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Feb 14 2013
News
Report: Calif. districts misspent cafeteria money
California school districts have misspent tens of millions of dollars intended to provide subsidized meals to low-income students, according to a state Senate report released Wednesday. The California Department of Education recently ordered eight districts to repay about $170 million to programs that offer free and reduced-price lunches and breakfasts, according to the investigation by the
SFGATE
Mar 08 2015
News
Mitch McConnell Pledges To Avoid Debt Ceiling Disaster
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Sunday that despite his differences with President Barack Obama, he has no interest in shutting down the government or causing it to default on its debt.
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned Congress on Friday that on March 16 the government would no longer have authority to take on debt to pay for spending Congress has already approved
HuffPost
Nov 14 2023
Headline Roundup
Hundreds of US Officials Urge Biden to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza
Hundreds of United States officials have reportedly signed internal memos submitted through the State Department’s “dissent channel” protesting the Biden Administration's handling of the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
Details: First established during the Vietnam War, the dissent channel allows officials to raise concerns and voice disapproval with federal policies.
New York Times (News)
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Mar 20 2019
News
Trump Slams Conway's Spouse Again: 'LOSER and Husband From Hell!'
Kellyanne Conway's husband is a "husband from hell!" President Donald Trump declared Wednesday, escalating his awkward public fight with the spouse of a top aide.
Trump's feud with George Conway has played out with ever more heated rhetoric on social media. Conway, who has questioned Trump's mental health, fired back after Trump's latest tweet, saying the president seems "determined to
Newsmax (News)
Aug 17 2019
Headline Roundup
U.S. Issues Warrant to Seize Iran Oil Tanker
The U.S. Justice Department issued a warrant to seize an Iranian oil tanker detained in Gibraltar on Friday, a day after a British judge ordered its release. The Grace 1 oil tanker had more than two million barrels of oil aboard that are subject to forfeiture based on a complaint by the U.S. government.
There are few differences in coverage throughout the media spectrum at this time.
Washington Times
Washington Post
USA TODAY
Oct 24 2012
News
Emails detail unfolding Benghazi attack on Sept. 11
It was six weeks ago on Tuesday that terrorists attacked the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Now, CBS News has obtained email alerts that were put out by the State Department as the attack unfolded. Four Americans were killed in the attack, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. These emails contain the earliest description so far of what happened at Benghazi the night of the attack.
CBS News (Online)
Mar 03 2015
News
Petraeus Reaches Plea Deal Over Giving Classified Data to Lover
David H. Petraeus, the best-known military commander of his generation, has reached a plea deal with the Justice Department and admitted providing his highly classified journals to a mistress when he was the director of the C.I.A.
Mr. Petraeus has agreed to plead guilty to one count of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material, a misdemeanor. He is eligible for up to one
New York Times (News)
Jan 25 2014
News
Supreme Court Offers Nuns A Compromise In Birth Control Fight
The Supreme Court on Friday offered a short-term compromise that would continue to exempt a group of Denver nuns that operates charity nursing homes from the birth control mandate of the nation's health care law if they declare their objections in writing.
The nuns will take the court up on its offer and provide a written notice, officials said.
The justices asked the nuns to
HuffPost
Feb 25 2015
News
Whistleblowers: VA Cheated Veterans, Widows Out of Benefits
The Veterans Benefits Administration, which disburses about $95 billion worth of assistance a year to veterans, including disability funds and pensions, has come under intense fire for mishandling benefit claims.
CBS News reported Thursday that that its own investigation had uncovered large-scale mismanagement of claims by the benefits administration – part of the Department of Veterans
Newsmax (News)
Feb 23 2015
News
DHS funding stalemate means shutdown likely
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is known as the deal-maker on Capitol Hill, but the current logjam over funding the Department of Homeland Security has everyone wondering if he can prevent a shutdown.
Congress returns on Monday with just four days before the deadline to pass legislation to keep DHS open. A stalemate between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill over President
CNN (Online News)