Defense Dept. had live video of attack in Benghazi
Live video from a drone flying over the U.S. Consulate during the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, was monitored at a Defense Department facility, but was not fed to the White House,...
View ArticleTests find food poisoning faster
It's about to get faster and easier to diagnose food poisoning, but that progress for individual patients comes with a downside: It could hurt the nation's ability to spot and solve dangerous...
View ArticleGOP duo: Compromising principles not necessary to win
Two top congressional conservatives rejected the notion Tuesday that they must compromise their principles to adapt to changing political winds, as both — the old and new chairmen of the House...
View ArticleInside the Beltway: 12/12/12 cliffhanger
If President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner really hurry, they can tie the "fiscal cliff" to 12/12/12 — as in Dec. 12, 2012, a Wednesday filled with "once in a lifetime" buzz, and the final...
View ArticleHHS appointee a familiar face
President Obama campaigned on a pledge to close the revolving door between special interests and government in Washington, but the career trajectory of the man he has picked to fill the top legal job...
View ArticleChinese firm gets OK to buy A123’s assets
A judge approved a deal Tuesday for a Chinese company to buy the assets of a bankrupt U.S. battery maker that won a quarter-billion-dollar grant from the federal government just three years ago.Though...
View ArticleSenator reports stock sale before HSBC settlement
Days before news broke this week that HSBC Holdings agreed to pay nearly $2 billion in fines to settle a federal money-laundering probe, a veteran Democratic senator disclosed selling off at least a...
View ArticleHURT: Washington leaves no room for people of principle
ANALYSIS/OPINION:Without doubt, the most dangerous place to stand in all of Washington is on your principle.You think it is unfair for the IRS to take even more money from the hard workers and small...
View ArticleNo deal: GOP, Democrats trade barbs as clock ticks down on 'fiscal cliff'
President Obama and Speaker John A. Boehner offered no outward signs of progress Tuesday on talks to reach a year-end agreement on taxes and spending, with the House Republican leader accusing the...
View ArticleJindal: Teachers unions have mounted 'herculean' effort to stop school reform
As a central piece of his controversial education-reform agenda heads to the state Supreme Court for review, rising Republican star and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Tuesday unloaded on teachers...
View ArticleGraham: Defense cuts would hurt Middle East operations
A key member of the Senate Armed Services Committee warned Tuesday that the United States will not be able to confront threats in the Middle East, including Iran's nuclear program, if the Pentagon must...
View ArticlePRUDEN: The game plan at the lip of the fiscal cliff
ANALYSIS/OPINION:Barack Obama ain't afraid of no stinkin' fiscal cliff. Why should he be? When the rest of us go over the cliff, doomed to pain and oblivion among the soup cans, plastic bags and empty...
View ArticleHouse members told to plan for Christmas on Hill
President Obama has advised Democrats not to buy any nonrefundable plane tickets before the end of the year, and House leaders have told their members that they may not be home for Christmas.Taken...
View ArticleGOP panel urged to root out consultant cronyism
The Republican National Committee's new special panel to study where the party went wrong in this year's election is already taking heat from leaders who say the RNC's first priority should be...
View ArticleComplaining but not quitting: Federal workers choose security despite tepid...
Working for the government may sound like a sweet gig — regular hours, generous benefits, job security — but it turns out that it's not how things look from inside the bureaucratic bubble.With Congress...
View ArticleInside the Beltway: Walking the slow walk
If women were managing the "fiscal cliff" negotiations, things would be in order, according to one female lawmaker. "I think if we were in charge of the Senate and of the administration that we would...
View ArticleBennett takes Florida education post
Just five weeks after voters ousted him from office, Tony Bennett already has a new gig.The trailblazing but controversial Indiana schools chief, a key force in implementing Gov. Mitch Daniels' broad...
View ArticleInside Politics: Farewell speech focuses on more bipartisanship
Retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman in his final Senate floor speech urged Congress to put partisan rancor aside and reach across party lines to break Washington's gridlock.The Democrat-turned-independent from...
View ArticleScott Brown makes quiet exit from Senate stage
Sen. Scott Brown entered the chamber in 2010 as the tea-party darling who made Republicans relevant in Washington once again, giving them the 41st vote in the Senate that allowed them to filibuster...
View ArticleBoehner seen holding top post despite purge
Despite rumblings from some Republican backbenchers, Speaker John A. Boehner's hold on the House's top post appears secure after key conservative lawmakers said they don't expect anyone to challenge...
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