Tag: Associated Press

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a Cuban-American, speaks about the Ã?American dreamÃ? on the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon JohnsonÃ?s first State of the Union address in 1964, where LBJ committed the government to a war on poverty, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. RubioÃ?s speech was hosted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans promote ways of helping the poor

Associated Press · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

$In this Oct. 30, 2013 file photo, people hold signs during a rally against hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or fracking, in Albany, N.Y. New York's newly released energy plan calls for increased use of renewable energy and clean technology and anticipates reduced utility bills and a more flexible distribution grid, but takes no position on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the fertile Marcellus Shale. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)$ Energy and Environment

Newly released New York energy plan mum on fracking

Washington Examiner · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., recently defended the pension cut in an op-ed in USA Today, saying he stands behind "responsible reforms of military compensation." (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Disabled veterans to be exempted from federal pension cuts

Andrew Taylor · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

On a chart showing the states budget deficits in red the past few years, Gov. Jerry Brown circles the black line showing a surplus of funds for the upcoming year during a news conference where he unveiled his proposed 2014-15 state budget. With the an increase in tax receipts, Brown is proposing a spending plan that includes a 8.5 percent increase in general fund spending coupled with a dedication to pay down the state's debt by more than $11 billion.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California budget surges to record high

Associated Press · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Traffic moves across the George Washington Bridge, in Fort Lee, N.J. A top aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is linked through emails and text messages to a seemingly deliberate plan to create traffic gridlock in a town at the base of the bridge after its mayor refused to endorse Christie for re-election. "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee," Christie aide Bridget Anne Kelly wrote in an Aug. 13 email to David Wildstein, a top political appointee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the George Washington Bridge connecting New Jersey and New York City. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Chris Christie to speak Thursday about traffic scandal

Associated Press · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, right, is interviewed at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., as his wife Kim listens Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. Darr said he won't resign over ethics violations tied to his campaign and office spending, despite growing calls for him to step down or face the threat of impeachment. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Plenty of unknowns in how to impeach Arkansas lieutenant governor Mark Darr

Associated Press · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is making a rare visit to an Air Force nuclear missile base, hoping to boost morale among those who operate, maintain and safeguard the nation's Minuteman 3 nuclear missiles. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

National Security

Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel in rare visit to nuke missile base

Associated Press · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

With less than a full week on the job, New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton has to contend with the arrests of 72 retired police officers for fraudulently obtaining disability benefits for mental health conditions, for which they claim resulted from their service during the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 (AP/Kathy Willens, File)

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New York City disability scam case spotlights advisers’ role

Jennifer Peltz · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

A Karma, an electric car made by Fisker, an American company based in Southern California, is on display during an exhibition in Monaco in March 2012. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Energy and Environment

Chinese firm Wanxiang says it might build Fisker electric cars in Delaware

Associated Press · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Officials in Las Vegas are harnessing the power of the sun to light the city's iconic welcome sign. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Energy and Environment

Solar energy to power iconic Las Vegas welcome sign

Washington Examiner · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., seen here in January 2013, will release a new campaign ad on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Lamar Alexander to launch new campaign ad

Associated Press · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama is expected to rein in spying on foreign leaders and is considering restricting National Security Agency access to Americans' phone records, according to people familiar with a White House review of the government's surveillance programs. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Obama ponders limiting NSA access to phone records

Julie Pace · January 9, 2014 5:00 am