Jan 02 Rep. Trey Radel set to return to Congress after cocaine incident Rep. Trey Radel -- the Florida Republican who recently underwent rehabilitation following a cocaine bust -- will return to Congress next week, Politico reports. Continue reading
Jan 02 California's Supreme Court rules undocumented immigrants can be licensed to practice law California's highest court ruled Thursday that immigrants living in the U.S. without proper documentation can become licensed lawyers.Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Coolcaesar The California Supreme Court has granted immigrant Sergio Garcia's bid to the California State… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch What Burke and Paine teach us about the roots of political division in America What Burke and Paine teach us about the roots of political division in America… Continue watching
Jan 01 Quiz: Test your knowledge of the new laws of 2014 By Joshua Barajas, Frank Bi In which state can you now go on a bar crawl using a "pedal pub"? Photo by Flickr user Sonja Stark More than 40,000 new laws were enacted in 2013, thousands of which took effect at the stroke of midnight,… Continue reading
Jan 01 Sotomayor delays birth control mandate for some religion-affiliated groups Hours before the start of 2014, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor granted an emergency stay, which blocks a birth control mandate for some groups under the Affordable Care Act. Video still by PBS NewsHour Only hours before it was… Continue reading
Dec 31 After a year of internal turmoil, Republicans see Boehner as a leader who can 'guide them correctly' *U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner pumps his fist after leaving a meeting of House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol October 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images * WASHINGTON -- It says a lot… Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch What the 2012 election can teach us about 2014 and beyond As the first year of President Obama's second term draws to a close, Gwen Ifill talks to Mark Halperin of Time magazine and John Heilemann of New York magazine about their new book, "Double Down: Game Change 2012," for insight… Continue watching
Dec 30 Will Congress retroactively renew 55 tax breaks that are scheduled to expire? In an almost annual ritual, Congress is letting a package of 55 popular tax breaks expire at the end of the year, creating uncertainty - once again - for millions of individuals and businesses. Lawmakers let these tax breaks lapse… Continue reading
Dec 30 Legal marijuana sales in Colorado begin Jan. 1 By News Desk .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Video by Associated Press Two… Continue reading
Dec 30 Sotomayor will usher in 2014 at Times Square By News Desk *One million revelers will see this crystal ball drop in New York's Times Square midnight of Jan. 1, 2014. Photo courtesy of Countdown Entertainment* Bronx native and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will usher in 2014 by lowering… Continue reading