Politics Apr 01 Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on federal corruption charges Sen. Bob Menendez has been charged with using his office to improperly benefit a Florida eye doctor and political donor.
Politics Feb 28 Sen. Rand Paul takes first in CPAC presidential straw poll Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference's annual presidential preference straw poll. Pollsters announced Saturday afternoon that Paul won 26 percent of the votes in the annual survey, giving Paul his third consecutive win in as…
Politics Feb 27 Santorum wants to send 10,000 U.S. troops to fight Islamic State Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, who is considering another presidential run, called for putting 10,000 U.S. troops on the ground to fight the growth of the extremist group that calls itself the Islamic State.
Nation Feb 24 Christie proposes $33.8 billion budget for next fiscal year New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is proposing a new round of major pension and health benefit cuts for public employees in his budget address Tuesday, a day after a judge ordered his administration to restore $1.57 billion in delayed payments…
Nation Feb 23 Obama warns governors that Homeland Security shutdown would hurt states’ economies WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned the nation's governors Monday that a looming shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would have a direct impact on their states' economies, as well as on security throughout the U.S.