Dems Lining Up To Skip Netanyahu
A growing number of top Democrats plan to skip next month’s Capitol Hill speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read the whole story at The Hill
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White House to request permission to fight ISIS
White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters the administration will send “specific language” of an Authorization for the Use of Military Force to Congress “relatively soon.” And Boehner told…
Netanyahu Is Talking To Leading Democrats To Little Effect So Far
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has been reaching out to leading Capitol Hill Democrats to try to ease criticism over his coming address to Congress, but has made little…
Texas Muslim Capitol Day Tainted By Anti-Islam Protesters, Lawmaker
At least one state lawmaker and a slew of protesters made their opposition to Texas Muslim Capitol Day known on Thursday. The event, organized by the Texas chapter of the…
‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Interrupt Capitol Hill Lunch
WASHINGTON — Protesters interrupted lunch in a Capitol Hill cafeteria Wednesday, holding a “die-in” to honor Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri,…
Harry Reid Returns To Capitol After Exercise Injury
Sen. Harry Reid has returned to the U.S. Capitol after missing the first two weeks of the new session with major injuries from an exercise accident. – Reid aides said…
See Photos From The State Of The Union Address 2015
Capitol Hill buzzed on Tuesday as lawmakers and their guests gathered for President Barack Obama’s annual State of the Union address. Obama gave his speech in front of a joint…
Ohio terror plot suspect denied bond
An FBI agent said Cornell, 20, planned to set off pipe bombs at the U.S. Capitol to put lawmakers and employees in panicked flight and then gun them down with…
Reality Check: Are Obama’s State of the Union proposals realistic?
Add those new proposals to an existing plan to give more help to first-time homebuyers and there appears to be a full year’s agenda on tap as the President prepares…
5 things to know for your New Day — Thursday, January 15, 2015
CAPITOL ATTACK PLOT Lone wolf: An Ohio man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol. Christopher Lee Cornell, 20, came to the FBI’s attention several months…