By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Senators said Wednesday they don’t want to be involved in certifying whether the border is secure, saying that putting that question before a political body could keep illegal immigrants from being legalized. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
A staff member for a Texas Republican decided to take on the challenge of eating a fill week’s worth of meals on the $31.50 allotted for a food stamp recipient, and says he ended up with nearly $4 to spare. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Anti-tax protesters staged a large rally on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to air their grievances against the Internal Revenue Service and what speakers described as an intrusive, overweening federal government. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced her support for gay marriage on Wednesday — the third Republican in the Senate to do so. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times
A Republican congressman called Wednesday for an audit of all U.S. government secrecy, saying “classification inflation” is forcing federal agencies to issue more and more clearances, creating opportunities for leaks about truly vital programs. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says America’s entitlement programs are growing at an alarming rate, pay out more than they take in and will doom future generations as they squeeze out funding in areas like infrastructure, defense and education. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
Defending U.S. surveillance and data-collection practices, President Obama on Wednesday told a crowd in Berlin that those programs help keep people safe “here in the United States.” Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
Senate Democrats are calling on Secretary of State John F. Kerry to take a more careful approach toward Honduras to ensure that police and military in the Central American nation are not committing human rights abuses with U.S. aid. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
The Senate immigration bill will be good for the U.S. economy as a whole, but for individual workers the picture is not as good — in fact, unemployment will rise slightly and average wages will drop over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis Monday. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
President Obama, the former college lecturer on constitutional law, got a lecture on privacy rights Wednesday from German Chancellor Angela Merkel and faced tough questioning by the German press about his perceived failure to be less warriorlike after winning the Nobel Peace Prize Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said Wednesday that Tuesday testimony from intelligence officials on the government’s data-surveillance programs did little to close what he called a “credibility gap.” Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Former Rep. Allen B. West said on Wednesday he would consider a run against Sen. Marco Rubio in the 2016 Republican primary in Florida. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
One senator says the Internal Revenue Service is set to pay $70 million in bonuses for employees, over the objections of a White House mandate for all agencies to cancel discretionary spending — specifically, bonuses — due to looming automatic budget cuts. Published June 19, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Chris Matthews lamented the elements this morning after he blamed the setting sun for blocking President Obama's view of the teleprompters and ruining his "dramatic windup" during a speech in Berlin. Published June 19, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
The whistleblower who came forth with claims that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton helped cover up misconduct that occurred in the department during her tenure now says law enforcement agents are harassing her. Published June 19, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis tore into Mayor Rahm Emanuel's kitchen cabinet Tuesday, blaming racism and "rich white people" for why the city's schools are in a fiscal crisis, the Chicago Tribune reported. Published June 19, 2013
