Tag: PennAve

"I don't have a lot to share," Josh Earnest said about President Obama's feelings about Joe Biden's potential bid to succeed him. (AP Photo)Â

White House mum on Biden run

Susan Crabtree · August 3, 2015 5:38 pm

Remotely piloted aircraft conducted missions over the weekend from Incirlik Turkish air base, but no ordnance was dropped, said NavyÂ Capt. Jeff Davis. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

U.S. drones conducted missions from Turkey against Islamic State

Jacqueline Klimas · August 3, 2015 4:58 pm

Junk food is so visible in so many non-food retail outlets -- hardware stores, bookstores, car washes, offices -- that it's difficult for people to avoid encountering it wherever they go.Â

Americans crave too much junk food

Washington Examiner · August 3, 2015 4:01 am

Nobody really knows what a $15 minimum would do to the economy. Past increases in the federal minimum wage were incremental. There is no precedent for raising it to the level being discussed, more than double its current rate, economists note. (AP photo)

The great unknown: The $15 minimum wage

Sean Higgins · August 3, 2015 4:01 am

Technician Joseph Klippel works on the engines on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's P-3 turboprop aircraft "Miss Piggy" Friday, May 15, 2015, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo)Â

Energy and Environment

Businesses ready to help feds improve weather forecasting

Nathan Rubbelke · August 2, 2015 4:01 am

Iran deal showdown set for August recess

Susan Crabtree · July 31, 2015 8:06 pm

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ChairmanÂ Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., center, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., right, and Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., left, during a news conference at the Capitol. (AP Photo)

Following Cruz’s lead, House Dems use Planned Parenthood controversy to fundraise

Susan Crabtree · July 31, 2015 12:40 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, speaks to the media after speaking at the 2015 International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers Conference, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Sanders’ growing support a dilemma for union leaders

Sean Higgins · July 31, 2015 4:01 am

Chicago school teachers picket outside Wells High School on September 10, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Court backs labor board on speedy election rule

Sean Higgins · July 30, 2015 6:45 pm

"This was an attempt by the UAW to take away the rights of certain workers and force union payments from them, going directly against Michigan law," said Patrick Wright, vice president for legal affairs at the Mackinac Center.Â (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Michigan supreme court upholds state right-to-work law

Sean Higgins · July 29, 2015 11:03 pm

"My highest priority is to ensure solutions to the recent covert testing failures," TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger said. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

TSA chief pledges to ‘have trained the failure out’ in 60 days

Nathan Rubbelke · July 29, 2015 8:44 pm

Bobby Jindal criticized the large field of GOP candidates and their tendency to make drastic comments in order to increase their prominence. (AP Photo)Â

Jindal chides fellow GOP candidates for ‘extreme’ comments

Emilie Padgett · July 29, 2015 4:36 pm