While maintaining that he remains “hopeful” a compromise can be reached between U.S. House Republicans and Senate Democrats before a stop-gap budget bill expires next week, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin made clear that he believes additional caveats should come from the GOP.
“Senate Democrats have agreed to meet House Republicans More…
The federal government changed a federal regulation (PDF) originally implemented in December 2008 to allow health workers to refuse to provide care in cases where they object to the procedure because of personal or religious beliefs, as The Washington Post first reported on Friday. According to the Post, More…
The U.S. Interior Department announced Tuesday new protections for scientific researchers, and the work they produce, from political pressure and manipulation.
The Washington Post has the details:
The new scientific-integrity policy applies to the department’s 67,000 employees as well as its contractors, grant recipients and volunteers when they analyze
The 112th U.S. Congress convened Wednesday, committee assignments are now set and hearings are in the works. While much attention has been paid to what higher-profile committees in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives have planned — mainly, House Oversight Chair Darrell Issa’s investigations of the Obama administration — other More…
Despite the Senate confirmation of 19 judges (of 38) nominated by President Obama for positions on the federal bench during the lame-duck session of Congress, he has had far fewer of his nominees confirmed in his first two years than recent presidents.
On NBC’s Today Show this morning, former President George W. Bush talked Kanye and tax cuts, but ducked a question on the proposed Park51 Ground Zero mosque and Islamic community center.
“There’s a lot of events, and a lot of opportunities for me to speak out over the next years More…
A new independent Morning Call/Muhlenberg College Tracker poll has confirmed that Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) is now leading former Rep. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) by a razor-thin margin in Pennsylvania’s Senate race. The news that the Pennsylvania Senate race is tightening comes at the same time as reports from Colorado and More…
About 3,800 elderly and disabled refugees, set to lose their federal aid tomorrow, could earn reprieve today if Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is successful in pushing an extension that would give them another year to gain citizenship. The motion could be passed by unanimous consent at the end More…
President Obama’s comments on Friday and Saturday concerning the right of what’s now commonly referred to as the “Ground Zero Mosque” to break earth in downtown Manhattan continue to drive the day. Anyone who’s anyone has staked out an opinion on the matter, with the exception of some congressional Democrats More…
Most Americans don’t know or get it wrong.
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