Tag: Nation

FILE - This June 19, 2014 file photo shows House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., with Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., left, and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, right, on Capitol Hill in Washington just after McCarthy was voted new majority leader, replacing Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., who was defeated in the primary election. This year, Congress logged a confidence rating of 7 percent, the lowest Gallup has measured for any institution, ever. People talk about throwing the bums out, but voters keep sending the same bunch back in. This November, when Republicans and Democrats face off in what looks to be a dramatic midterm election, the vast majority of current lawmakers are sitting snugly in their seats. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Despite the grousing, voters rarely fire lawmakers

Connie Cass · June 29, 2014 12:57 pm

This artist's rendering shows United States Magistrate, Judge John Facciola, swearing in the defendant, Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khatallah, wearing a headphone, as his attorney Michelle Peterson looks on during a hearing at the federal U.S. District Court in Washington, Saturday, June 28, 2014. The hearing of the Libyan accused of masterminding deadly Benghazi attacks, lasted ten minutes; he pled not guilty to conspiracy Saturday at his first appearance in U.S. court. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren)

National Security

Benghazi suspect pleads not guilty before judge

yosteric-tucker, mark-shermanpete · June 29, 2014 1:51 am

Official says Obama to seek $2b for border control

Official says Obama to seek $2b for border control

Washington Examiner · June 29, 2014 1:47 am

Libyan militant in Benghazi attacks pleads not guilty in brief, first court appearance

Libyan militant in Benghazi attacks pleads not guilty in brief, first court appearance

Washington Examiner · June 28, 2014 7:46 pm

US attorney’s office: Benghazi suspect faces initial court appearance Saturday afternoon

US attorney’s office: Benghazi suspect faces initial court appearance Saturday afternoon

Washington Examiner · June 28, 2014 5:38 pm

Man accused in Benghazi attack in US custody amid tight security at federal courthouse in DC

Man accused in Benghazi attack in US custody amid tight security at federal courthouse in DC

Washington Examiner · June 28, 2014 1:25 pm

From left, Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos, President Barack Obama, Sasha Obama, and first lady Michelle Obama look on during the Marine Barracks Evening Parade, on Friday, June 27, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama: Congress obstructs, so I act alone

Washington Examiner · June 28, 2014 10:01 am

FILE -This June 24, 2014, file photo shows Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada on his way to speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. After changing Senate rules to speed President Barack Obama's nominees through the Senate, Reid has started demanding 60-vote majorities for virtually everything else, most recently to deny Republican leader Mitch McConnell a chance to block rules limiting carbon emissions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Election year a drag on productivity in Senate

Andrew Taylor · June 28, 2014 8:17 am

FILE - In this May 21, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, about veterans health care. A review of the Veterans Affairs health care system by a top White House aide has concluded that there are "significant and chronic systemic failures" that the VA's leadership must address. A summary of the review by deputy White House chief of staff Rob Nabors says the Veterans Health Administration must be restructured and that a "corrosive culture" has hurt morale and affected the timeliness of health care. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Review: VA a struggling agency beset with ills

Jim Kuhnhenn · June 28, 2014 7:58 am

FILE This Oct. 9, 2003 file photo shows soldiers from the U.S. Army's 720th Military Police Battalion watching as a mine sweeper look for weapons in a hole they dug during a raid on a farmland just outside Tikrit, Iraq. The Obama administration announced Friday that the US will no longer produce or acquire anti-personnel land mines and plans to join an international treaty banning their use. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo, File)

US plans to curb land mines, join global treaty

Nedra Pickler · June 28, 2014 1:47 am

President Barack Obama, second from left, and first lady Michelle Obama, left, are escorted to their seats by Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos, second from right, and his wife Bonnie Amos during the Marine Barracks Evening Parade, Friday, June 27, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obamas dine out, attend Marine Corps parade

Darlene Superville · June 28, 2014 1:17 am

FILE - In this May 21, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, about veterans health care. A review of the Veterans Affairs health care system by a top White House aide has concluded that there are "significant and chronic systemic failures" that the VA's leadership must address. A summary of the review by deputy White House chief of staff Rob Nabors says the Veterans Health Administration must be restructured and that a "corrosive culture" has hurt morale and affected the timeliness of health care. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

VA review finds ‘significant and chronic’ failures

Jim Kuhnhenn · June 28, 2014 12:10 am