by Kris Anne Bonifacio | Feb 12, 2013 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican Chuck Hagel’s embattled nomination to serve as the next secretary of Defense cleared its first hurdle on Tuesday, moving out of committee on the way to a full Senate vote. The Senate Armed Services Committee argued for roughly two hours...
by Taylor Hiegel | Feb 12, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The presidential race is over, but Toora Arsala doesn’t have a case of the post-election blues. After all, it’s never too soon to start thinking about the next election. “I’m definitely interested in running for the House of Delegates [Virginia’s...
by Josh Solomon | Feb 12, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Federal government workers rallied Tuesday on Capitol Hill to protest impending budget cuts and the threat to jobs that could occur as soon as the end of the month. If Congress and President Barack Obama do not agree on a budget by March 1, the federal...
by Tara Longardner & Olivia Marcus | Feb 12, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The “Speech” has been written, rewritten and rehearsed to exhaustion in preparation of President Obama’s fifth State of the Union address Tuesday night. What does it take? White House speechwriters from past administrations weighed in on the process...
by Rachel Janik | Feb 12, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The contentious battle over gun control continued Tuesday in the Senate, offering little hope for consensus as the discussion quickly broke down along party lines. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., called the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to examine...
by Stephanie Yang | Feb 11, 2013 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON— House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s plan to rebrand the Republican Party neglected a priority for the Obama administration and also many Americans — climate change. After a dip in 2009, public acceptance of climate change as a reality is growing. According...
by Gideon Resnick | Feb 6, 2013 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – Islamic radical groups in Mali do not pose enough of a threat to the United States for long-term American intervention, several African experts at the Brookings Institution said Wednesday. Groups like Ansar Dine, which are trying to impose Sharia law...
by Marshall Cohen | Feb 6, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republicans unveiled a new attack Wednesday against President Barack Obama’s short-term sequester plan, accusing him of risking American lives with billions of dollars in proposed defense cuts. “We’re done cutting meat, we’re into the bone,” said Rep....
by Taylor Hiegel | Feb 6, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Comedian Chris Rock endorsed President Barack Obama’s gun control agenda Wednesday, urging Congress to act on the plan because the president, after all, is the “dad of the country.” “The president and the first lady are kind of like the mom and dad...
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...
