President Obama’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Chuck Hagel, went under the gun on Thursday as he went before the Senate Armed Services Committee, facing Republican critics who demanded clarifications on the Vietnam War […]
Pro- and anti-gun control advocates testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday with former congresswoman and shooting victim Gabrielle Giffords up against NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre in a hearing over how to […]
After a group of senators revealed their bipartisan approach to immigration reform on Monday and President Obama announced his proposal on Tuesday, advocates and experts everywhere have been examining the proposals and making recommendations for […]
As the 9/11 hearings continue at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a number of legal issues have been presented to the court and are raising flags among legal and human rights experts. […]
Twenty candidates are now in the race to replace former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., but one might upset the balance. Debbie Halvorson is the only white candidate running to represent the majority black district. A […]
Americans might have thought the fight over the fiscal cliff, the fiscal slope and sequestration was over, but the reality is the agreement Democrats and Republicans reached on Jan. 1 only put off cuts until […]
A bipartisan group of eight ranking senators have proposed on Monday sweeping immigration reform that includes a “tough” path to citizenship, an increase in the number of visas for engineers, enhanced employment verification and beefed […]
A new article in Politico on Monday has detailed several types of entitlement reforms that Democrats are starting to consider, if only behind closed doors. It’s well known that Republicans want to see an overhaul […]
In an unprecedented interview, President Obama went on “60 Minutes” along with Secretary of State and former Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on Sunday, effusing praise on the politician he once described as “likeable enough.” Not […]
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell came to an agreement on Thursday over filibuster reform. In the past, in order for a single senator to block legislation, that senator could […]
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