by Vesko Cholakov | Feb 4, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The U.S. should spend more money to increase high-speed rail systems as part of a long-term transportation bill because the country is facing an “infrastructure disaster,” former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday at a panel discussion...
by Ellen Garrison | Feb 3, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Immigration reform is a path to a healthier U.S. economy and a stronger housing market, House and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said Monday in a speech to the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, prompting enthusiastic...
by Vesko Cholakov | Feb 3, 2014 | Politics
A promo clip with highlights from State of the Union lives. The video condenses footage from the BiT evening news, BiT special State of the Union studio and The Day Begins, morning talk show of the Bulgarian National Television. WASHINGTON — Some...
by Jane Herman | Jan 29, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON – With just a few inches of snow on roads, Atlanta drivers were stuck in their cars and children were forced to spend the night in their schools. The state of emergency in six Southern states due to winter storms resulted in at least 12 deaths, but...
by Christophe Haubursin | Jan 29, 2014 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Near Baghdad, former U.S. military installations Camp Liberty and Camp Ashraf have become home to Iranian refugees, who have been increasingly subject to attack by both Iran and Iraqi forces in recent months. Members of Mujahadin-e-Khalq (MEK),...
by Preetisha Sen | Jan 29, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Georgetown University students gathered around a television Tuesday night to watch President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. The students of various political affiliations expected to see gun control, health care and minimum wage...
by Jessica Floum | Jan 29, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Tuesday night he will raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for federal contract employees through executive order as part of a series of proposals to close income gaps in the United States and reassert the nation’s dominance in...
by Sara Olstad | Jan 28, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s nod to an Army Ranger who was almost killed by a massive roadside bomb in Afghanistan drew the longest sustained applause of the State of the Union speech Tuesday night. “Cory is here tonight. And like the Army he loves, like the...
by Cat Zakrzewski | Jan 28, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Republican party upped the ante on responses to the State of the Union address Tuesday night with four rebuttals— exposing an increasingly decentralized GOP heading into the 2014 election year. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Sen. Mike Lee, Sen. Rand...
by Sara Olstad | Jan 28, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON – First lady Michelle Obama’s guests at the State of the Union speech tonight include former NBA player Jason Collins, two Boston Marathon bombing survivors and representatives of Punch Pizza, the Minnesota-based company that raised the minimum wage for its...
