Sep 08 Obama administration seeks additional $1.2 billion for border crisis By Erica Werner, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Sep 08 State Deparment kicks off security review of all U.S. diplomatic posts ahead of CIA report By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press This initiative comes as the Senate Intelligence Committee edges toward releasing parts of a report documenting CIA abuses of terror suspects after the Sept. 11 attacks. The CIA has contested the conclusions of the report. Continue reading
Sep 08 Congress is back from vacation with critical votes on the agenda By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Summer break over and elections ahead, Congress is beginning an abbreviated September session with must-do tasks of preventing a government shutdown and extending a freeze on taxing access to the Internet. Lawmakers will find time, too, for votes… Continue reading
Sep 08 Treasury wants to make overseas inversions less profitable for U.S. corporations By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press A growing number of U.S. companies are shifting their addresses abroad in an effort to reduce their U.S. taxes. The maneuver is known as a corporate inversion. Continue reading
Sep 08 Obama outlines 'next phase' against Islamic State By Terence Burlij, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Obama says it's time to deal with Islamic State The president punts on immigration executive action Republican Senate candidates looking strong in new polls Why Senate control matters Obama readies 'next phase' against Islamic… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 7, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition, President Obama explains his decision to delay immigration reform until after the midterm elections in November. Later, the latest on the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, and the missing schoolgirls. And, could students benefit from a year-round… Continue watching
Sep 07 Romney: I would have done a better job than Obama By Tom Raum, Associated Press Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney says there is no question in his mind that he would have been more effective in the White House than President Barack Obama. But he reiterates he has no plans to run again. Continue reading
Sep 06 Congress will vote on spending bill Monday to keep government open By Donna Cassata, Associated Press After a five-week summer break, lawmakers face a shortened September session with a tight must-do list: pass a temporary spending bill to fund federal departments and agencies through mid-December and extend the freeze on taxing access to the Internet. Continue reading
Sep 06 Texas housing bias suit may make it to Supreme Court By Sam Hananel, Associated Press The Supreme Court could decide as early as this month whether to take up yet another case challenging so-called "disparate impact" lawsuits. In disparate impact cases, plaintiffs rely on statistics to show that seemingly neutral housing or lending practices can… Continue reading
Sep 06 White House: Obama to delay action on immigration reform By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press Abandoning his pledge to act by the end of summer, President Barack Obama has decided to delay any executive action on immigration until after the November congressional elections, White House officials said. Continue reading