Sep 13 Budget Showdown Spells Deja Vu On Capitol Hill By Terence Burlij The chaos on Capitol Hill forced House leaders to tell lawmakers they'll likely have to scrap a vacation set for the week of Sept. 23 so they can be available to work out a short-term spending bill to keep the… Continue reading
Sep 13 Kerry: Syria peace prospects ride on weapons talks Secretary of State John Kerry, left, United Nations-Arab League special envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov during a press conference at the UN headquarters in Geneva. Photo by Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images GENEVA -- U.S. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch Obamacare Battles in the House Put Burden on Boehner as Budget Deadlines Loom Obamacare Battles in the House Put Burden on Boehner as Budget Deadlines Loom… Continue watching
Sep 12 After 32 years, White House peace vigil taken down... then put back up again Photo by Flickr user Elvert Barnes/Creative Commons For three decades a little white tent and two yellow signs calling for nuclear weapon ban have been one of the White House's closest neighbors. "Live by the bomb die… Continue reading
Sep 12 VIDEO: Kerry, Lavrov diplomacy talks underway in Geneva .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; } Sec. Kerry and… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch British Columbia Drunk Driving Deaths Cut Nearly in Half By PBS News Hour New drunk-driving laws in British Columbia have led to a dramatic decrease (roughly 50%) in alcohol-related fatalities over the past two years. Officials ramped up penalties on drivers who tested at a lower blood alcohol level (.05, as opposed to… Continue watching
Sep 12 DC Mayor vetoes "living wage" bill In a letter published Thursday morning, Mayor Vincent Gray vetoed a controversial minimum wage bill. Mayor Gray wrote," If I were to sign this bill into law, it would do nothing but hinder our ability to create jobs,… Continue reading
Sep 12 "We have a spending problem. It must be addressed." .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; } House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio)… Continue reading
Sep 12 Chaos in House Over Obamacare Fight By Terence Burlij Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images. Remember that time House Speaker John Boehner's Republican members put him in a tough spot? When lawmakers wanted to pressure him to go farther on a fiscal matter, no matter the consequences? Yeah, that's… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch What Legacy Does Bloomberg Leave for the Next Mayor of New York? What Legacy Does Bloomberg Leave for the Next Mayor of New York?… Continue watching