Tag: PennAve

White House spokesman presses Sen. Brown for apology

Susan Crabtree · May 13, 2015 6:26 pm

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, 2015, to discuss crude oil rail transport legislation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Senate Dem bill to take shot at federal coal-mining program

Zack Colman · May 13, 2015 6:19 pm

Scarborough: Jeb should answer ‘hypothetical’ Iraq question with ‘hell, no’

Barbara Boland · May 13, 2015 6:11 pm

Former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin delivers remarks during a forum hosted by the Congressional Health Care Caucus on Capitol Hill October 26, 2009 in Washington, D.C. (Getty Image)

Former Bush official: Blocking Obamacare subsidies would grow economy

Paige Winfield Cunningham · May 13, 2015 5:34 pm

"It is deeply troubling that my Republican colleagues defeated an amendment to fully fund Amtrak just hours after his tragic rail crash," said Rep. Nita Lowey of New York, who is the top Democrat on the Appropriations panel. (AP File)

Democrats call on GOP to double Amtrak’s 2016 funding

Susan Ferrechio · May 13, 2015 5:11 pm

Trump's pushback toward Krauthammer came in a series of tweets, in which Trump called him "one of the worst and most boring political pundits." Â (AP Photo)

Democrats, Donald Trump view train crash as political opportunity

Ryan Lovelace · May 13, 2015 5:00 pm

National Security

Top Islamic State leader killed in airstrike

Kelly Cohen · May 13, 2015 4:48 pm

President Obama pauses during a meeting with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The president said the derailment of Amtrak Train 188 "is a tragedy that touches us all." In a statement, Obama said he is offering prayers to the families who lost loved ones and the passengers beginning to recover. (AP Photo)

Obama ‘shocked, saddened’ by Amtrak derailment

Susan Crabtree · May 13, 2015 4:42 pm

In a supremely ironic turn, the governor's office is also responsible for hiring the attorneys that will defend the prosecutors from the lawsuits relating to their probe of Scott Walker's fundraising. (AP Photo)Â

Latest Scott Walker ‘John Doe’ probe cost Wisconsin taxpayers $1 million

Sean Higgins · May 13, 2015 4:41 pm

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, right, with Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, hold a news conference about Alaska's energy future, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Energy and Environment

Senators introduce bill to lift oil ban

John Siciliano · May 13, 2015 4:41 pm

In this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 photo, Merck scientist Pascale Nantermet conducts research to discover new HIV drugs in West Point, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

House caves on exclusivity perks for drugs

Robert King · May 13, 2015 4:14 pm

"I will strenuously object to any consideration of her nomination, and request that you immediately withdraw it and instead put forward a nominee who can be confirmed by the Senate and hit the ground running," the Sen. David Vitter, R-La., said in a letter to President Obama. (Getty Image)

Warren, Vitter roll out bill to rein in Fed’s bailout powers

Joseph Lawler · May 13, 2015 3:32 pm