Direct democracy, Twitter style

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley might be a 79 year-old Republican, but he knows how to connect to young American voters better than many of his younger colleagues — via Twitter. “People make fun of him because he has typos and he has weird misspellings and it...
Democratic senators: Hike minimum wage

Democratic senators: Hike minimum wage

WASHINGTON — The Senate should take up a bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10, two Democratic senators said Wednesday, despite a congressional report saying the proposed nearly $3 hike would cost 500,000 jobs. Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Mazie Hirono,...

Drug cartel leader falls, Mexican economy grows

WASHINGTON– The tallest lighthouse in the world sits atop a mountain in Mazatlan– a resort town in Sinaloa, Mexico, built around culture, tourism and tuna fishing. This is where Virginia Olalde Lopez-Gavito grew up. Lopez-Gavito, 22, has since represented her country...
Illinois governor calls for FEMA modernization

Illinois governor calls for FEMA modernization

WASHINGTON — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn called on other governors Monday to push Congress to form a coalition to “modernize” the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s formula for determining eligibility for federal disaster aid, saying the current methodology is...