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Domestic Policy
Gabby Giffords Pushes Gun Background Checks for State of the Union
New ad asks, ‘what is Congress afraid of?’
Web Companies Reach Deal with Government to Reveal Snooping Requests
New rules will give Internet firms more opportunity to disclose information about government requests for user data
NSA Could Be Watching You Play Angry Birds
Leaked documents reveal the spy agency scoops up vast amounts of data through smartphone apps
Battle at the Supreme Court: Obama vs. The Nuns, Part 2
Laboring for weeks over a temporary Obamacare injunction, the Supreme Court delivers a victory for the Little Sisters.
Bloomberg, Business Community Rally Again for Immigration Reform
For at least eight years, the American business community has held high profile events pushing for comprehensive immigration reform. On Friday, at a press conference at the National Press Club in downtown Washington, D.C, former …
Why We Can’t Just Deport Bieber
Justin Bieber’s highly publicized arrest for DUI and other infractions has led some to compare the Canadian entertainer’s handling by U.S. law enforcement to that of undocumented immigrations.
In particular, the New York Times’ Andrew Rosenthal has suggested that if Bieber were “poor, obscure and, say, Hispanic” he might be swiftly …
Is There Any Hope For Immigration Reform On The Hill?
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, and the Republican governor of Michigan Rick Snyder are speaking at the National Press Club Friday to tout the economic case for passage of …
Report: CIA Paid Poland for Black Site
CIA officials paid Polish intelligence $15 million for use of secret prison, says Washington Post
Snowden Wants to Come Home
But only stronger whistle-blower protection laws will allow that to happen, he says
GOP, Dems Set To Collide In “High Risk Corridor”
Despite potential political and economic costs, GOP leaders say they’ll again set conditions on raising the US debt limit in February
Holder: I’m Open to ‘Conversation’ With Snowden
But the attorney general says clemency is out of the question
Surveillance Blimps Will Watch Over East Coast
Two blimp-like aircraft will have range stretching from North Carolina to Lake Erie