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May 14 2015
News
Lawmakers caught in battle between House ethics cops
Two Capitol Hill panels that police the ethics of members of Congress appear to be battling about which has authority over 10 lawmakers accused of unwittingly accepting improper travel and gifts from the state oil company of Azerbaijan.
A Washington Post story published Wednesday detailed the contents of a confidential Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) investigation of a 2013 trip to
USA TODAYJan 13 2015
News
U.S. Treasury Reports $2 Billion Surplus in December
The U.S. Treasury posted a $2 billion surplus in December, making the deficit for calendar year 2014 the smallest since 2007.
Over the previous 12 months, the government reported a deficit of $488 billion, down from $560 billion for calendar year 2013.
The government’s fiscal picture has improved dramatically since President Barack Obama ’s first term as president. From 2009 to
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 28 2012
News
Paul Ryan Opposed New Obama-Backed Disaster Aid Regime
WASHINGTON — As Hurricane Isaac bears down on the Gulf Coast, there should be plenty of money – some $1.5 billion – in federal disaster aid coffers, thanks, in part, to a new system that budgets help for victims of hurricanes, tornadoes and floods before they occur.
It's a system that Paul Ryan, the Republican nominee-to-be for vice president, had hoped to scrap as a way to make his
HuffPostMay 11 2015
News
5 "Clinton Cash" Revelations That Have Leftists Steaming
Breitbart Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer’s Clinton Cash has the Hillary Clinton campaign so riled up that they have now posted an entire webpage attempting to debunk claims in the book via obfuscation and misdirection.
Thus far, the so-called Vast Right Wing Conspiracy has apparently hijacked The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other leftist outlets, all of whom are
Breitbart NewsMay 24 2016
Opinion
The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the U.S.-Russian Relationship
Nuclear weapons continue to play a very important role in U.S.-Russian relations, and indeed their role is likely increasing. Relations between Washington and Moscow in this domain are defined by a strategic balance characterized by a high degree of mutual vulnerability; concerns, particularly on the Russian side, about the potential for the other side to be able to interdict or even preempt a
Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceJun 20 2019
News
Joe Biden refuses to apologize, getting in his own way on race
Joe Biden can't seem to get out of his own way.
His campaign started the day by defending his nostalgia for a more civil Washington -- when getting things done meant working with segregationists on occasion.
His comments at a campaign fundraiser in New York Tuesday night drew swift rebukes from his Democratic rivals for president, drawing the controversy into the next news cycle
CNN DigitalAug 27 2014
News
Democrats Warn GOP About Risking Another Government Shutdown
With growing talk about another potential government shutdown, Democrats this week are launching a new website to remind Republicans about their promises to avoid a similar scenario before Washington lurched to a halt last year.
The website, titled "Shutdown Broken Promises," will highlight statements made by Republicans last year vowing to avoid a government shutdown. The first promise
HuffPostApr 17 2024
Headline Roundup
House Report Finds China Complicit in U.S. Fentanyl Epidemic
According to a report by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese government is complicit in the U.S. fetanayl epidemic. The report was released on Tuesday, in advance of a public hearing on the matter.
Key Details: The bipartisan investigation uncovered new details about China's role in the illicit fentanyl trade as U.S. overdoses continue to surge. It
Washington Times Reuters NPR (Online News)Aug 21 2014
News
Ineligible illegals file request to get Dreamer status, force Obama’s hand
Nearly a dozen illegal immigrations announced a campaign Wednesday to force President Obama’s hand on halting deportations, saying they would file papers demanding to be let into the existing program granting legal status to so-called Dreamers, although none qualifies.
Some of the immigrants came as children and would have qualified except they went home for college and then came back,
Washington TimesAug 20 2014
News
Illegal immigrants file applications to force Obama’s hand on stopping deportations
Nearly a dozen illegal immigrations announced a campaign Wednesday to force President Obama’s hand on halting deportations, saying they would file papers demanding to be let into the existing program granting so-called Dreamers legal status, even though none of them qualify.
Some of the immigrants came as children and would have qualified except they went home for college and then came
Washington Times