Apr 07 2016 contenders to hit the road By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: 2016 contenders making noise Democrats push equal pay Turning Koch into Bain Jobless benefits, Ryan budget to get votes 2016 is all around: The 2014 midterm elections may not have quite kicked into full gear… Continue reading
Apr 05 New poll indicates tough road ahead for Democrats in November By Associated Press The latest Associated Press-GfK poll holds bad news for President Barack Obama, but as the November elections draw closer, there are ominous signs for congressional Democrats as well. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch Shields and Brooks on the power of campaign donors, baseball vs. baby By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including a Supreme Court ruling that lifts campaign donation limits, as well as public commentary for a pro-baseball player’s paternity leave. Continue watching
Apr 04 Republican Senate candidate speaks at Kentucky rally held to support legal cockfighting By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press The tea party-backed challenger to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell portrayed the event last Saturday as a states' rights rally, but his appearance among cockfight backers prompted one animal-rights group to call on Bevin to withdraw from the May 20… Continue reading
Apr 04 House Republicans push military service path for young undocumented immigrants By Donna Cassata, Associated Press Stymied on comprehensive immigration overhaul, House Republicans are pushing a plan to give young immigrants brought to the country illegally by their parents a path to resident status if they join the U.S. military. Continue reading
Apr 04 Sen. Dan Coats asks right questions at wrong hearing By Willis Raburu It takes a lot of work to prepare for an appropriations hearing, but that is just half the job. The next step is to be at the right place at the right time. Seems like an easy task, right?… Continue reading
Apr 04 Women's voices: three ways to get heard By Gwen Ifill I met a member of a dying breed this week. But I had to leave Washington and travel to Pittsburgh to do it. There, on the campus of Chatham University, I made the reacquaintance of Elsie Hillman, who has spent… Continue reading
Apr 04 Lawmakers propose another pay freeze on congressional salaries By Chelsea Coatney With a scheduled pay increase on the horizon, members of the House of Representatives have proposed another freeze on congressional salaries. The automatic cost-of-living bump would have raised lawmakers’ salaries by 1.6 percent, totaling an additional $2,800… Continue reading
Apr 04 Health insurance isn't a year-round thing anymore By Connie Cass, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Here's more fallout from the health care law: Until now, customers could walk into an insurance office or go online to buy standard health care coverage any time of year. Not anymore. Many people who didn't sign up… Continue reading
Apr 04 Jobs report unlikely to give Democrats midterm boost By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Jobs numbers for March released This week by the numbers Bush-Jindal 2016? And who attends a pro-cock-fighting rally but doesn't know it? Jobs report: The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the U.S. Continue reading