GOP Address: Rep. Martha Roby on Flexibility for Working Parents
Photo By Douglas Graham/Roll Call/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In this week’s Republican address, Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby spoke about the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, a bill passed by the House of Representatives this week.On the …
Army Leaders: Sequestration Could Hurt Fight Against Sexual Assault
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The secretary of the Army and the Army chief of staff have told senators that sequestration could hurt efforts to deal with sexual assaults within their branch of the military.
In a written statement submitted to t…
Congresswoman Takes on Sexual Assault in Military
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — In light of the recent increase in reported sexual assaults in the military, Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., is pointing the finger at who she says is to blame – and it isn’t just the Armed Force…
Diplomat: Ambassador in Benghazi Said, ‘We’re Under Attack’
TR/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — Gregory Hicks, who became the top diplomat in Libya after Ambassador Christopher Stevens was killed during an attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012, told a congressional committee Wednesday …
Jim DeMint: Immigration Reform Will Cost US Trillions
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former South Carolina Republican senator and current Heritage Foundation president Jim DeMint argued that implementing immigration reform as proposed by the so-called “Gang of Eight” would “cost…
Glenn Beck at NRA Rally: ‘Freedom of All Mankind is at Stake’
Michael Caulfield/WireImage(HOUSTON) — Television and radio host Glenn Beck warned NRA members that the “freedom of all mankind is at stake” and the “right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
“They want to fundamentally transform our countr…
New President Elected at Annual NRA Convention
NRANews/YouTube(HOUSTON) — The NRA has a new president, Birmingham, Ala., attorney Jim Porter, and if his old stump speeches are any indication, he has a knack for firing up a crowd.Porter, who until this week was first vice president at the NRA and c…
Veterinarian Advises Pot Use Could Delay Putting Down Pets
Texas Veterinary Cancer Registry(WASHINGTON) — With several states deregulating marijuana in the past year, a California veterinarian is sparking debate over whether it could be used to help America’s sick pets.Doug Kramer, the pet doctor behind the V…
Biden, Sen. Ted Cruz Speak in South Carolina Amid 2016 Buzz
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — South Carolina got a taste of two very different political acts Friday night.On one side was Vice President Joe Biden, a 35-year veteran of the Senate who showered praise on his old congressional coll…
Rep. Steve King Passes on Iowa Senate Seat
OFFICE OF REP. STEVE KING(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Steve King of Iowa, an outspoken conservative firebrand, will not seek the Republican nomination for his state’s open Senate seat, ABC News has learned.“I will not run for Senate in 2014,”…
Ayotte’s Gun Vote Follows Her to NH Town Hall
KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images(FITZWILLIAM, N.H.) — Sen. Kelly Ayotte ticked through a Power Point presentation at a town meeting Thursday, delivering an update on the federal budget, the challenges of implementing the health care law and the slow-to-r…
USO Fundraises to Salvage Fleet Week
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard M. Wolff(NEW YORK) — It’s not the Air Force holding a bake sale to buy a bomber, but the United Services Organization is holding a fundraiser to keep Fleet Week afloat after it w…
Most Americans Don’t Know Much About Immigration Bill
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — When it comes to immigration reform, most Americans don’t know much about it, and few think that the Boston bombing should be a factor in the debate.The issue may be front-and-center in the nation’s cap…
Gay Rights Push Could Endanger Immigration Bill
Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A push to include gay couples in a bipartisan immigration reform bill threatens to upset the delicate coalition backing the proposal in the Senate, Politico reports.Under current law, Americans i…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Status: It’s Complicated
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Less than three weeks after Mark Zuckerberg officially launched his pro-immigration reform group, the billionaire technology mogul seems to be experiencing the Facebook equivalent of a liberal de-friending.Prog…
Was RGIII ‘Tyranny’ Tweet Aimed at Efforts to Change Team Name?
Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — It is not exactly clear what Washington Redskins Quarterback Robert Griffin III was referring to when he sent a frustrated tweet about political correctness on Tuesday afternoon.But one possible ex…
Obama Ramps Up Support for Syrian Opposition
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama has directed his national security team to identify ways to significantly increase U.S. support of the opposition forces battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Among the options u…
FAA Suspends Air Traffic Control Furloughs
Medioimages/Photodisc/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Saturday that it is suspending employee furloughs and will restore normal staffing levels at air traffic facilities by Sunday evening, easing more than a week…
Typo Delays Signing of Bill Ending Air Traffic Controller Furloughs
iStockphoto(WASHINGTON) — Legislators were quick to pass a bill this week that ends furloughs for air traffic controllers in response to the numerous flight delays their absence caused. However, it seems they may have been a little too hasty, as the s…
TN State Senator Refuses to Apologize for Pressure Cooker Joke
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A Tennessee state senator is refusing to apologize for what many are calling a “tasteless” joke about pressure cookers in his blog in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Republican State Sen. Stacey Camp…