Pete Kasperowicz

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A little more than a month after those emails were sent, Jack Lew was nominated to become President Obama's director of the Office of Management and Budget. And in February 2013, he became secretary of the Treasury. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Emails: Lew sought ‘symbolic’ budget cuts to placate Dems

Pete Kasperowicz · November 30, 2015 11:13 pm

Turkish army officers salute as Turkish honor guard carry the coffin of Russian pilot Lt. Col. Oleg Peshkov, whose plane was shot down by Turkish jets last Tuesday when the Russian plane crossed into Turkish airspace. (DHA via AP )

U.S. sides with Turkey, says Russia violated airspace

Pete Kasperowicz · November 30, 2015 9:25 pm

Reid: Planned Parenthood attack happened in the ‘context’ of GOP rhetoric

Pete Kasperowicz · November 30, 2015 9:02 pm

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)

Ryan sets date for Obama’s last State of the Union speech

Pete Kasperowicz · November 30, 2015 8:08 pm

On the bug study, the report concluded that "anyone raised in a rural area can attest that one way to attract insects is to turn on a light." (AP Photo)

Government studying how bugs react when lights are turned on

Pete Kasperowicz · November 30, 2015 5:22 pm

Many Republicans and even some Democrats have said San Francisco's sanctuary city policy led to the death of Kate Steinle, when a formerly deported immigrant shot and killed her this year. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Fit to print? NY Times smears GOP ‘bigotry,’ ‘insanity’

Pete Kasperowicz · November 26, 2015 11:47 pm

"Without any direction to track payments, most agencies simply do not do it, and Congress and taxpayers are unable to exercise oversight over these funds," said Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

How easy is it to sue the federal government?

Pete Kasperowicz · November 26, 2015 10:01 pm

Hollande becomes critical link between U.S., Russia

Pete Kasperowicz · November 26, 2015 7:35 pm

"Let your thirst be your guide," a Department of Agriculture tipsheet says. (iStock photo)

Government tip: Drink water if you’re thirsty

Pete Kasperowicz · November 26, 2015 6:53 pm

Obama’s Thanksgiving: Turkey, prime rib, six kinds of pie

Pete Kasperowicz · November 26, 2015 5:19 pm

While Obama has spoken wistfully about the darker hair of his youth, he has also argued that his graying hair is a sign of the experience he's gained as the leader of the free world for the last seven years. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama obsessed with his graying hair

Pete Kasperowicz · November 26, 2015 4:17 pm

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan, is being pressured by Iran to close out the investigation into Iran's past nuclear work. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Iran threatens to walk away from nuke deal

Pete Kasperowicz · November 26, 2015 1:56 pm