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Mother of slain inaugural performer demands action from Congress
The mother of Hadiya Pendelton, a 15-year-old girl who was shot to death one week after performing at President Barack Obama’s inauguration has made a PSA demanding action on gun safety from Congress. Cleopatra Cowley-Pendelton joined forces with the group Mayors Against Illegal Guns to produce the 30-second ad spot.…
Panetta laments ‘meanness’ of U.S. politics
Looking back at a long political career, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday lamented an increasingly bitter atmosphere in Washington, saying there was “too much meanness” on display. His comments come amid a mounting budget crisis in a deeply divided Congress and after Republican lawmakers renewed threats to block the…
Obama to release secret drone strike memos to Congress
In a reversal, President Barack Obama will allow lawmakers access to secret documents outlining the legal justification for drone strikes that kill US citizens abroad who conspire with Al-Qaeda. An administration official disclosed the move Wednesday on the eve of a Senate hearing on Obama’s nomination of his top White…
Obama calls for averting automatic spending cuts
US President Barack Obama Tuesday called for a balanced program of stop gap spending reductions and tax reforms to avert punishing multi-billion dollar automatic budget cuts due to kick in on March 1. Obama said the fragile US economy could not afford the hit from huge cuts to defense and…
Congress approves $50 billion in disaster aid for Hurricane Sandy victims
Congress on Monday finally approved more than $50 billion in emergency disaster aid for Hurricane Sandy, 13 weeks after the superstorm ravaged much of the coastal US northeast and left thousands homeless. The bill, approved earlier this month by the House, comes after a nearly monthlong delay triggered bipartisan rage…
Republicans want debt ceiling suspended until May
House Republicans introduced legislation Monday that would temporarily suspend the US debt ceiling until May 19, and postpone high-stakes negotiations over the country’s borrowing authority. The party leadership which controls bill movement in the House had announced earlier that it would vote this week on the measure, allowing for a…
Ex-South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford to run for Congress
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) will formally announce his plan to run for Congress on Wednesday. “What I’d like to do is take all that I’ve learned in my time in Congress and my governorship, on my way up and on my way down, and apply it to…
Bernanke urges Congress to lift debt ceiling
US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday urged Congress to raise the nation’s borrowing limit as Democrats and Republicans battle over the federal budget. “It’s very, very important that Congress take the necessary action to raise the debt ceiling to avoid the situation where the government doesn’t pay its…
Congress less popular than cockroaches and Genghis Khan
The little loved US Congress, fresh off its fiscal cliff budget crisis, is now less popular than cockroaches and lice, a survey released Tuesday found. The Public Policy Polling survey of 830 Americans from January 3-6 revealed that Congress had hit new lows in the eyes of the same US…
Pelosi: Fiscal cliff deal ‘is not enough on the revenue side’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said on CBS’ Face the Nation that the fiscal cliff deal does not mean that Congress is done looking for new tax revenue. Pelosi said the deal struck “is not enough on the revenue side,” although it was significant. “We’ve already agreed to a…
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