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WASHINGTON (RNS) American Jewish leaders and activists are worried about widening political divisions between Israel and the White House sparked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial address to Congress…
A task force organized by Concerned Veterans for America said the VA should begin offering subsidized private insurance to veterans and transform its healthcare department into a nonprofit corporation instead…
President Barack Obama urged Americans frustrated with the lack of progress on immigration reform to voice their discontent at the ballot box, lamenting the dismal turnout in last November’s midterm…
An anti-terrorism conference in Saudi Arabia attended by Muslim clerics from around the world has ended with leaders calling for reform in religious studies to promote moderation and tolerance. The…
The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee was “remarkably open to many aspects of criminal justice reform” during a White House meeting on Tuesday, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) told…
In a Tuesday interview with HuffPost Live, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) discussed how the high cost of the war on drugs prevents law enforcement agencies from getting the funds they…
Sen. Cory Booker has urged supporters to read Michelle Alexander’s award-winning book about the U.S. criminal justice system, ‘The New Jim Crow.’ He joins HuffPost’s D.C. Bureau Chief Ryan Grim…
WASHINGTON — One of the few bipartisan goals that President Barack Obama and Republicans agree on is comprehensive reform of the tax system, but Democrats cried foul Friday as GOP…
WASHINGTON — Republicans say their latest stand against President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration isn’t about immigration at all — it’s about the Constitution. Their best hope is that…
WASHINGTON — In a historic step for the rights of dog owners, legislation that would instruct Amtrak to develop a pet-friendly policy is on the verge of passing the House…
After a long pause, he added, with exasperation, “Do we need to get into detail on that?” – RELATED: Bush to pitch ‘reform conservatism’ in Detroit
As has become recent tradition the Speaker is facing familiar criticism from conservative members, who complain he isn’t being aggressive enough in responding to the President’s executive actions on immigration….
President Barack Obama promised to reform the National Security Agency a year ago this month. Interviews and a report released Thursday show just how slow the going has been. The…
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who had a belated arrival to the platform in June 2013, amassed 100,000 followers almost instantly. While her tweets more recently have been to…
Americans largely think the current tax system favors the wealthy and needs to be reformed, but not very many expect to be personally affected by President Barack Obama’s proposed reforms,…
America’s immigration debate has become red hot because President Obama’s critics not only believe that he lacks the authority to act without the consent of Congress, but also that he…
Paul, who’s angling towards a 2016 presidential bid, has been active in putting his name on legislative efforts that try to reform the criminal justice system. – Paul said he’s…
“I have to say I have not finished my mission because it’s a mission to be in football. We have started in 2011 with the reform process. The reform process…
It paved the way for the creation of so-called super PACs, and unlimited, undisclosed contributions to outside groups that are often impossible to track. As a consequence, political operatives expect…
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, House and Senate Democrats aimed all the spotlights at campaign finance reform. They introduced a dozen…
In the 70-minute-long address, the President gave only lip service to immigration reform. He made no remarks on protecting Social Security and Medicare — just as Republicans have hinted at…
WASHINGTON — One year ago, during the 2014 State of the Union, undocumented immigrant and activist Cristian Avila sat in the House of Representatives gallery as a guest of first…
WASHINGTON — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) went on a subpoena-issuing bonanza during his four years as chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Other Republicans appear ready to…
FERGUSON, Mo. — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus visited Ferguson this weekend to attend a special church service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to express their support…
The Republicans have taken control of Congress, and with it ownership of health care reform. As long as the Republicans were in opposition, they could just complain. And they did,…