Jan 16 Republicans try to chart path to undo Obama’s immigration policies By Erica Werner, Associated Press HERSHEY, Pa. — Not exactly brimming with confidence, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he's going to try to push a House-passed bill to overturn President Barack Obama's immigration policies through the Senate. Continue reading
Jan 15 Obama to expand paid family and medical leave By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Renewing a push for paid leave for workers, President Barack Obama on Thursday will call on Congress, states and cities to pass measures to allow tens of millions of workers to earn up to a week of paid… Continue reading
Jan 15 It wasn’t the ‘Do-Nothing Congress’ after all By Lisa Desjardins, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe We now know just how productive the last Congress was — thanks to one of the more underappreciated reports in U.S. government, the Resume of Congressional Activity.This one-page sheet summarizes the activity of each Congressional year and the report for… Continue reading
Jan 14 Photo essay: Haiti’s earthquake victims wonder where the reconstruction money went By Joshua Barajas On Jan. 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake reduced the impoverished island country of Haiti to rubble, leaving 220,000 dead, another 300,000 injured, and more than a million homeless. Among those that survived also lost limbs to falling walls and… Continue reading
Jan 14 House votes to block Obama immigration policies By Quinn Bowman WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives, led by the Republican majority, passed a bill Wednesday that would fund the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of the fiscal year while also blocking President Obama's immigration policies. Continue reading
Jan 13 Mike Huckabee criticizes Obamas for letting daughters hear Beyonce’s ‘mental poison’ By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has accused President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle of parenting by double-standard, in an interview published Tuesday, saying they shelter their daughters from some things but allow them to listen to the music of… Continue reading
Jan 13 Obama to call for Congress to pass new cybersecurity legislation By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday will renew his call for Congress to pass cyber security legislation, including a proposal that encourages companies to share threat information with the government and protects them from potential lawsuits if they do. Continue reading
Jan 13 Senate Democrats look to make additions to Keystone XL pipeline bill By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democrats plan to use Senate consideration of the Keystone XL oil pipeline to get Republicans on the record about climate change and to resurrect parts of a bipartisan energy efficiency bill doomed by pipeline politics last year. Continue reading
Jan 12 White House: We should have sent someone with a ‘higher profile’ to Paris By Julie Pace, Associated Press The White House appeared to have been caught off guard by both the display of international unity at the Paris march and the criticism of its decision to be represented only by Ambassador Jane Huntley. Monday's admission of error seemed… Continue reading
Jan 12 Obama urges law to better protect consumers from company data breaches By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama wants Congress to pass legislation requiring companies to inform customers within 30 days if their data has been hacked, a move that follows high-profile breaches at retailers including Target, Home Depot and Neiman Marcus. Continue reading