Tag: Nation

Obama orders review of chemical plant rules

Julie Pace · August 1, 2013 6:58 pm

Senate takes initial step toward media shield law

Henry Jackson · August 1, 2013 6:57 pm

FILE - In this July 29, 2013 file photo, sculptor Master Lei Yixin, left, surveys the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. Sculptor Lei Yixin says he has removed a disputed inscription from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall, and he is now working on a new finish for the side of the memorial statue. Plans call for Lei to carve grooves over the former words to match existing striation marks in the King memorial. Lei said Thursday he is working to deepen all of the grooves so that they will match. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Disputed inscription removed from MLK Memorial

Brett Zongker · August 1, 2013 6:17 pm

Capitol Hill police officers arrest immigration reform protestors as they blocked a street on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Protesters to Congress: Get moving on immigration

Erica Werner · August 1, 2013 6:05 pm

President Barack Obama nominating restructuring expert John Koskinen as IRS commissioner

Washington Examiner · August 1, 2013 5:33 pm

Holder: Mueller set the standard for FBI director

Frederic J. Frommer · August 1, 2013 5:04 pm

House, Senate panels seek better embassy security

Bradley Klapper · August 1, 2013 4:58 pm

Americorps volunteer John Harris III, who is helping to coordinate a jobs fair program, fill up some documents for job seekers in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Americansâ attitudes about their economic future are now sharply divided by race, with whites significantly less likely than blacks or Hispanics to think they can improve their own standard of living. Optimism among minorities now far outpaces that of whites, with the widest margin by race since at least 1987. The hopeful include John Harris III, 23, of Washington, a recent graduate of historically black Howard University who now works to reduce homelessness through the AmeriCorps program. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Blacks, Hispanics more optimistic than whites

HOPE YENJENNIFER AGIESTA · August 1, 2013 4:58 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 16, 2013, file photo, a covered vehicle sits in part of the new paint shop at Chrysler's Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich. The Institute for Supply Management issues its U.S. manufacturing index for July on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

US factories rebound with best growth in 2 years

Christopher Rugaber · August 1, 2013 4:55 pm

White House considering whether to proceed with Obama-Putin summit after Snowden’s asylum

Washington Examiner · August 1, 2013 4:54 pm

Obama spokesman Carney: White House ‘extremely disappointed’ Russia granted Snowden asylum

Washington Examiner · August 1, 2013 4:51 pm

Senate committee passes defense spending bill

Richard Lardner · August 1, 2013 4:43 pm