Jan 18 McCain hopes to define legacy with national security post By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press After two unsuccessful presidential bids, the 78-year-old former Navy pilot and Vietnam prisoner of war has rebounded as the chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee. The post gives the Arizona Republican a significant say on national security -… Continue reading
Jan 18 Clinton's allies guide her toward moderate economic approach By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Inside the Democratic Party, economic policy is often seen as a contest between President Barack Obama's track record and the anti-Wall Street approach advocated by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. As Hillary Rodham Clinton heads for an expected 2016 run for… Continue reading
Jan 18 Obama to pitch tax plan to aid middle class in SOTU address By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama is turning to his biggest television audience of the year to pitch tax increases on the wealthiest Americans and put the new Republican Congress in the position of defending top income earners over the middle class. Continue reading
Jan 17 For first time, Obama to deliver State of the Union address to Republican-led Congress By Julie Pace, Associated Press For the first time in his presidency, Barack Obama will stand before a Republican-led Congress to deliver his State of the Union address and try to convince lawmakers newly empowered to block his agenda that they should instead join with… Continue reading
Jan 16 Can new tactics sell the State of the Union to the YouTube generation? By Julie Pace, Nancy Benac, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The State of the Union just isn't what it used to be. Continue reading
Jan 16 U.S. to send 400 troops to train Syrian rebels By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States will send 400 troops to train moderate Syrian rebels this spring. Continue reading
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