by Alyssa Howard | Jan 30, 2013 | Politics
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords addressed the Senate Judiciary Committee before a hearing on gun violence. (Mitchell Armentrout/Medill)National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre reiterated his call for armed security guards in schools. (Mitchell...
by Stephanie Yang | Jan 30, 2013 | National Security, Politics
13 representatives from government agencies and NGO’s wait for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to arrive. (Audrey Cheng/Medill)Curator and director of the Diplomatic Reception Room Marcee Craighill introduced the Benjamin Franklin Room and Secretary of State...
by Marshall Cohen | Jan 30, 2013 | Immigration, Politics
Sens. John McCain (center) and Chuck Schumer (right) discuss immigration Wednesday morning with Politico’s Mike Allen. (Fritz T. Burgher/ Medill)McCain and Schumer are optimistic they can get bipartisan support in the Senate, setting a lofty goal of 80 votes for their...
by Summer Delaney | Jan 29, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — With President Barack Obama’s televised State of the Union address only two weeks away, the Boys and Girls Club of America’s Youth of the Year went online Tuesday for a national address to discuss the future of the nation’s youth. “We are giving a...
by Catherine Reid | Jan 29, 2013 | Politics
A skull removed from a dog fighting grave site is featured in the exhibit (Catherine Reid/Medill).Coco, an ASPCA success story, was rescued and rehabilitated over the course of seven months (Catherine Reid/Medill).Randall Lockwood, senior vice president of forensic...
by Rachel Janik | Jan 29, 2013 | Politics
Politicians, family and the celebrity pose for photographers following the ceremony to capture one last moment celebrating Chen’s work. (Fritz T. Burgher/Medill News Service)Chen is the fourth recipient of the Human Rights Prize, following in the footsteps of...
by Kimberly Railey | Jan 29, 2013 | Politics
Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention speaks during the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles’ news conference calling for Puerto Rican statehood. (Tom Meyer/ Medill)Anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist (left) and former Puerto Rico Gov. Luis...
by Kris Anne Bonifacio | Jan 29, 2013 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Senate confirmed Sen. John Kerry as the new Secretary of State by an overwhelming margin Tuesday. Kerry, D-Mass., will succeed Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton as the Obama administration’s top diplomat on the strength of a 94-3 approval vote on...
by Taylor Hiegel | Jan 28, 2013 | Politics
President Obama welcomes the NBA Champion Miami Heat team to the White House. (Gideon Resnick/Medill) LeBron James gives President Obama a basketball signed by the Miami Heat squad. (Gideon Resnick/Medill) Dwayne Wade presents President Obama with a Heat jersey of his...
by Catherine Reid | Jan 23, 2013 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s testimony on the State Department’s handling of the terrorist attack on the Benghazi, Libya, consulate may be over, but criticism from GOP members of Congress clearly is not. One of the most vocal members at the...
by Josh Solomon | Jan 23, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON – While federal funding is crucial to repair the devastation from Hurricane Sandy, it is local government and private sector leaders who should be responsible for the distribution of those funds, speakers at a briefing on Superstorm Sandy reconstruction...
by Marshall Cohen | Jan 23, 2013 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — House Republicans approved Wednesday a three-month suspension of the federal debt limit in a move intended to pressure Senate Democrats to pass a budget in the interim. The bill passed 285-144 with support from most Republicans and about half of the...
