Day: July 8, 2009

The goal of the new project, to be formally unveiled on Friday, would be to redefine food aid beyond traditional donated provisions.

Massachusetts became the first state to challenge federal laws that deny benefits to same-sex couples.

A former chief of staff described the ex-Illinois governor’s efforts to benefit from appointing a Senate replacement for Barack Obama.

The White House has nominated Stephen Rapp, a well-known figure in international criminal law, to be ambassador at large for war crimes issues.

The labor movement’s allies control the White House and Congress, but union leaders have been distracted by disputes.

With only a fraction of the recovery money actually out the door, Washington began debating the need for a second round of stimulus amid economic and political crosscurrents.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan of Illinois said she would not seek higher office in 2010, opening up the contests for governor and senator.

Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against former Marion S. Barry Jr., the former mayor of Washington, who was accused of stalking his former girlfriend.

A New York Times analysis found that transportation stimulus funds went disproportionately to rural areas, which advocates say could stall economic progress.

President Obama on Wednesday nominated Dr. Francis S. Collins, a pioneering geneticist, as head of the National Institutes of Health.