Sean Higgins

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Congress to press FAA on drone rules

Congress to press FAA on drone rules

Sean Higgins · December 10, 2014 10:00 am

Liberal activist groups MoveOn.org and Democracy for America announced Tuesday they were planning to launch a "Draft Warren" movement to change Sen. Elizabeth Warren's mind about not running for president in 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Liberal groups plan ‘Draft Warren’ campaign

Sean Higgins · December 9, 2014 5:49 pm

McFerran is Obama's second pick to replace Schiffer. His previous nominee was Sharon Block, whom Republicans objected to as a recess appointee. (etty images/Andrew Harrer-Pool)

Senate ensures NLRB keeps Democratic majority

Sean Higgins · December 8, 2014 11:37 pm

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Measure to tax Internet sales dead

Sean Higgins · December 8, 2014 9:36 pm

It’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s a drone

It’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s a drone

Sean Higgins · December 8, 2014 10:00 am

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Walker’s reforms bleed Wisconsin unions

Sean Higgins · December 3, 2014 7:16 pm

Lauren McGarity McFerran was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Tuesday to be the newest member of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor law. (AP Photo)

Senate Dems push NLRB nominee through committee

Sean Higgins · December 2, 2014 7:48 pm

White House plans to force business to pay more overtime

White House plans to force business to pay more overtime

Sean Higgins · December 1, 2014 10:00 am

American couple Grace and Matthew Huang arrive at the Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)

Kerry demands Qatar allow American couple to return home

Sean Higgins · November 30, 2014 10:43 pm

Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta said the Obama administration will soon announce proposed regulations for the commercial use of unmanned flying drones. (iStock)

National Security

FAA says new rules on flying drone aircraft coming soon

Sean Higgins · November 30, 2014 9:45 pm

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick took himself out of the running for the 2016 presidential race. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick rules out White House bid

Sean Higgins · November 30, 2014 6:55 pm

Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, 86, lies on a gurney, next to his son Gamal, second left, in the defendants cage, during a court hearing in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Tarek el-Gabbas)

National Security

Egypt’s Mubarak may soon be a free man, lawyer says

Sean Higgins · November 30, 2014 6:31 pm