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President Obama speaks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's43rd Annual Legislative ConferencePhoenix Awards Dinner in Washington on Sept. 21.ÃÂ Members of the Congressional Black Caucus believe that President Obama's judicial nominees represent

Beltway Confidential

White House to Congressional Black Caucus: Obama’s judicial nominees are diverse enough

Joel Gehrke -

January 31, 2014 5:00 am

Immigration

Obama won’t rule out legal path for immigrants

Meghashyam Mali -

January 31, 2014 5:00 am

President Barack Obama arrives with PG&E apprentice electrician Erick Varela, a U.S. Army combat infantryman in Iraq, left, and Vice President Joe Biden, right, to the East Room of the White House, Friday, in Washington, to speak about helping the long-term unemployed. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Politics

Obama works with CEOs to help long-term unemployed

Susan Crabtree -

January 31, 2014 5:00 am

News

Justice Dept dramatically expanding clemency use

Washington Examiner -

January 30, 2014 10:43 pm

Crime

Senate panel approves mandatory sentencing changes

Washington Examiner -

January 30, 2014 5:33 pm

News

Hundreds sue makers of Fukushima nuclear plant

Mari Yamaguchi -

January 30, 2014 3:14 pm

FILE - This file photo provided Friday, April 19, 2013 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, charged with using a weapon of mass destruction in the bombings on April 15, 2013 near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. On Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder authorized the government to seek the death penalty in the case against Tsarnaev. (AP Photo/Federal Bureau of Investigation, File)

Politics

Justice Department to seek death penalty for Boston bombing suspect

Brian Hughes -

January 30, 2014 5:00 am

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling last week that the Interior Department erred in its environmental assessment underpinning the 2008 lease sale in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast. New Shell CEO Ben van Beurden said that made the legal landscape too murky for this summer. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Shell to skip Arctic drilling after court ruling

Zack Colman -

January 30, 2014 5:00 am

Opponents of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., argued that delaying the rate increases would continue to incentivize people moving into flood-prone areas, which will become more widespread as rising sea levels and warmer waters propelled by climate change threaten to intensify storms. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Senate passes flood insurance bill

Zack Colman -

January 30, 2014 5:00 am

Majority House Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., speaks at a press conference on Wednesday. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Politics

House GOP presses Obama to put down pen, put on negotiating hat

Susan Ferrechio -

January 30, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Law

White House to Congressional Black Caucus: Obama’s judicial nominees are diverse enough

Obama won’t rule out legal path for immigrants

Obama works with CEOs to help long-term unemployed

Justice Dept dramatically expanding clemency use

Senate panel approves mandatory sentencing changes

Hundreds sue makers of Fukushima nuclear plant

Justice Department to seek death penalty for Boston bombing suspect

Shell to skip Arctic drilling after court ruling

Senate passes flood insurance bill

House GOP presses Obama to put down pen, put on negotiating hat

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