by Cat Zakrzewski | Jan 8, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — On the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, his eldest daughter commemorated what she called America’s “moral obligation” to raise its citizens from poverty during a ceremony Wednesday at the Capitol. Rep. Barbara Lee,...
by Kris Anne Bonifacio | Mar 19, 2013 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — After a week-long debate, the Senate is poised to approve a spending bill that will fund agencies until the end of the fiscal year, avoiding a government shutdown at the end of March. The bill should be the final chapter on the spending debacle for the...
by Catherine Reid | Mar 19, 2013 | Politics
President Obama, Prime Minister Kenny, House Speaker Boehner and Rep. King descend the South Capitol steps after the Friends of Ireland Luncheon. Catherine Reid/MedillCatherine Reid/MedillCatherine Reid/MedillCatherine Reid/MedillCatherine Reid/Medill WASHINGTON—House...
by Fritz T. Burgher | Mar 18, 2013 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – Vern Jantzen has spent most of his life on his family’s farm in Plymouth, Neb. After going away to college and receiving his degree in agricultural economics, he returned home to take over his family’s 307-acre farm in the rolling hills of southeastern...
by Catherine Reid | Mar 18, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON–Tracy and Matt Keil’s two-year-old twins love playing on their father’s wheelchair, one on his lap, the other hanging on the back. “They know daddy’s in a wheelchair, but they don’t know he’s any different,” Tracy said. On Feb. 24, 2007, while...
by Rachel Janik | Mar 18, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON—The Senate Judiciary Committee last week sent a sweeping assault weapons ban to the Senate floor for a full vote, but all signs point to a quick death for the controversial gun control legislation. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., drafted the legislation in...
by Audrey Cheng | Mar 18, 2013 | Politics
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by Catherine Reid | Mar 13, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON—In 2009 Anna Kalmbacher and her husband Gabriel adopted two boys from Uganda after spending time there doing missionary work. “You can’t go into it blindly or else you’re going to be taken advantage of, or the child is going to be taken advantage of,”...
by Cathaleen Chen | Mar 13, 2013 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — When Delali Dagadu found herself jobless, almost homeless and facing deportation after working five years as a career counselor, the Liberian native filed for asylum to avoid deportation and a return to her tribe, where she feared becoming a victim...
by Stephanie Yang | Mar 13, 2013 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON— The U.S. government has declared 50 percent more national disasters on average over the last 10 years when compared to the previous decade, but the nation’s main disaster relief agency is about to lose more than $1 billion in federal funding. How much it...
by Summer Delaney | Mar 13, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON –Twilight’s Ashley Greene, the latest celebrity to hit Capitol Hill, helped launch the first “branding” symbol to combat domestic violence and sexual assault Wednesday, saying young victims need to better understand how to stand up for themselves. The...
