Tag: Nation

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks with reporters about the looming deadline to fund the government and the fight among House Republicans on a strategy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. House Republicans vowed Wednesday to pass legislation that would prevent a partial government shutdown and avoid a historic national default while simultaneously canceling out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, inaugurating a new round of political brinkmanship as critical deadlines approach. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Here’s the truth: The government doesn’t shut down

Andrew Taylor · September 20, 2013 9:03 am

Gov’t gets poor marks on protecting gun rights

Gov’t gets poor marks on protecting gun rights

JENNIFER AGIESTANANCY BENAC · September 20, 2013 7:35 am

House and Senate face deep divide over food stamps

BY MARY CLARE JALONICK · September 20, 2013 4:01 am

Away from DC, Obama regroups for fiscal showdowns

Away from DC, Obama regroups for fiscal showdowns

Josh Lederman · September 20, 2013 3:45 am

‘I felt him breathe’: Escape from the Navy Yard

Matt Apuzzo · September 20, 2013 3:31 am

In this Sept. 18, 2013, photo, EPA administrator Gina McCarthy testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Obama takes on coal with first-ever carbon limits

Dina Cappiello · September 20, 2013 3:25 am

Alabama man reports airport exchange with DC shooter

Alabama man reports airport exchange with DC shooter

Washington Examiner · September 20, 2013 12:45 am

Senate passes bill to avert helium shortage

Energy and Environment

Senate passes bill to avert helium shortage

Matthew Daly · September 19, 2013 11:17 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry talks about Syria and chemical weapons ahead of next week's United Nations General Assembly at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Kerry says the U.N. General Assembly needs to move swiftly to approve a U.S.-Russia deal to eliminate Syriaâs chemical weapons, saying that there is no time to argue with those who arenât convinced that Syrian President Bashar Assadâs regime carried out the Aug. 21 attack that killed hundreds. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Kerry: UN must pass resolution on Syrian weapons

Deb Riechmann · September 19, 2013 10:56 pm

FILE - In this May 11, 2012 file photo, people stand in the lobby of JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York. Regulators in the U.S. and U.K said Thursday, Sept. 19. 2013 that the largest U.S. bank's weak oversight of its London operation allowed traders there to assign inflated values to transactions and cover up huge losses as they ballooned. JPMorgan Chase & Co. will pay $920 million and has admitted that it failed to watch over trading that led to a $6 billion loss and renewed worries about serious risk-taking by major banks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

JPMorgan admits fault, pays $920M in trading loss

Marcy Gordon · September 19, 2013 10:27 pm

How can red flags be missed like Navy shooter’s?

ERIC TUCKERJACK GILLUM · September 19, 2013 10:20 pm

Obama taps Goldman exec as ambassador to Canada

Obama taps Goldman exec as ambassador to Canada

Washington Examiner · September 19, 2013 10:19 pm