by Tara Longardner | Jan 19, 2015 | State of the Union
President Barack Obama’s White House has already made a significant social media push in preparation for Tuesday’s State of the Union address. The effort is aimed at people who might ordinarily skip the annual policy speech. The president first announced his proposal...
by Jonathan Palmer | Mar 18, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON — Key child care legislation has passed the Senate, but still must win approval in the U.S. House. If the bill makes it to President Barack Obama’s desk, it will mark a significant step in efforts to improve early childhood education and child care...
by Rebecca Nelson | Feb 21, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — With her hand chopping the air in condemnation, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington on Tuesday accused Congress of overstepping its authority with legislation restricting abortions for women in the District of Columbia. Introduced by Rep. Trent...
by Peter Larson | Feb 23, 2011 | National Security, Politics
The joke at Gitmo used to be in order to win you have to lose. Take it from Air Force Col. Morris Davis, former chief prosecutor of the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay. Davis presided over the prosecution of detainees from 2005 to 2007. He brought charges...