Tag: PennAve

"Certain FCS lending institutions have utilized lending authority outside of their mission and intended purpose, put taxpayers at risk," wrote Mulvaney.Â (AP)

America’s next big bailout?

Emilie Padgett · July 29, 2015 4:01 am

The bill tackles the opioid crisis through different angles. It aims to increase access for first responders to the overdose antidote Naloxone. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

DEA official: ‘I’ve never seen’ heroin use this bad

Nathan Rubbelke · July 28, 2015 10:57 pm

The judge also fined the district for allowing Gideons International to distribute Bibles to elementary school children, Fox reported. (AP Photo)Â

Mississippi school district fined $7,500 for leading assembly with prayer

Elizabeth Potter · July 28, 2015 10:13 pm

A United States Navy plane approaches to land at the Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, in the outskirts of the city of Adana, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, July 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

National Security

U.S., Turkey agree to create ISIS-free safe haven

Susan Crabtree · July 28, 2015 8:44 pm

The team threatened that should Obama not remove Koskinen, Congress would take it upon itself through impeachment.Â (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Republicans to Obama: Fire IRS head or we’ll impeach him

Emilie Padgett · July 28, 2015 7:43 pm

Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo.,Â wrote a letter to Tony Frank, president of Colorado State University, last week on "the allegations against Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Colorado State University's use of fetal cells in federally funded research."

Lawmaker pressures Colorado State University to stop using aborted fetus samples for research

Elizabeth Potter · July 28, 2015 6:43 pm

The White House declined to talk about the meeting, and referred questions about the meeting to the State Department. (AP)

Secretive White House meeting reveals Obama’s plan to visit Cuba in 2016

Susan Crabtree · July 28, 2015 5:52 pm

Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., second from left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2015, where the Employee Rights Act was discussed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

GOP rolls out Employee Rights Act to cripple union power

Sean Higgins · July 27, 2015 9:44 pm

By pricing roads correctly, we may actually find that we don't need to spend more on highways. (Examiner file photo)

Charge tolls to fix highways

Nathan Rubbelke · July 27, 2015 4:01 am

"A single mom should know if her hours are being canceled before she arranges for daycare and drives halfway across town to show up at work," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren when introducing the legislation. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democrats look to govern working hours

Joseph Lawler · July 27, 2015 4:01 am

President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2015, on the shooting in Chattanooga, Tenn. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama’s clunky response to terrorism 2.0

Susan Crabtree · July 27, 2015 4:01 am

Only an estimated 10 percent of current union members actually voted for the union that represents their workplace.Â (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Republican bill targets unions’ power

Sean Higgins · July 26, 2015 4:01 am