 was the year of White House fence jumpers. Now in 2015, trespassing in the White House has become mechanized, much to the chagrin of the Secret Service. Early Monday morning a small unmanned drone, a two-foot quadcopter, was found on the...
by Tara Longardner | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The White House made efforts to engage at-home audiences through social media for this year’s State of the Union. While some say it worked in a big way, how big was it? Twitter announced the most successful hashtag of the night, #SOTU, made its way...
by Paige Leskin | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Legislation aimed at preventing suicide among military veterans is advancing quickly through Congress, in line to be one of the first bills signed into law under the new leadership. Political leaders, as well as suicide prevention and veteran advocacy...
by Astrid Goh | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
By Astrid Goh and Medha Imam An online video of Tuesday’s State of the Union speech released on House Speaker John Boehner’s official YouTube channel did not include two short segments of the president’s original speech — one on climate change and another...
by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Republican women have more difficulty getting elected to Congress than Democrats, although gender parity remains a problem for both parties, panelists said at an event on Wednesday. Democratic women make up 30 percent of their party’s elected senators and...
by William Hicks | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A group of Democratic lawmakers and one outspoken independent pressed Wednesday for action on a comprehensive package of campaign finance reform legislation. Their “reforms” include the Democracy for All Amendment, a change in the Constitution that...
by Tanner Howard | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
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by Tyler Pager | Jan 20, 2015 | Politics, State of the Union
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – In his sixth State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama vowed repeatedly to make life better for the middle class and to decrease income inequality, saying it was time to “turn the page” on the economic struggles and...
by Nancy Wang | Jan 20, 2015 | Politics, State of the Union
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