Obama near a decision on NSA spying programs
January 8, 2014
President Barack Obama is hosting a series of meetings this week with lawmakers, privacy advocates and intelligence officials as he nears a final decision on
Two Democrats quitting in the House
January 8, 2014
Two House Democrats, Carolyn McCarthy of New York and Mike McIntyre of North Carolina, plan to retire at the end of their terms, their offices
Remembering the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
January 8, 2014
Suzi Hileman remembers the attack as if it were yesterday, the fear and gunfire as the shooter unleashed a barrage of bullets on a crowd
Obama’s jobless benefits bill clears GOP roadblock in Senate
January 8, 2014
A White House-backed bill to extend jobless benefits for 1.3 million Americans narrowly cleared a Republican procedural roadblock in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, the
Unemployment fight first battle of an election year
January 8, 2014
The struggle in Washington over whether to renew expired jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed is as much about providing aid to 1.3 million out-of-work
Uh oh. Former members of Congress want their jobs back
January 8, 2014
Some former members of Congress are hoping 2014 will be the year of the comeback. Congress may have public approval ratings hovering near record lows,