GOP jockeying in the House after Cantor’s defeat
By DAVID ESPO House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, is pursued by reporters as he walks from his office through the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, the morning…
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Judge strikes down California teacher tenure
By LINDA DEUTSCH Alex Caputo-Pearl, president elect of United Teachers Los Angeles, takes questions on about the verdict of the Vergara v. California lawsuit in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 10,…
Israel chooses veteran hard-liner as president
By TIA GOLDENBERG Newly elected Israeli president Reuven Rivlin, right, raises a toast with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, June, 10, 2014.…
Seas rise, Fla. GOP leaders balk at climate change
By MICHAEL J. MISHAK This May 17, 2014, file photo shows Blanca Mesa of Miami protesting against Sen. Marco Rubio’s statements on climate change as activists and beach-goers join hands…
Bergdahl swap may make closing Guantanamo harder
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and DONNA CASSATA Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga. disparages the Obama administration’s decision to swap Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only American soldier…
Where do the elite meet? Behind closed doors
This May 8, 2014 file photo shows House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. For a few days in March, the American Enterprise Institute welcomed…
WORKER-RUN PENSION BOARDS RAISE CALL FOR REFORM
By FENIT NIRAPPIL FILE – In a May 14, 2012, file photo Gov. Jerry Brown discusses his revised state budget plan during a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday,…
FOES FROM LEFT, RIGHT, TRY TO OUST KY.’S Mitch McConnell
By CHARLES BABINGTON FILE -This Feb. 7, 2014 file photo shows Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Matt Bevin speaking at the Spencer County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner in Fisherville, Ky. Bevin…