Politics Dec 05 House leaders move on plan to fund government past next week WASHINGTON — Sidestepping immigration hardliners, House Republican leaders are moving to make a deal with Democrats to pass a spending bill that would keep the government running past next week.
Nation Nov 26 Business leaders disappointed over items left out of immigration action WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration left out some of the business community's top priorities, disappointing business leaders who might have stepped up to defend his policies in the face of Republican attacks.
Nation Nov 19 Low Secret Service morale could have ‘dire consequences,’ says agency director WASHINGTON — The acting director of the Secret Service is warning lawmakers of "potentially dire consequences" from lowered morale and operational security at the agency.
Nation Nov 10 Incoming GOP Senate chairman Ron Johnson plans border security bill An incoming GOP Senate chairman said Monday he is working on a border security bill and will aim to move it once the new Republican-controlled Congress convenes in January.
Politics Oct 30 Do quarantines actually work? Experts question effectiveness The Spanish flu pandemic a century ago prompted the last large-scale quarantines in this country. Now the Ebola outbreak is raising new questions about whether ordering quarantines is an effective way to fight deadly disease in the U.S.
Politics Oct 24 Rep. Issa: New case raises questions on Ebola WASHINGTON -- The new case of Ebola diagnosed in New York City has raised "even more questions about procedures in treating patients and risks to Americans," a Republican committee chairman said Friday.
Nation Oct 09 White House denies renewed allegations about Secret Service scandal WASHINGTON — Two years after a prostitution scandal rocked the Secret Service, a Republican congressman renewed allegations Thursday about possible involvement by a White House volunteer and said he smelled efforts to cover it up. White House officials adamantly denied…
Politics Sep 18 Senate to vote on package to arm Syrian rebels against Islamic State WASHINGTON — Facing off in one of the most contested Senate races in the nation, Colorado Democratic Sen. Mark Udall and his Republican challenger, Rep. Cory Gardner, found something to agree on this week — giving President Barack Obama the…
Nation Sep 12 Holder says immigrant kids should get lawyers, but his department disagrees The contradiction emerges between what the administration argues the children are constitutionally entitled to, and what Holder says he supports as a policy. On Friday he discussed a new $1.8 million program to help legal aid organizations represent migrant children…
Politics Sep 08 Obama administration seeks additional $1.2 billion for border crisis The Obama administration renewed its plea Monday for Congress to provide additional money to deal with the unaccompanied migrant children at the border. The request seemed likely to fall on deaf ears as neither party showed an appetite to revive…