U.S. Reps. Steve King and Tom Latham are two of several federal lawmakers who have sent a letter to District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray demanding an accounting of the use of local funds that were legally used to pay for elective abortion procedures.
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It looks increasingly as though the Tea Party wing of the Congressional Republican caucus is winning the battle within the caucus on whether or not to avoid budget compromise with Democrats and shut down the government Friday. Republicans cheered the prospect of a shut down behind closed doors this More…
The District of Columbia’s HIV/AIDS numbers are not looking good, and the city’s efforts to fight the rate of infection are even worse, according to a report to be released Tuesday, detailed this morning by The Washington Post. About 3 percent of D.C. residents have HIV or AIDS, the highest More…
PolitiFact, the nonpartisan fact-checking arm of the St. Petersburg Times, this week evaluated key talking points about the federal budget made by both Republicans and Democrats. Though Congress has passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through March 18, PolitiFact predicts a future budget showdown.
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The rumor mill on Capitol Hill has the nation anticipating a federal government shutdown, which could happen in nine days if Democrats and Republicans can’t agree on the federal spending plan for the remainder of the current fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30. The current plan runs out on More…
This week, the Council of the District of Columbia introduced a bill which, if passed, would make contraceptives such as birth control pills, patches and vaginal rings available for purchase without a prescription.
While the measure could pave the way for greater accessibility to contraception to women, many questions remain More…
The message “If you see something, say something,” will be plastered on television and posters throughout the Staples Center this weekend at the NBA All-Star game as part of a recent partnership announced Tuesday between the National Basketball Association and the Department of Homeland Security. Officials said the campaign partnership More…
There’s going to be a rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. tomorrow and, for once, it won’t involve the tea parties. The Washington Post reports that more than 400 progressive groups, who’ve been planning the event for months, hope to draw tens of thousands of supporters to More…
The terrorist Hambali, a former occupant of a CIA black-site cell, might be tried in Washington, D.C., which doesn’t know a thing about security.
An intense security review is under way as the Obama administration considers holding a trial in Washington for the Guantanamo Bay detainee suspected of planning
Since the Supreme Court ruled last year that detainees at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo have the right to habeas corpus — that is, the right to challenge their detention in court — hundreds of detainees have taken advantage, filing petitions in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. More…
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