Tag: Nation

Michelle Obama salutes civil rights leader

Stacy Anderson · August 27, 2013 10:04 pm

VA still evaluating benefits for same-sex couples

Kevin Freking · August 27, 2013 9:34 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, about the situation in Syria. Kerry said chemical weapons were used in Syria, and accused Assad of destroying evidence. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Lawmakers to Obama: Syria strikes need our OK

Bradley Klapper · August 27, 2013 9:11 pm

Obama discusses youth violence with mayors

Washington Examiner · August 27, 2013 8:49 pm

News Summary: US consumer confidence edges up

The Associated Press · August 27, 2013 7:50 pm

New Fire and Emergency Medical Services recruit, cadet Antonio Freeman, left, and others, attend a news conference where District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray, not in picture, announced the new Fire and Emergency Medical Services hires and displays the Districtâs newest ambulances during a news conference in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

New ambulances, paramedics for struggling DC dept.

Ben Nuckols · August 27, 2013 7:34 pm

FILE - In this April 30, 2013, file photo, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, reads to preschool children at the Cross Cultural Family Center in San Francisco. Duncan visited the center to learn of San Francisco's Preschool for All initiative. Millions of at-risk students could fall through the cracks as the Education Department gives states permission to ignore parts of No Child Left Behind, according to a study education advocates released Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Study: Waivers leave behind at-risk students

Philip Elliott · August 27, 2013 7:30 pm

Caroline Kennedy to join March on Washington rally

Brett Zongker · August 27, 2013 7:08 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano reacts to applause as she arrives to deliver her farewell address at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. Napolitano said her agency's flexibility and agility have prepared it to respond to disasters and terror attacks alike. In her farewell speech before taking over the University of California system next month, Napolitano said the department's strengths allowed it to respond quickly and effectively to hundreds of disasters and the Boston Marathon bombing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Homeland Security chief advice to successor: Advil

Alicia Caldwell · August 27, 2013 6:02 pm

White House: Chemical attack requires response

Washington Examiner · August 27, 2013 5:30 pm

Mexico farm linked to illnesses resumes operations

MARY CLARE JALONICK · August 27, 2013 5:26 pm

In this image released by The White House, Bo, left, and Sunny, the Obama family dogs, on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. The White House says the Obamas have added Sunny, a Portuguese Water Dog like Bo, to the first family. Sunny was born last June in Michigan and arrived at the White House on Monday. There's an old saying that if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog. It may be a sign of the times, then, that President Barack Obama this month got a second pooch. Summer, that time when kids cool off at the pool and adults gain fresh perspective on long beach walks, seems to have done nothing but harden the partisan divisions and rancor that permeate Washington. (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza)

Again in the capital, a cruel summer, tense vibes

Nancy Benac · August 27, 2013 4:59 pm