As The Capitol Turns: Little Changed In Congress' New Season
This week saw both a frantic finale to the much-unloved 112th Congress and, hours later, the swearing in of the new 113th. The cast of lawmakers and their leaders is mostly unchanged. The same can be...
View ArticleDemocrats Unveil Bill to Ban Assault-Style Weapons
As they said they would following the Dec. 14 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Democrats today unveiled legislation that would ban assault-style weapons.The lead...
View Article'Path To Citizenship' Part of Bipartisan Immigration Plan
Saying their proposal would "secure the border, modernize and streamline our current legal immigration system" and create "a tough but fair legalization program for individuals who are currently here,"...
View ArticleU.S. House Committee Will Hold Hearing on Asteroids
The two hulking rocks hurtling toward Earth today seem to have caught Congress' attention: Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Rep.
View ArticleStrama on Sequestration: Enormous Cuts to Texas
We’re just one week away from across-the-board budget cuts known as “sequestration” and State Representative Mark Strama (D-Austin) is warning of the impact it could have on Texas.“If we have to suffer...
View ArticleHouse OKs Bill Funding Government Through September
The House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday that avoids a federal shutdown and keeps the government open through the end of the 2013 fiscal year, which winds up Sept. 30. The Senate...
View ArticleVideo: U.S. Rep Steve Stockman Aims to Give You an AR-15
Texas Congressman Steve Stockman wants to give you an assault rifle. Stockman has launched an email and social media campaign to promote his giveaway of a free AR-15, promoting it as a chance to "win...
View ArticleAs The Capitol Turns: Little Has Changed In Congress' New Season
This week saw both a frantic finale to the much-unloved 112th Congress and, hours later, the swearing in of the new 113th. The cast of lawmakers and their leaders is mostly unchanged. The same can be...
View ArticleDemocrats Unveil Bill To Ban Assault-Style Weapons
As they said they would following the Dec. 14 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Democrats today unveiled legislation that would ban assault-style weapons.The lead...
View Article'Path To Citizenship' Part Of Senators' Bipartisan Immigration Plan
Saying their proposal would "secure the border, modernize and streamline our current legal immigration system" and create "a tough but fair legalization program for individuals who are currently here,"...
View ArticleU.S. House Committee Will Hold Hearing on Asteroids
The two hulking rocks hurtling toward Earth today seem to have caught Congress' attention: Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Rep.
View ArticleStrama on Sequestration: Enormous Cuts to Texas
We’re just one week away from across-the-board budget cuts known as “sequestration” and State Representative Mark Strama (D-Austin) is warning of the impact it could have on Texas.“If we have to suffer...
View ArticleHouse OKs Bill Funding Government Through September
The House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday that avoids a federal shutdown and keeps the government open through the end of the 2013 fiscal year, which winds up Sept. 30. The Senate...
View ArticleVideo: U.S. Rep Steve Stockman Aims to Give You an AR-15
Texas Congressman Steve Stockman wants to give you an assault rifle. Stockman has launched an email and social media campaign to promote his giveaway of a free AR-15, promoting it as a chance to "win...
View ArticleUnbought and Unbossed: Shirley A. Chisholm
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. presents an encore presentation of a conversation he had with the late Shirley A. Chisholm.Chisholm was the first African-American...
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