Tag: Nation

Obama: I wouldn’t have run again without Biden

Washington Examiner · November 8, 2013 12:00 am

Not good enough: Math, reading scores up slightly

Associated Press, Kimberly Hefling · November 8, 2013 12:00 am

Canceled policies could be a plus for new markets

Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar · November 7, 2013 11:40 pm

Top Catholic bishop presses House on immigration

Associated Press, Donna Cassata · November 7, 2013 11:29 pm

There were smiles all around as Democrats gathered after the Senate cut off debate to move toward a historic vote on legislation outlawing workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, demonstrating the nation's quickly evolving attitude toward gay rights nearly two decades after Congress rejected same-sex marriage, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. From left are, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. The enthusiasm of the bill's supporters was tempered by the reality that the Republican-led House, where conservatives have a firm grip on the agenda, is unlikely to even vote on it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate OKs gay rights bill banning discrimination

Donna Cassata · November 7, 2013 11:10 pm

OSHA plans to make workplace safety reports public

Sam Hananel · November 7, 2013 11:10 pm

DOE awards $84M for 18 carbon-capture projects

Associated Press, Matthew Daly · November 7, 2013 11:09 pm

Obama says he’s ‘sorry’ Americans are losing health insurance plans he said they could keep

Washington Examiner · November 7, 2013 10:59 pm

VA lifts overtime requirement for claims workers

Kevin Freking · November 7, 2013 10:44 pm

FILE - This Nov. 6, 2013 file photo shows National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Deborah Hersman speaking in Washington. Federal accident investigators called Thursday for a probe of the government agency charged with ensuring the safety of tour buses, saying its own look into four crashes that killed 25 people raises "serious questions" about how well the agency is doing its job. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration needs to crack down on bad actors in the tour-bus industry "before crashes occur, not just after high visibility events," said Hersman, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Gov’t oversight of bus, truck industries faulted

Joan Lowy · November 7, 2013 10:34 pm

Dru Smith, Chief Geodesist of the National Geodetic Survey stands near a measurement device used to survey the height of the Washington Monument, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in Washington. Surveyors are checking to make sure that the Washington Monument is still 555 feet, 5 1/8 inches tall. The survey is being conducted by the National Geodetic Survey and is the first of its kind since 1999. Surveyors can only access the peak of the monument to check the height when it's covered in scaffolding. The monument is undergoing repairs after it was damaged during a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in August 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Surveyors checking height of Washington Monument

Ben Nuckols · November 7, 2013 10:30 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2011 file photo, a Predator B unmanned aircraft taxis at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. Widespread drone access to U.S. skies faces significant hurdles and will take longer than Congress had anticipated, federal officials acknowledged Thursday as they released a long-term roadmap for drone integration. For the next several years, domestic use of drones will be limited to permits granted by the Federal Aviation Administration on a case-by-case basis to operators who agree to procedures to reduce safety risks, the agency said. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Drone access to US skies faces significant hurdles

Joan Lowy · November 7, 2013 10:25 pm