by Shirley Li | Feb 7, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON –Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called the U.S. economic outlook “uncertain” Tuesday and urged “close monitoring” of the economy. At a hearing before the Senate Budget Committee, Bernanke noted the recovery of manufacturing in the country, but said...
by Rebecca Nelson | Feb 7, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – New voter ID proposals by a number of states are part of a “season of intolerance,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said Tuesday as he announced a campaign against legislation that opponents say would curb voter rights. More than two dozen states are considering...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 6, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Of all the places where disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been spotted since emerging from prison more than a year ago, his appearance Monday was surely the most unlikely of locales. Seated beneath a floor-to-ceiling banner headlined with the phrase...
by Safiya Merchant | Feb 1, 2012 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON – Congress sought the advice of states Wednesday as two governors told the House Education and the Workforce committee about their strategies to improve job markets on their home turf. According to Chairman John Kline, R-Minn., the economy has improved...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 1, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Scott Brown said Wednesday he favors any amendment that expands the scope of his bill to prohibit so-called “congressional inside trading” to include the executive branch. The STOCK Act, or Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act, would bar...
by Ariel Rothfield | Feb 1, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Testifying before the House Oversight Committee, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, vowed to block every upcoming presidential nominee because of what he called President Barack Obama’s of “trampling” on the Constitution when he made controversial recess appointments...
by Ed Demaria | Feb 1, 2012 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON — After two years of deliberations, a presidential commission told a House subcommittee Wednesday what has been undoable for the past 30 years — the United States needs a new agency with the authority to dispose of nuclear waste. Members of the Blue Ribbon...
by Safiya Merchant | Jan 31, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A national task force championing the end of domestic and sexual violence Tuesday called on the House to follow the Senate’s lead and start moving to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The act provides funding to states for training law...
by Jaclyn Skurie | Jan 31, 2012 | Business, Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON — Political and economic turbulence in oil-producing nations may threaten a “great revival” in future U.S. energy production, according to a Senate hearing Tuesday. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee reviewed energy supplies, global market...
by Patrick Svitek | Jan 31, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Lieberman on Tuesday warned “irrelevant amendments” could erode bipartisan support for a bill outlawing what has been termed “congressional insider trading.” At a media briefing with Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Democratic...
by Ariel Rothfield | Jan 31, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Election day has arrived in Florida, giving Republican voters a chance to decide who they think should represent the party against Barack Obama in the November presidential election. The winner will likely be in the driver’s seat as the campaign heads into...
