Poverty

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a Cuban-American, speaks about the Ã?American dreamÃ? on the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon JohnsonÃ?s first State of the Union address in 1964, where LBJ committed the government to a war on poverty, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. RubioÃ?s speech was hosted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Politics

Republicans promote ways of helping the poor

January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., says President Obama's latest anti-poverty plan isn't just a ripoff of his own, it also ignores the single most depressed city in the country: Detroit. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Rand Paul wonders why Obama’s economic ‘promise zones’ don’t cover Detroit

Joel Gehrke -

January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, questions Chuck Hagel during his defense secretary confirmation hearing on Jan. 31. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Beltway Confidential

Mike Lee introduces bill to direct federal funding to alternative higher education

Joel Gehrke -

January 9, 2014 5:00 am

News

Marco Rubio pushing reform agenda to tackle poverty

Ken Thomas -

January 8, 2014 8:26 pm

LBJ Declares War … Among Other Things

Geoffrey Norman -

January 8, 2014 5:12 pm

President Barack Obama speaks about unemployment benefits, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The president applauded a Senate vote advancing legislation to renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed as an important step. The Senate voted 60-37 Tuesday to clear the bill's first hurdle. But Republicans who voted to move ahead still want concessions that will have to be worked out before final passage. The Republican-controlled House would also have to vote for it. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Economy

Obama: War on Poverty ‘far from over’

Meghashyam Mali -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Rep. Paul Ryan is one of many Republicans marking the 50th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty by outlining conservative ideas for improving the lot of the poorest Americans. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Why is the GOP launching a new anti-poverty campaign?

Byron York -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

President Lyndon B. Johnson delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Jan. 8, 1964. Speaking in the House of Representatives, the chief executive said on eof his aims was

Columnists

‘War on Poverty’ turned poor folks into victims

Gregory Kane -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

News

White House marks 50th anniversary of poverty war

Washington Examiner -

January 8, 2014 12:24 am

PresidentÃÂ ObamaÃÂ pauses as he speaks at the Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center in San Francisco. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Columnists

The Left’s latest mantra: Income inequality

David Limbaugh -

January 7, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Poverty

Republicans promote ways of helping the poor

Rand Paul wonders why Obama’s economic ‘promise zones’ don’t cover Detroit

Mike Lee introduces bill to direct federal funding to alternative higher education

Marco Rubio pushing reform agenda to tackle poverty

LBJ Declares War … Among Other Things

Obama: War on Poverty ‘far from over’

Why is the GOP launching a new anti-poverty campaign?

‘War on Poverty’ turned poor folks into victims

White House marks 50th anniversary of poverty war

The Left’s latest mantra: Income inequality

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