Pete Kasperowicz

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President Trump indicated Thursday that he wants to focus on improving the ways state and local governments respond to possibly mentally ill people who seek out guns. But several papers said that's not nearly enough. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Major media outlets renew demands for gun control after Florida shooting

Pete Kasperowicz · February 16, 2018 12:26 pm

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General released a report Wednesday that said VA staff purposefully bent the rules to allow David Shulkin's wife to travel with him on the taxpayers' dime. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Lawmakers scold VA secretary for fraud that led to taxpayer-funded Europe trip

Pete Kasperowicz · February 15, 2018 1:56 pm

The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General reported Wednesday that last year, VA chief of staff Vivieca Wright Simpson tried to arrange for the VA secretary's wife to travel with him to Europe on the VA's dime. (screenshot)

VA official who lied about Shulkin’s Europe trip hid healthcare scandal from Congress in 2014

Pete Kasperowicz · February 15, 2018 5:01 am

Late Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., set up votes that could happen as early as Thursday, but on four immigration proposals that could each fail. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate’s ‘freewheeling’ immigration debate limps to the finish line

Pete Kasperowicz · February 15, 2018 5:01 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's move to end debate on four amendments related to immigration means the Senate could finally hold a few votes on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell sets up votes on four immigration amendments

Pete Kasperowicz · February 15, 2018 1:25 am

"This happens nowhere else other than the United States of America, this epidemic of mass slaughter, the scourge of school shooting after school shooting," said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., on Wednesday after a school shooting in Florida. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Senate Democrat blames Congress after Florida school shooting: ‘We are responsible’

Pete Kasperowicz · February 14, 2018 9:35 pm

"We're going to continue to work together for the good of Israeli citizens until the end of the term," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. (Ronen Zvulun, Pool via AP)

Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses calls to resign over corruption claims

Pete Kasperowicz · February 14, 2018 1:38 pm

"Reporting on this matter has been atrocious, it's been ridiculous, totally inaccurate," CIA Director Mike Pompeo said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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CIA shoots down ‘ridiculous’ reports of secret $100,000 payment to Russia

Pete Kasperowicz · February 13, 2018 5:04 pm

"Unfortunately, somebody did this instead of that in the Senate, and it didn't pass," Ryan said, giving a thumbs down and then a thumbs up. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Paul Ryan calls out John McCain for sinking Obamacare repeal: Watch

Pete Kasperowicz · February 13, 2018 2:00 pm

"If they refuse to take yes for an answer, then they have no one to blame but themselves," said Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Tom Cotton: ‘No question’ Democrats are to blame if DACA bill fails

Pete Kasperowicz · February 13, 2018 1:44 pm

In light of the new spending Republicans and Democrats agreed to this week, the national debt could easily grow by more than $1 trillion by early 2019.

National debt jumps $175 billion after debt ceiling suspended

Pete Kasperowicz · February 12, 2018 9:21 pm

Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., said that he worries Congress agreed to bust through budget caps, and spend at a level that was far beyond what Democrats were demanding. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP lawmaker: Spending deal is a ‘debt junkie’s dream’

Pete Kasperowicz · February 12, 2018 2:16 pm