Inside Politics Archive:
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Senate Dems, GOP far apart on guns at Judiciary hearing
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee argued during a Tuesday hearing that a balance can be struck between combating gun violence with new laws and protecting Americans' Second Amendment rights, while Republicans said it would be unwise to enact new laws until the current ones are more vigorously enforced. Published February 12 2013
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I drank fracking fluid, says Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper went to unusually great lengths to learn firsthand the strides the oil and gas industry has made to minimize environmental harm from fracking. Published February 12 2013
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Gun control group protests Nugent's presence at SOTU
A gun control advocacy group is furious that conservative rocker and outspoken gun enthusiast Ted Nugent will be a guest at President Obama's State of the Union Address Tuesday night, along with approximately 30 victims of gun violence and their families. Published February 12 2013
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Obama announces panel to ease voting
President Obama made an aggressive push for new voting rights in his speech, announcing the creation of a nonpartisan commission to "improve the voting experience in America." Published February 12 2013
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Climate-change solutions must be a bipartisan goal, Obama insists
Following up on his inaugural address, Mr. Obama devoted a lengthy passage of his speech to his intention to combat climate change, asking Congress to pursue a "bipartisan, market-based solution" and threatening executive action if it did not. Published February 12 2013
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Obama pushes minimum-wage increase
President Obama is proposing an increase in the federal minimum wage to $9 per hour from the current $7.25 in his State of the Union speech. Published February 12 2013
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Paul blames both parties' sacred cows, backs sequester slaughter
Blaming the nation's spending problems on both parties, Sen. Rand Paul plans Tuesday to use his response to President Obama's State of the Union address to warn that Congress must cut defense and domestic programs if it is serious about fixing the nation's "fiscal mess." Published February 12 2013
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Obama insists his health care law will save money, a claim sure to draw GOP ire
President Obama on Tuesday said his signature health-care law is saving money for the nation, a claim that is sure to draw the ire of Republicans who are hoping to scale back the law despite the president's reelection and the Supreme Court's decision to uphold its key reforms. Published February 12 2013
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No. 2 Defense Department official: I'll give back 20 percent of salary
The No. 2 civilian in the Defense Department said Tuesday he will refuse part of his salary this year in order to feel the kind of pain that other civilian workers will feel if the automatic spending cuts due March 1 take effect. Published February 12 2013
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House tears down Obama 'failometer'
Rep. Steve Stockman, a conservative Texas Republican, said Tuesday that House officials have banned him from posting a billboard tracking President Obama's failures in office. Published February 12 2013
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'Effective Amnesty' for illegal immigrants will mean fewer jobs for African-Americans, two advocates warn
Two members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights wrote to President Obama on Tuesday telling him that if he succeeds in enacting an "effective amnesty" for illegal immigrants, it will likely mean fewer jobs and lower pay for black Americans. Published February 12 2013
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Obama speech proposes tens of billions in new spending
The president said his new spending proposals wouldn't add a single dime to the deficit but, if so, he'd require significant offsets in the budget to pay for them. Published February 12 2013
