by Josh Solomon | Feb 26, 2013 | Politics
BETHESDA, Md. – The U.S. could jeopardize its status as the most attractive place for science students to conduct research if Congress does not act to stop automatic across-the-board federal budget cuts set for next Friday, said National Institutes of Health Director...
by Cathaleen Chen | Feb 20, 2013 | Politics
Chen/MedillChen/MedillChen/MedillChen/MedillChen/MedillPussy Riot imitators practice their protest dance before the demonstration begins. Chen/MedillChen/MedillChen/MedillThe demonstration featured about 15 performers, all young women. Chen/MedillThe rally is staged...
by Tom Meyer | Feb 20, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A coalition of Muslim and Jewish advocacy groups called Wednesday for the House of Representatives to pass the Violence Against Women Act after months of delay, saying the U.S. should be a leader in protecting women in the face of violence against...
by Rachel Janik | Feb 20, 2013 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. and his wife Sandra Jackson pleaded guilty on Wednesday to felony charges involving misuse of more than $750,000 in campaign money on personal spending. When District Judge Robert Wilkins questioned Jackson on...
by Summer Delaney | Feb 20, 2013 | Business, Politics
Fix the Debt: It’s Full of Baloney from Medill Washington on Vimeo. Video by Catherine Reid. Text by Summer Delaney. WASHINGTON—National labor groups and other activists demonstrated and briefly blocked an intersection in the nation’s capital Tuesday to protest...
by Josh Solomon | Feb 20, 2013 | Politics
(Josh Solomon/Medill)(Josh Solomon/Medill)(Josh Solomon/Medill) BETHESDA, Md. — Football season may be over, but that didn’t stop Washington Redskins stars London Fletcher and Alfred Morris from playing a new type of football Wednesday with some wounded troops at...
by Alyssa Howard | Feb 20, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON– The U.S. government’s $28 billion international AIDS relief plan should focus on helping partner countries around the world develop self-sufficient HIV/AIDS prevention programs, according to an evaluation Wednesday by the Institute of Medicine. The...
by Mitchell Armentrout | Feb 19, 2013 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — With the sequester deadline looming, President Barack Obama Tuesday urged the House of Representatives to approve a balanced, short-term deal that would avoid severe budget cuts. Obama said the $85 billion cuts set to take effect March 1 – known as...
by Kimberly Railey | Feb 13, 2013 | Living, Politics
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urged the House to pass the Violence Against Women Act on Wednesday. (Audrey Cheng/Medill)House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer calls for solution for Dreamers on Wednesday. (Audrey Cheng/Medill)More than 20 House...
by Taylor Hiegel | Feb 13, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — It’s not Oscar time yet, but one best actress nominee has already won a major prize. First lady Michelle Obama welcomed nine-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis as well as actor Dwight Henry and director Benh Zeitlin from “Beasts of the Southern Wild” to the...
by Fritz T. Burgher | Feb 13, 2013 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — The morning after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress, a group of Democrat and Republican lawmakers assembled by Politico had one major thing on their minds: How to avoid across-the-board federal...
by Marshall Cohen | Feb 13, 2013 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew deflected Republican critiques of his personal finances Wednesday at his Senate confirmation hearing, moving one step closer to his expected confirmation. Republicans peppered Lew, appearing before the Senate...
