by Cathaleen Chen | Jan 9, 2013 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON – Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin presented the first National Governors Association “State of the States” address Wednesday, but the one of President Barack Obama’s priorities – immigration reform – was not on the agenda....
by Josh Solomon | Jan 9, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — National Governors Association Chairman Jack Markell of Delaware and Vice Chair Mary Fallin of Oklahoma said Wednesday that governors are deeply concerned the uncertain future of federal funding will make it difficult for states to write...
by Fritz T. Burgher | Jan 9, 2013 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Leaders of the National Governors Association urged Congress on Wednesday to clear the air of uncertainty and swiftly deal with the nation’s looming fiscal issues. Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin delivered the NGA’s first-ever...
by Tara Longardner & Olivia Marcus | Jan 9, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON – International officials believe that not enough is being said about sex and reproduction in the on-going discussion about improving the planet. The Environmental Change and Security Program, a group that studies environment, health and population...
by Stephanie Yang | Jan 9, 2013 | Politics
Bill Pullman, Jenna Elfman and Josh Gad discuss the show’s relatable family element. Gideon Resnick/MedillMartha MacIsaac (Becca Gilchrist, the president’s daughter) and Andre Holland (White House press secretary Marshall Malloy) talk challenges of playing...
by Megan Neunan | Mar 15, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, did not like what Veterans’ Affairs had to say to Sandra Strickland, a homeless U.S. Army veteran, when she contacted them for help. “You got a list of shelters. ‘Here it is. See you later?’” he asked Strickland of...
by Chris Kirk | Mar 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is on a mission to end subsidies for big oil companies. “Right now, $4 billion of your tax dollars — $4 billion — subsidizes the oil industry every year,” he said in New Hampshire earlier this month. “Now,...
by Safiya Merchant | Mar 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – In the 2012 election cycle, one demographic has caught the eye of the Republican presidential candidates, President Barack Obama and the mainstream media — for better and for worse. Many analysts think Hispanic voters are the key to the outcome of...
by Ariel Rothfield | Mar 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON—While the economy still tops the talking points of Republican presidential candidates, the battle over access to birth control and other women’s health issues has sprung to life on the primary campaign trail as a hot-button issue that some say will...
by Rachel Morello | Mar 14, 2012 | Politics
The 13th annual National Health Through Fitness Day gets underway with a breakfast briefing. Bill Sells, vice president of government relations for SGMA, delivers opening remarks. (MNS)To prepare the group for their meetings with members of Congress, SGMA provided...
by Rebecca Nelson | Mar 13, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Here we go again: More than three years after President Barack Obama took office, a survey suggests a majority of Republican voters in two deep South states still think Obama is a Muslim. The Public Policy Polling survey asked likely Republican voters in...
by Kit Fox | Mar 13, 2012 | Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — A grainy black and white video on YouTube shows then President-John F. Kennedy addressing a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961. Kennedy pauses after each phrase and inflects his voice upwards as he says, “I believe that this nation should...
