Feb 27 Congress approves bill to fund Homeland Security for a week By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate has approved a bill to ensure full funding of the Homeland Security Department for one week, sending the measure to the House just hours before the agency faces a partial shutdown. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 9:58 Is Netanyahu playing politics with speech to Congress? By PBS News Hour Tensions escalated this week between the White House and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his upcoming speech to Congress. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner explores the controversy surrounding the address and whether it damages the U.S.-Israel relationship. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch News Wrap: House rejects stopgap bill for Homeland Security By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, hours before the deadline, the House voted down a short-term funding bill that would have delayed a possible shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security. The Senate has passed a bill without immigration language that… Continue watching
Feb 27 White House introduces bill to protect consumer data privacy By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Amid "rapid growth" in the collection of data on Americans, the White House has drafted legislation that calls on businesses to do more to help consumers protect their personal information. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 7:58 Why Senate and House Republicans are split over a Homeland Security bill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 25 U.S.-Israel tensions continue to rise ahead of Netanyahu speech By Julie Pace, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Trading barbs, the U.S. and Israel escalated their increasingly public spat Wednesday over Benjamin Netanyahu's GOP-engineered congressional speech next week, with the Israeli prime minister accusing world powers of rolling over to allow Tehran to develop nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Feb 25 Congress offers bipartisan support to fund Homeland Security By Erica Werner, David Espo, Associated Press Senate Democrats have agreed to a Republican plan to fund the Homeland Security Department without the immigration provisions opposed by President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Feb 25 White House may veto GOP efforts to overhaul ‘No Child Left Behind’ By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House threatened Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to overhaul the widely criticized No Child Left Behind law, calling the effort “a significant step backwards.” The veto threat came as lawmakers were set to debate the… Continue reading
Feb 23 AP: Lawmaker with lavish decor billed private planes, concerts By Jack Gillum and Stephen Braun, Associated Press Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, a rising Republican star already facing an ethics inquiry, has spent taxpayer and campaign funds on flights aboard private planes owned by some of his key donors, The Associated Press has found. Continue reading
Feb 19 Democrats to Boehner: Postpone Netanyahu speech By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Almost two dozen liberal Democrats on Thursday asked House Speaker John Boehner to postpone Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint meeting of Congress next month. Continue reading