Tag: Travel

Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore has pushed back at Republican proposals for a travel ban to and from West Africa as a means to protect the U.S. from the Ebola virus, saying such a "reactionary" move would only make the epidemic worse. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congresswoman: Proposed travel ban with West Africa ‘impractical’

Sean Lengell · October 15, 2014 8:56 pm

White House press secretary Josh Earnest gestures as he answers a question during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Earnest talked about temperature screenings at five airports for passengers arriving from West Africa to fight the Ebola outbreak. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

More Ebola screening to begin at five US airports

Washington Examiner · October 8, 2014 8:32 pm

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., a prominent member of the Senate Judiciary has announced his support for Lynch. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Schumer: CDC planning tougher Ebola screening

Susan Ferrechio · October 7, 2014 7:50 pm

If the Republican Party were to take control of the Senate in the fall, Sen. Rob Portman believes they could get four things done quickly. (AP Photo)

National Security

Rob Portman: Obama ‘reckless’ to let American Islamic State fighters return home

Sean Lengell · October 7, 2014 6:22 pm

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Auditors catch DOT staffers gaining millions in illegal cash with government travel cards

Mark Tapscott · October 7, 2014 5:00 pm

White House: Travel ban would ‘impede’ Ebola response

Brian Hughes · October 3, 2014 9:48 pm

The Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

FCC fines Marriott $600,000 for forcing customers onto pricey Wi-Fi network

Sean Higgins · October 3, 2014 7:39 pm

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GSA travel card fraud, abuse still a problem despite repeated reform calls

Sarah Bedford · September 29, 2014 6:49 pm

Officials of the U.S. Export-Import Bank blew the agency's travel budget by millions of dollars after taking 400 first-class flights over the last three years, according to records obtained under the federal Freedom of Information Act. (iStock Photo)

Ex-Im exceeds travel budget by millions after flying first class 400 times

Luke Rosiak · September 4, 2014 7:00 pm

People put their luggage in a private taxi as they arrive from the U.S. to the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. Cubans braced Monday for a clampdown on the flow of car tires, flat-screen televisions, blue jeans and shampoo in the bags of travelers who haul eye-popping amounts of foreign-bought merchandise to an island where consumer goods are frequently shoddy, scarce and expensive. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba cracks down on goods in travelers’ luggage

Michael Weissenstein · September 1, 2014 7:23 pm

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave as they board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. The first family is attending the wedding of Sam Kass, their longtime family chef. The bride is MSNBC host Alex Wagner in Westchester County, north of New York City. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Beltway Confidential

Amid crises, Obama’s busy social schedule means double duty for Air Force One

Byron York · August 31, 2014 3:45 pm

Energy and Environment

Airlines on alert as eruption begins in Iceland

JENNA GOTTLIEBJILL LAWLESS · August 23, 2014 9:34 pm