Pressure centers on House GOP on Homeland Security bill
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO Days ahead of a looming partial agency shutdown, the pressure is on House Republicans after Senate GOP leaders agreed to Democratic demands and announced…
Social issues
McConnell: Strip immigration issue from Homeland budget bill
By ERICA WERNER The Senate’s top Republican is moving to disentangle contested immigration measures from stalled legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants…
Police arrive at Wisconsin Capitol for right-to-work debate
By SCOTT BAUER Two busloads of police officers are on hand at the Wisconsin state Capitol in advance of a rally and public hearing on a right-to-work bill. Republicans have…
States predict inmates’ future crimes with secretive surveys
By EILEEN SULLIVAN and RONNIE GREENE On a hot Friday last July, a parolee was mowing a lawn in a small cul-de-sac on the west side of the city when…
Obama open to changes to military authority against IS
By NEDRA PICKLER President Barack Obama is open to negotiating with Congress on his request for new authorization for military force against Islamic State militants, including his proposed three-year time…
Homeland Security chief: Budget stall muddies response to IS
By STEPHEN BRAUN The possible shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security threatens the Obama administration’s efforts to counter the extremist appeal of the Islamic State group within the U.S.…
Democrats: We must better explain what it means to be a Dem
By KEN THOMAS Democrats are struggling to answer a simple question — “What’s a Democrat?” — and must do a better job of explaining their core values to voters, according…
Authorities: Explosion near NAACP office targeted accountant
By SADIE GURMAN A judge has ordered the man accused of setting off a small explosion last month near a Colorado NAACP office held without bond pending a hearing next…