President Barack Obama plans to nominate James B. Comey, a deputy attorney general under President George W. Bush, to become the next FBI director, according to two people briefed on the selection. Comey, 52, served as general counsel to Lockheed Martin Corp. and...
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U.S. Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey announces federal grand jury indictments for three British nationals during a news conference in this April 12, 2005 file photo in Washington, DC.
Obama’s FBI Nominee: Comey
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President Barack Obama waves from Air Force One prior to departure from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, on May 29, 2013.
White House Passing the Plates
The White House has a lot on its plate lately. Today, it is passing the plate. Both President Barack Obama — bound for Chicago for two fund-raisers for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee tonight — and first lady Michelle Obama,...
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Attorney General Eric Holder delivers remarks during the Justice Department Inspector General's annual awards ceremony in the Great Hall at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building on May 29, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Holder Taps Schumer’s Front Man
Brian Fallon, one of the top Democratic communicators on Capitol Hill and long-time spokesman for Senator Charles Schumer of New York, has been tapped by Attorney General Eric Holder to run the Justice Department’s Office of Public Affairs, according to...
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Demonstrators, seeking change in immigration policy, march in Los Angeles, California, on May 1, 2013.
Senate: Immigration Bill by July 4
The Senate’s Democrats, hoping to approve a sweeping revision of U.S. immigration laws by July 4, plan to start work on the bill the week of June 10, Adam Jentleson, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, said today....
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Free Syrian Army fighters take a break from the front line in Aleppo, Syria.
Senators Take Up Bill to Arm Syrian Rebels
As frustration mounts over the war in Syria, senators will prod President Barack Obama to do what he has resisted: arm the rebels. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee takes up a bill today that would authorize the president to provide...
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Workers lay the pipes for a gas pipeline outside the town of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, on April 13, 2012. It is estimated that more than 500 trillion cubic feet of shale gas is contained in this stretch of rock that runs through parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and West Virginia.
Wyden Seeks the Whole Truth on Natural Gas
So many positive attributes have been ascribed to natural gas it’s a wonder that it hasn’t been touted as a cure for wrinkles and belly fat. The U.S. gas bonanza will revive domestic manufacturing, lower carbon emissions, weaken OPEC, reduce...
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People march through the streets of Oxnard, California, for immigration reform and to honor the legacy of Cesar E. Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers of America, on March 24, 2013.
Immigration Bill: Promise with a Prayer
At the rose-adorned grave-site of Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, widow Helen Chavez had one wish for the visiting President Barack Obama. “I would like to make sure and request that you get immigration reform passed,”...
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Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA), standing onstage with his wife Susan and daughter Alex, concedes the Pennsylvania Senate race to Republican Pat Toomey November 3, 2010 at the Radnor Hotel in St. Davids, Pennsylvania.
Sestak Eyes Pennsylvania Comeback — in 2016
Just six months have passed since the last election and 18 months remain until the next one in November 2014. Pennsylvania Democrat Joe Sestak already is planning for the election after that. Sestak, a former House member who lost a...
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Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., waves as she ends her speech at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., on March 15, 2013.
Ayotte in Crossfire: ‘Can’t Bully Me’
Written with Jonathan Salant Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire says opponents “can’t bully me into changing my vote” on background checks for gun buyers. The opponents in this case, she says, are New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and President...
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The Capitol in Washington, DC.
Senators Eye 21st Century World of Campaign Finance
The Senate could be on the verge of entering the modern world when it comes to campaign finance. More than one-third of the Senate — 35 senators — have attached their names to legislation that would require candidates to file...
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