Dec 18 As 'Nisei' Soldier, Sen. Daniel Inouye Fought to Prove His Loyalty to America Photo by U.S. Department of Defense. World War II veteran and Senate pro tempore Daniel Inouye died Monday. The 88-year-old Democrat from Hawaii was the second-longest serving U.S. senator in history and was one of three remaining World War… Continue reading
Dec 18 Obama Puts New Tax Deal on Table A man walks past the U.S. Capitol building on Monday. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters. President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are getting closer to a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, but they are not there yet. Continue reading
Dec 17 Limiting Assault Weapons Was Uphill Battle for Feinstein, Democrats In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., the country is poised to revisit the gun control debate. Photo by Paul J. Richardson/AFP/Getty Images Dianne Feinstein had just been elected president of the San Francisco board of supervisors… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch Revisiting U.S. Policy on Mental Health, Gun Control After Sandy Hook Tragedy Revisiting U.S. Policy on Mental Health, Gun Control After Sandy Hook Tragedy… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch Sen. Dianne Feinstein Readies to Reintroduce Expired Assault Weapons Ban Sen. Dianne Feinstein Readies to Reintroduce Expired Assault Weapons Ban… Continue watching
Dec 17 Meet Tim Scott: South Carolina's Next Senator U.S. Rep. Tim Scott speaks Monday to reporters at the South Carolina Statehouse after being introduced by Governor Nikki Haley to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat. Photo by Tim Dominick/The State/MCT via Getty Images When Rep. Tim Scott… Continue reading
Dec 17 This Week on the Hill Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Members of Congress showed up late, because of fog (though in San Francisco they may have called it a clear day) and left early, but we dutifully reported, scraped and beat our… Continue reading
Dec 17 Obama: Nation Must Answer 'Hard Questions' President Obama attends Sunday's vigil at Newtown High School in Connecticut for families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters. "We as a nation, we are left with some hard questions." President… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Shields and Brooks on Gun Control Policy, Susan Rice, 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks Shields and Brooks on Gun Control Policy, Susan Rice, 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch More Than 100,000 Young Immigrants Granted Temporary Reprieve From Deportation More Than 100,000 Young Immigrants Granted Temporary Reprieve From Deportation… Continue watching