Pete Kasperowicz

Read the latest stories and analysis from Pete Kasperowicz.

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., said the corporate executives at Volkswagen deserve jail time. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Energy and Environment

Senate Dem: Throw the VW execs in jail

Pete Kasperowicz · September 22, 2015 9:36 pm

Pope Francis lands in America

Pete Kasperowicz · September 22, 2015 8:30 pm

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Sec. Robert McDonald looks at a envelope given to him by Army veteran Victor Zavala, left, Monday Sept. 14, 2015 during a tour at the Veterans War Memorial of Texas in McAllen, Texas. (Nathan Lambrecht/The Monitor via AP)

VA downplays, dodges despite ‘overwhelming’ problems

Pete Kasperowicz · September 22, 2015 7:09 pm

"This is yet another case of GOP wasting time," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Dems kill defense bill, vow to kill abortion defunding

Pete Kasperowicz · September 22, 2015 5:30 pm

Department of Defense Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby, listens to a reporter's question during a news conference, at the Pentagon, Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

State Dept. won’t ‘micromanage’ Iran inspections

Pete Kasperowicz · September 22, 2015 12:44 am

Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., and seven other House members say the GOP needs to "abandon the modern filibuster rule and return to the historical filibuster rule." (AP file)

House GOP has seen enough: ‘Abandon the modern filibuster’

Pete Kasperowicz · September 21, 2015 2:05 pm

JohnÂ Conyers said this change is needed to ensure rates don't rise too quickly, which could shut off economic growth. (AP Photo)Â

Dems warn: No rate hike until unemployment hits 4 percent

Pete Kasperowicz · September 18, 2015 5:57 pm

Dr. Katherine Mitchell said nurses lacked training in triage, and veterans had "dangerous delays in care." (AP File Photo)

Watchdog: VA not firing officials for botched veteran care

Pete Kasperowicz · September 17, 2015 11:07 pm

Bikramjit Singh, nine, center, and his sister Parneet Kaur, 11, immigrants from India, joined more than a dozen other young people who took an oath of citizenship, Thursday, July 2, 2015, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo)Â

Obama lets people use credit cards to pay citizenship fees

Pete Kasperowicz · September 17, 2015 8:16 pm

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Senate Dems get their way on Iran deal

Pete Kasperowicz · September 17, 2015 3:43 pm

Illinois Republican will be one of several lawmakers adding details to a GOP plan to overhaul the tax code. (AP Photo)

Roskam: Boehner has done a ‘good job’

Pete Kasperowicz · September 17, 2015 2:23 pm

Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., proposed the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Dem bill helps federal workers put ‘dinner on the table’

Pete Kasperowicz · September 16, 2015 4:58 pm