Oct 16 Biden team breaks months-long silence on potential 2016 run By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Joe Biden is sending out an unmistakable "forget-me-not" plea for 2016, brushing past signs of a Hillary Rodham Clinton resurgence with fresh and direct suggestions he could be on the verge of entering the presidential race. Continue reading
Oct 16 Clinton aide Huma Abedin questioned on Benghazi attacks By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A special Republican-led House panel questioned a longtime aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton about the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, despite Democrats' insistence that Huma Abedin had little knowledge about details of the terror strikes. Continue reading
Oct 16 House bill suggests Congress unlikely to tackle transportation issues By Joan Lowy, Associated Press A bipartisan, six-year bill introduced in the House maintains transportation spending at current levels despite widespread calls to dramatically increase the money available to rehabilitate or replace aging highways, bridges and rail systems. Continue reading
Oct 15 The rise and fall of ex-U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert By Associated Press CHICAGO — A federal grand jury has accused former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert of agreeing to pay $3.5 million in hush money to keep an unidentified person silent about "prior misconduct" by the Illinois Republican. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 3:29 Clinton and Sanders dominate policy-deep Democratic debate By PBS News Hour The first Democratic debate between five presidential candidates sharpened into a two-person heavyweight match between between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton over capitalism and gun control. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Oct 14 3 things from the Democratic debate you couldn't see on TV By Lisa Desjardins The Democratic debate in Las Vegas exceeded its expectations in hitting on substance. But as pundits trade thoughts on who was strong (Clinton), who was solid (Sanders) and who else was on stage (O'Malley, Webb, Chafee), we want to point… Continue reading
Oct 14 Scorecard: How the Democrats fared in their 1st debate By Ken Thomas and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press LAS VEGAS -- Here's a look at how the five Democratic presidential candidates performed in Tuesday's debate at the Wynn Las Vegas resort-casino. Continue reading
Oct 14 Union: Chronic shortage of air traffic controllers a crisis By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A chronic shortage of controllers has reached a crisis that will lead to widespread flight delays if left unchecked, officials for the union that represents air traffic controllers said Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 13 While the Democrats debated, the Republicans offered their own responses on Twitter By Jasmine Wright While the Democratic presidential candidates were busy debating, the GOP presidential hopefuls were busy tweeting their reactions and not so subtle disses. Continue reading
Oct 13 Fact checking the Democratic debate: Clinton's position on the trade deal, Sanders on the 1 percent By Christopher S. Rugaber and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton offered some revisionist history Tuesday night when insisting she's not a flip-flopper on a trade deal that she heartily promoted as secretary of state but turned against last week as a Democratic presidential candidate. Continue reading