Oct 21 Calif. gets extra month to reduce prison population In Calif., federal judges are giving the state an extra month to reduce its prison population. The Associated Press reports that Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers want a three-year delay to give proposed rehabilitation programs time to work. The… Continue reading
Oct 21 President Obama addresses glitches with Healthcare.gov By News Desk // As we reported in the Morning Line: President Barack Obama will address glitches with the online health insurance marketplace on Monday, fresh off a weeks-long battle over government funding and raising the debt limit that saw congressional Republicans… Continue reading
Oct 21 Supreme Court to review execution of mentally disabled inmates WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court will take up a Florida case over how judges should determine if a death row inmate is mentally disabled, and thus ineligible for execution. The justices said Monday they will review a Florida Supreme… Continue reading
Oct 21 Obama to critique health care site glitches as 'unacceptable' By Terence Burlij Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images President Barack Obama will address glitches with the online health insurance marketplace on Monday, fresh off a weeks-long battle over government funding and raising the debt limit that saw congressional… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch Shields and Brooks on who will come out ahead after the shutdown 'cease-fire' Shields and Brooks on who will come out ahead after the shutdown 'cease-fire'… Continue watching
Oct 18 White House tours to resume in November There is good news for field trips and families everywhere. It was confirmed Friday that White House tours will resume starting in early November. White House tours were suspended in March due to the series of… Continue reading
Oct 18 Former House Speaker Tom Foley dies at 84 Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Thomas Foley spoke to the press as he left the White House in May 1993 after meeting with U.S. President Bill Clinton and other Democratic leaders. AP Photo WASHINGTON -- Tom… Continue reading
Oct 18 #TomFoley BREAKING: Former House Speaker Tom Foley has died, according to House Democratic aides.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 18, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 18 Key Iowa conservative: If caucuses were today, Cruz would 'walk away with it' Video still by PBS NewsHour One of Iowa's biggest conservative names told the National Journal that Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, would "walk away" with the state's caucuses if they were held today. Continue reading
Oct 18 With shutdown over, GOP looks inward By Terence Burlij Visitors check out the newspaper pages at the Newseum as the federal government reopens. Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images If Thursday was back to business in Washington, Friday is back to normal. Budget conferees… Continue reading