Apr 16 Boston Blasts Put Politics On Hold By Christina Bellantoni Unclaimed finish line bags remain at the scene of the blasts. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. And sometimes, politics just takes a pause. With more questions than answers in the hours since two explosions rocked the scene at the finish… Continue reading
Apr 15 Rubio Takes Lead in Selling Immigration Reform Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Sen. Marco Rubio may be a member of the Gang of Eight, but on Sunday he was flying solo. By participating in a… Continue reading
Apr 12 With Procedural Hurdle Cleared, Senate Begins Gun Debate Gary Lampert of National Armory gun store in Pompano Beach, Fla., helps Cristiana Verro choose a firearm. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Gun control advocates hailed Thursday's Senate vote allowing debate to move forward on a sweeping package… Continue reading
Apr 11 Senate to Take Key Vote on Guns Volunteers place grave markers on the National Mall Thursday to remember victims of gun violence. Clergy from Newtown, Conn., and elsewhere will begin a 24-hour vigil to urge Congress into passing tougher gun laws. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Continue reading
Apr 10 President Obama’s Budget Gamble Copies of President Obama's budget proposal are distributed Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. President Barack Obama took a risk by deciding to include changes to Medicare and Social Security in his 2014 fiscal… Continue reading
Apr 08 Congress Returns With Guns, Immigration, Budget on Agenda Cherry blossoms begin to open around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. Break's over, everyone. Members of Congress head back to Washington on Monday to face what is shaping up to be a… Continue reading
Mar 28 Gay Marriage Cases Now in Justices’ Hands Same-sex marriage supporters rally Wednesday outside the Supreme Court. Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. For supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage, the arguments are over, and now the waiting begins. In the meantime, there is much speculation… Continue reading
Mar 27 In Second Day on Gay Marriage, Supreme Court Takes Up DOMA By Katelyn Polantz Kris and Lyssa White, a married couple from Manassas, Va., kiss Tuesday in front of the Supreme Court protesting for marriage equality. Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images. For a second day, the topic's the same. The… Continue reading
Mar 26 Supreme Court Takes Up Gay Marriage for First Time By Katelyn Polantz Justin Kenny of Akron, Ohio, holds a flag Tuesday morning in front of the Supreme Court building. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Tuesday's arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court involving California's ban on same-sex marriage, known as Proposition 8, boil… Continue reading
Mar 25 Bloomberg, Mayors Against Illegal Guns Take Aim at Key Senators New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Lawmakers are on recess for the next two weeks, but for 15 senators, there is no escaping New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the upcoming debate… Continue reading