by Summer Delaney | Feb 5, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled legislation Tuesday that would make firearms trafficking – purchasing a gun for the express purpose of delivering it to a prohibited person — a federal crime. The bill’s sponsors, Republican Reps. Patrick Meehan of...
by Kris Anne Bonifacio | Feb 5, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON – House Republicans Tuesday jumped on President Barack Obama for missing a deadline to submit his budget request to Congress, but Obama fired back that lawmakers should pass a quick-fix bill to forestall the automatic spending cuts set to take effect at the...
by Tara Longardner & Olivia Marcus | Feb 1, 2013 | Politics
Co-founders Major Laura Law-Millett and Brandon Millet speak about the GI Film Festival, the non-profit recipient of the date auction’s proceeds. (Ashley Balcerzak/Medill)Hor devours, pastries and drinks were served before the date auction. (Ashley...
by Tara Longardner & Olivia Marcus | Jan 30, 2013 | Immigration, Politics
Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appears for a photo op preceding a closed meeting with the Foreign Secretary of Mexico. (MNS)Mexican Foreign Secretary José Antonio Meade Kuribreña joined Sec. Hillary Clinton for her last bilateral meeting as Secretary of...
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...
