May 23 Kerry agrees to testify on Benghazi attack in front of House committee By Sam Lane Secretary of State John Kerry said he is willing to testify before the House Oversight committee on the attacks on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Continue reading
May 21 Congress proposes to eliminate door-to-door mail delivery for millions By Associated Press Millions of Americans would no longer get mail delivered to their door but would go to communal or curbside boxes instead, under a proposed law. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform debated Wednesday a bill to direct the… Continue reading
May 20 White House, Congress feud over military spending By Donna Cassata, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House is escalating an election-year dispute with Congress over military spending as lawmakers bucked the Pentagon and spared favorite ships and aircraft despite diminishing budgets. Continue reading
May 19 Watch How will the primaries shake up the gender split in Congress? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 14 Watch Midterm races showcase widening political divide By PBS News Hour Tuesday’s election results in Nebraska and West Virginia highlight a growing polarization between the political parties. Political editor Domenico Montanaro joins Judy Woodruff to provide insight and examine a Brookings Institution study showing the roots of political division in the… Continue watching
May 12 Keystone pipeline, energy efficiency bill vote go nowhere in the Senate By Quinn Bowman Gridlock and dysfunction in the US Senate persisted Monday, as a bipartisan bill that would create incentives for a more energy efficient economy was blocked by Republicans who said they weren’t given the opportunity to offer their preferred amendments. Continue reading
May 09 Postal Service reports $1.9 billion loss in first quarter of 2014 By Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service reported a $1.9 billion loss for the first three months of this year and pleaded again Friday for reforms to its troubled financial system. The agency said the loss for the quarter that ended… Continue reading
May 08 House votes to launch new investigation into Benghazi attack By Bradley Klapper, Donna Cassata, Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday rammed through a measure opening a new investigation of the deadly assault in Benghazi, Libya, vowing to dig deeper in a search for truth. Democrats declared it merely a political ploy to raise campaign… Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch News Wrap: Egyptian court sentences hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the spiritual head of the Muslim Brotherhood and 682 others were sentenced to death by an Egyptian court in the second mass sentencing in two months for violent rioting last year. Also, New York Rep. Continue watching
Apr 25 Criminal charges coming against Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm By Jake Pearson, Associated Press NEW YORK — Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm's attorney says federal prosecutors in New York plan on filing criminal charges against the lawmaker. Lawyer William McGinley says in a statement Friday he's not surprised by the government's decision. He says… Continue reading