by Ed Demaria | Feb 15, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee clashed repeatedly on Wednesday over the legality of President Barack Obama’s recent recess appointments. Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, said the president circumvented the rules of the...
by Rachel Morello | Feb 14, 2012 | Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – Voters using Twitter from their phones in the last three days have seen such trending topics as Grammy updates, budget news and everything in between. They may have read tweets from their favorite celebrity or news outlet. Or perhaps even from Rick...
by Rebecca Nelson | Feb 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — When Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visited the White House Tuesday, he wasn’t only greeted by the Obama administration – activists rallied outside demanding Tibetan independence from China. The calls come after decades of protesting what...
by Ben Kamisar | Feb 14, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Senators Tuesday that a failure to compromise on deficit reduction plans could jeopardize national security, leaving a “hollow” military in its wake. Panetta defended a Pentagon budget that requires $487 billion in...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican pollster Whit Ayres wants conservative GOP primary voters to put themselves in the place of a young woman with several eager suitors, and a cranky father. In this case, Dad is the GOP establishment, and he has a few pointers for his...
by Safiya Merchant | Feb 13, 2012 | Business, Education, Politics
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama asked U.S. businesses and community colleges Wednesday to unite behind an $8 billion jobs training plan that he said will help improve both education and the job market. The proposal would fund partnerships between community colleges...
by Ariel Rothfield | Feb 13, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Millions of inaccurate and invalid names clutter voter registration rolls in the United States, according to a study released Monday by the Pew Research Center. Data from the report show that approximately one in eight active voter registrations are...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 12, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The country’s largest gathering of conservative activists on Saturday crowned Mitt Romney their top pick for the Republican Party nominee. In a straw poll conducted at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, Romney edged out Rick...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 11, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — “On the count of three, yell out what your favorite panel or speaker has been so far today!” Oliver Darcy’s first attempt yielded no more than a dull hum from the 30 attendees gathered before him at the Conservative Political Action...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 10, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republicans have officially added a new weapon to their political arsenal aimed at President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects. During the first day of this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, more than half of the speakers...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 8, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — As lawmakers quarreled over whether airports should hire more private baggage screeners, a bill sat on President Barack Obama’s desk this week that would answer that overarching question. The legislators’ inquiry: How should the Transportation...
