Tag: Nation

Mars rover photographs featured at Smithsonian

Brett Zongker · January 7, 2014 7:56 pm

Government doesn’t review travel to North Korea by Americans

National Security

Government doesn’t review travel to North Korea by Americans

Washington Examiner · January 7, 2014 7:23 pm

Obama backs New Orleans mayor for re-election

Obama backs New Orleans mayor for re-election

Washington Examiner · January 7, 2014 6:46 pm

FILE - This Sept. 18, 2013 file photo shows Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Odierno, who led U.S. forces in Iraq through some of the most deadly years of the war says he opposes sending U.S. combat troops back to Iraq in response to the recent gains there by Islamic militants. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Army chief opposes sending US troops back to Iraq

Washington Examiner · January 7, 2014 6:46 pm

Obama: Senate jobless vote an ‘important step’

Obama: Senate jobless vote an ‘important step’

Washington Examiner · January 7, 2014 5:13 pm

Unemployment benefits bill clears initial Senate hurdle

Unemployment benefits bill clears initial Senate hurdle

Washington Examiner · January 7, 2014 4:11 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, a home is advertised for sale in Matthews, N.C. U.S. home prices barely rose in November from the previous month and year-over-year gains slowed, reflecting declines in sales in the fall, according to a report from real estate data provider CoreLogic, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

US home prices tick up 0.1 percent in November

Christopher Rugaber · January 7, 2014 2:56 pm

US trade gap falls to $34.3 billion in November, a 4-year low, as exports rise to record high

US trade gap falls to $34.3 billion in November, a 4-year low, as exports rise to record high

Washington Examiner · January 7, 2014 1:31 pm

On Monday, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Janet Yellen, the current Federal Reserve vice chairwoman, to replace Ben Bernanke as chairman. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Janet Yellen faces challenges as Fed trims bond buys

Alan Fram · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, speaks with Senate Budget Committee Chair Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on Capitol Hill on Nov. 13, 2013, at the start of a Congressional Budget Conference. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Lawmakers put finishing touches on spending bill

Associated Press, Andrew Taylor · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

As cohabitation gains favor, shotgun weddings fade

Hope Yen · January 7, 2014 3:37 am

In this Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 picture, gunmen patrol during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, Iraq. Clashes continued late Sunday and early morning Monday between al-Qaida and Iraqi troops on the main highway that links the capital, Baghdad, to neighboring Syria and Jordan. Al-Qaida fighters and allied tribes are still controlling the center of the city where they are deployed in streets and around government buildings. (AP Photo)

Biden calls Iraqi leaders amid sectarian violence

Josh Lederman · January 7, 2014 3:34 am