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Inside Politics Archive: April 2013

• Reid blasts GOP over threatened filibuster on gun bill

  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday blasted a growing group of Senate Republicans threatening to delay debate on gun-control legislation. Published April 8 2013

• Grassley demands answers on Medicare leak

  Sen. Chuck Grassley said the acting director of the federal Medicare agency needs to hold someone accountable for a supposed leak of information that had an immediate impact on Wall Street last week. Published April 8 2013

• Poll: Obama most popular on gay issues

  President Obama's handling of gay issues is the only policy area in which a majority of voters support his efforts, according to a new poll. Published April 8 2013

• Trump: Rodman 'seems to do a better job than anybody else' as North Korea envoy

  Dennis Rodman faced a torrent of criticism after his bizarre trip to North Korea last month, but there's at least one person who thinks it was worthwhile. Published April 8 2013

• White House says Kiev's pardons are good step

  The White House Monday praised Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to pardon two jailed allies of imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, but also said Kiev needs to do more to establish a true democracy in the country as it seeks to create closer relations with the European Union. Published April 8 2013

• Americans growing more concerned about global warming, poll says

  After a steep decline during the darkest years of the Great Recession, Americans' fears about global warming are growing, a new poll finds. Published April 8 2013

• Gay marriage prompts campaign finance question to FEC

  Even with the Supreme Court set to rule on the Defense of Marriage Act in the near future, conflict between federal and state definitions of marriage is causing problems in relation to other laws, most recently in the campaign finance arena. Published April 8 2013

• Conn. Gov. Dannel Malloy: Public safety trumps loss of gun manufacturers

  Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who on Thursday signed some of the nation's most sweeping new gun-control laws, brushed aside concerns on Sunday that the Second Amendment crackdown could drive several longtime arms manufacturers from his state. Published April 7 2013

• Obama notes 19th anniversary of Rwandan genocide

  President Obama on Sunday marked the 19th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda by saying the United States "grieves with the Rwandan people" who survived the killings. Published April 7 2013

• Two more Senate Democrats endorse gay marriage

  Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Donnelly of Indiana said Friday that they support same-sex marriage — making them the latest in a long line of Democrats to recently come out in favor of gay marriage. Published April 5 2013

• Rep. Peter King attacks Sen. Marco Rubio for voting against Sandy funding

  Rep. Peter King of New York on Friday cast Sen. Marco Rubio as a hypocrite for voting against the the Hurricane Sandy relief package and expressed disbelief that the Florida senator would then turn around and try to raise campaign money in the region. Published April 5 2013

• Czech Republic removes nuclear material with help from U.S., Russia

  The United States, cooperating with international partners, has removed nuclear weapons-grade uranium from the Czech Republic, the 10th country to remove the nuclear material during President Obama's time in office. Published April 5 2013

• Florida lawmaker looks to ban government assistance being used at strip joints

  Florida lawmakers want to ban taxpayer-funded public assistance dollars from being dropped on lap dances, gambling and booze. Published April 5 2013

• Obama's budget preview draws attacks from both flanks

  President Obama does not even formally unveil his proposed 2014 federal budget until next week, but the details of the blueprint being leaked early have both Republican leaders and Mr. Obama's liberal base fuming. Published April 5 2013

• Poll: Majority now say marijuana smoking should be legal

  A majority of Americans now support legalizing marijuana use — the first time public support has crossed the 50 percent threshold, according to new polling from the Pew Research Center. Published April 4 2013

• Former Rep. Jane Harman calls for more U.S. involvement in Syria

  Former Democratic Rep. Jane Harman said Thursday that the civil war in Syria has reached a "tipping point" and that it is time for the United States to get more involved in the conflict. Published April 4 2013

• Ex-U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson: North Korean attack on U.S. would be 'suicidal'

  Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Thursday that it would be "suicidal" for North Korea to attack the United States. Published April 4 2013

• Hillary Clinton plans book on tenure at State Department

  Hillary Clinton is writing a book about her time running the State Department. Published April 4 2013

• Flirtatious Obama praises 'best-looking' attorney general

  During a fundraiser Thursday in California, President Obama raised some eyebrows by praising state Attorney General Kamala Harris for her looks. Published April 4 2013

• MoveOn.org knocks possible Social Security changes

  A liberal group has launched a preemptive strike against President Obama's budget, saying that Democrats should not lead the charge to reduce Social Security costs by adopting a new way to calculate payments to beneficiaries. Published April 4 2013