Politics Mar 07 Paul Launches Filibuster Strike Against Administration’s Drone Policy Sen. Rand Paul is seen on TV monitors as he participates in a filibuster on the Senate floor Wednesday. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Snowquester may have been a bust, but the filiblizzard provided hours of entertainment. Sen. Rand…
Politics Mar 06 House Moves Up Vote on Spending Bill as Snowstorm Bears Down on DC House Speaker John Boehner answers reporters' questions after the weekly House Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol Tuesday. With the budget sequester now in effect, Boehner and his party in the House are now focused on fighting against new taxes…
Politics Mar 01 Lawmakers Head for Exits As Sequester Deadline Arrives Two competing bills aimed at averting huge spending cuts failed Thursday in the Senate, virtually assuring that the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts will kick in after Friday night's deadline. Photo by Sul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images With the U.S. Capitol emptied…
Science Feb 26 The Hidden Lives of Wolves From 1990 to 1996, Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived in a tented camp on the edge of Idaho's Sawtooth Wilderness, where they observed and studied the behavior and social hierarchy of a pack of gray wolves, known as…
Politics Feb 26 Obama Visits Virginia Shipyard to Put Sequester Squeeze on GOP President Obama will visit Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest manufacturing employer in Virginia, Tuesday. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images President Obama will visit a Virginia shipyard Tuesday to warn of the negative consequences from automatic spending cuts set to take…
Politics Feb 14 Senators Haggle Over Hagel Confirmation Vote Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., at his Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Jan. 31. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters. Senate Republicans aren't showing Chuck Hagel much love these days. Dismayed over the Obama administration's response to the terrorist attacks in…
Politics Jan 30 Obama’s Immigration Push to Test Limits of Bipartisan Framework President Obama points to the crowd after delivering remarks on immigration reform at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas on Jan. 29. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. In his call for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration system…
Politics Jan 28 Bipartisan Group of Senators Offers Outline of Immigration Reform U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents assist men returning Mexico after they were apprehended for entering the U.S. illegally. File photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. A bipartisan group of eight senators will unveil a blueprint Monday aimed at…
Politics Nov 08 President Obama’s Quick Pivot From Campaigning to Governing Shayla Fugate celebrates President Obama's win Tuesday night outside of Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington, D.C. Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call. For President Obama, Inauguration Day is still 73 days away, but the work of a second term begins…
Politics Nov 02 Campaigns Prepare to Spin Mostly Positive Jobs Report President Obama takes the stage Thursday for a campaign rally in Boulder, Colo. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. The economic mood of the country is pretty well set heading into Election Day, but Friday's Labor Department report showing a…