Tag: Nation

Obama chief of staff pledges action on immigration

Obama chief of staff pledges action on immigration

Erica Werner · September 11, 2014 8:42 pm

Retired general to coordinate Iraq, Syria effort

Lolita Baldor · September 11, 2014 8:22 pm

Obama’s counter-terror fight faces high risk

Obama’s counter-terror fight faces high risk

Robert Burns · September 11, 2014 8:06 pm

In this Sept. 10, 2014, photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, sits with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Congress honored victims of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, during a "Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Gold Medal Ceremony." The House and Senate are controlled by different political parties, but both are spending time these days on similar paths: debating measures that everyone knows are going nowhere. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House, Senate weigh bills that are going nowhere

Alan Fram · September 11, 2014 7:51 pm

No ethics inquiry in lawmaker’s fast-food protest

No ethics inquiry in lawmaker’s fast-food protest

Matthew Daly · September 11, 2014 7:28 pm

US budget deficit dips to $128.7 billion in August

US budget deficit dips to $128.7 billion in August

Martin Crutsinger · September 11, 2014 6:41 pm

Senate kills constitutional amendment on elections

Senate kills constitutional amendment on elections

Washington Examiner · September 11, 2014 6:22 pm

Obama’s request to combat militants draws support

DAVID ESPOBRADLEY KLAPPER · September 11, 2014 6:00 pm

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, to discuss the Paycheck Fairness Act. The act would ensure that women have a fair shot at equal pay. From left are, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Boxer, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Senate women: No tolerance for domestic violence

Matthew Daly · September 11, 2014 5:53 pm

In this photo made on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, signs welcome visitors to a model home as construction is under way at a housing development in Zelienople, Pa. Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose slightly this week but remained near their lows for the year. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Average US 30-year mortgage rate at 4.12 percent

Washington Examiner · September 11, 2014 3:28 pm

Cruz walks out after pro-Israel comments draw boos

Cruz walks out after pro-Israel comments draw boos

Donna Cassata · September 11, 2014 3:05 pm

Storm clouds obscure the top of 1 World Trade Center seen from The Heights neighborhood of Jersey City, N.J., at sunrise, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. Thirteen years after 9/11 forever changed the New York skyline, officials say developments at the World Trade Center are on track and on budget. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

National Security

Homeland Security chief says ISIL not only threat

Washington Examiner · September 11, 2014 12:03 pm