Jun 26 Marriage Cases Captivate Nation Awaiting SCOTUS’ Final Rulings By Christina Bellantoni Kristin Perry and Sandra Stier, outside the Supreme Court Wed. morning, were denied a marriage license in Berkeley, Calif., and have four children. Photo by Jason Kane Should the government recognize a relationship between two women or two men the… Continue reading
Jun 24 Border Security Senate Vote Barometer for Immigration Bill’s Fate Republican Sens. John Hoeven of North Dakota and Bob Corker of Tennessee discuss their immigration agreement outside the Senate chamber on June 20 in Washington, DC. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. The Senate is scheduled to hold… Continue reading
Jun 20 Potential Deal on Border Security Could Boost Immigration Bill’s Outlook The U.S.-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Arizona. Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images The prospects for a decisive vote in favor of a Senate plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system appeared to brighten in the past 24 hours… Continue reading
Jun 19 Immigration Reform Advocates Hail CBO Deficit Score By Christina Bellantoni A Colombian immigrant takes her oral citizenship test at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in New York. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images Funny thing about numbers. You often use them to bolster your argument, and dismiss them if… Continue reading
Jun 18 Obama: I’m No Cheney on Spying Protesters rally outside the U.S. Capitol against the NSA's recently detailed surveillance programs. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images President Barack Obama is defending his administration's broad collection of information from technology and phone companies, outlining what he deems… Continue reading
Jun 17 How the Immigration Reform Debate Could Make or Break Marco Rubio By Terence Burlij On Sunday, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. said the immigration bill is nearly "ready to go." Two weeks remain until Congress is scheduled to break for the Fourth of July holiday, which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has declared is… Continue reading
Jun 14 Syria Crossed President Obama’s Red Line. What Happens Next? By Terence Burlij An unexploded mortar shell fired by Syrian Army sits, half buried in the ground, in a suburb of Damascus, January 25, 2013. With the United States concluding that the Syrian government crossed President Barack Obama's red line by using chemical… Continue reading
Jun 13 Early Debate on Immmigration Plan Exposes Senate Fissures A U.S. Border Patrol agent keeps watch near the San Ysidro port of entry near San Diego, California. Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images A day after 82 members of the Senate joined together to vote in… Continue reading
Jun 12 Tech Giants Take Government Spying Feud to the Public By Christina Bellantoni An employee walks past servers in one of four server rooms at the Facebook Data Center in Forest City, N.C. Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images. Technology companies can be a powerful force in Washington. As domestic spying remains in the… Continue reading
Jun 11 Senate Readies Test Votes on Immigration Overhaul Protestors rally for Congress to pass immigration reform in Homestead, Fla. in May. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images For the first time in nearly six years the Senate will hold a pair of votes Tuesday on a sweeping… Continue reading