by Matt Mansfield | Jun 28, 2011 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Sens. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Tom Coburn R-Okla., rolled out their bipartisan plan to save Medicare Tuesday on Capitol Hill. The pair’s suggested proposal, which would save more than $600 billion over 10 years, includes changes such as asking the...
by Matt Mansfield | Jun 28, 2011 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — Supporters of the DREAM Act say now is the time to pass legislation providing children of illegal immigrants American citizenship. But it’s not likely the bill will get any traction in the Republican-controlled House. For the first time in its decade-long...
by Matt Mansfield | Jun 27, 2011 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday is scheduled to debate the War Powers Resolution and whether or not President Barack Obama has gone beyond the intent of the law, after the House voted last Friday to rebuke the president for failing to...
by Matt Mansfield | Jun 8, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON — A top administration official told Congress Tuesday that for-profit colleges still have a vital role to play in American education, despite the high default rate on student loans at the schools. But the schools address a need for many low-income and...
by Matt Mansfield | May 26, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON — California Democratic Rep. Pete Stark and Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar introduced legislation Wednesday that would allow the IRS to share some taxpayer information with law enforcement to help locate missing children since many people who...
