Tag: Nation

Missing man’s family says they’ll get him help

Ben Nuckols · January 9, 2014 6:19 pm

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 at the Statehouse in Trenton. N.J. Christie has fired a top aide who engineered political payback against a town mayor, saying she lied. Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly is the latest casualty in a widening scandal that threatens to upend Christie's second term and likely run for president in 2016. Documents show she arranged traffic jams to punish the mayor, who didn't endorse Christie for re-election. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Boehner: Christie remains presidential contender

Washington Examiner · January 9, 2014 5:11 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2013 file photo, a home is advertised for sale in Matthews, N.C. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Average US rate on 30-year loan at 4.51 pct.

Washington Examiner · January 9, 2014 3:37 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Gipson, of Atlanta, right, has his resume looked over by Ralph Brown, a management and program analyst with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during a job fair for veterans at the VFW Post 2681,Marietta, Ga. The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for U.S. unemployment benefits the first week of 2014 on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Weekly US unemployment benefit claims drop to 330K

Josh Boak · January 9, 2014 2:44 pm

Weekly US unemployment benefit applications fall to 330,000, evidence of fewer layoffs

Weekly US unemployment benefit applications fall to 330,000, evidence of fewer layoffs

Washington Examiner · January 9, 2014 1:30 pm

FILE - This June 6, 2013 file photo shows the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. President Barack Obama is hosting a series of meetings this week with lawmakers, privacy advocates and intelligence officials as he nears a final decision on changes to the government's controversial surveillance programs. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

National Security

Obama likely to accept change in spying on leaders

JULIE PACESTEPHEN BRAUN · January 9, 2014 3:59 am

Government asks for stay in surveillance lawsuit

National Security

Government asks for stay in surveillance lawsuit

Stephen Braun · January 9, 2014 2:14 am

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the Republican Policy Committee chairman, joins Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, in criticizing Senate Democrats following a procedural vote on legislation to renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 07, 2014. Sen. McConnell said that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is almost entirely responsible for making the Senate dysfunctional. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP seeks jobless bill changes to offset the cost

David Espo · January 9, 2014 12:05 am

Immigration foes dig in amid expectations in House

Donna Cassata · January 8, 2014 11:13 pm

US calls on Greece to return terrorist to prison

National Security

US calls on Greece to return terrorist to prison

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 10:39 pm

Disabled veterans to be exempted from pension cuts

Disabled veterans to be exempted from pension cuts

Andrew Taylor · January 8, 2014 10:34 pm

DC police seek help finding stolen elephant tusks

DC police seek help finding stolen elephant tusks

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 10:31 pm