May 10 White House Spokesman: Demands to Release Benghazi Memos Are 'Political' By Larisa Epatko In a twice-delayed press briefing, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Friday that requests by House Republicans to release memos about the administration's response to last year's attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, were an attempt to politicize… Continue reading
May 10 Bipartisan Immigration Plan Tweaked on Border Security Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, makes an opening statement Thursday before the Judiciary Committee. Photo by Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call. Thirty-three amendments down. Only 267 more to go. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday opened formal debate on… Continue reading
May 09 Watch An Inside Look at Backstories of Big Decisions in Chief Justice Roberts' Court An Inside Look at Backstories of Big Decisions in Chief Justice Robert's Court… Continue watching
May 09 Watch As Bipartisan Immigration Reform Plan Debuts, an Emphasis on Flexibility As Bipartisan Immigration Reform Plan Debuts, an Emphasis on Flexibility… Continue watching
May 09 Champion of Military Sexual Assault Awareness Effort Questions if Change Is Possible Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. Photo by Chris Maddaloni/ CQ Roll Call. Tuesday should have been a good day for Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. Her signature issue in Congress -- reducing sexual assaults in the U.S. military -- had just… Continue reading
May 09 Songwriters Draw Musical Inspiration From Immigration The wall dividing the United States and Mexico stands to prevent illegal immigration between the two countries, but it doesn't stop musicians from crossing art and politics. Photo from the "Border Songs" CD booklet, courtesy of Shawn Skabelund. While… Continue reading
May 09 Marcia Coyle Takes Readers Behind Scenes of Supreme Court in New Book Chronicling Roberts Era By Katelyn Polantz Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal has published, "The Roberts Court," out May 7. "The book presented another chance to dig into a subject and, of course, it was a subject that I love and an institution that I… Continue reading
May 09 After Emotional Benghazi Hearing, GOP Promises 'Investigation Is Not Over' Gregory Hicks, the former deputy chief of mission in Libya, testifies Wednesday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Photo by Jeffrey Malet. Last year's attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, have been the… Continue reading
May 08 New Report Shows Staggering Differences in the Cost of Medical Treatments A new report released by the federal government raises questions about how exactly hospitals determine the cost of treatment, after it revealed that facilities across the country are charging wildly different amounts for the same medical procedures. The Center… Continue reading
May 08 Guatemala: Why We Cannot Turn Away By Jenny Marder Tonight, Miles O'Brien reports from Guatemala on forensic science used to document charges of a genocide against thousands of indigenous Mayans in the 80s. From Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin, who co-produced the piece, here's a look at their reporting. Continue reading