U.S.
Despite tea party senators, government shutdown avoided for now
November 2, 2015The House and Senate have approved an agreement that will make it more difficult for right wing lawmakers to force government shutdowns for at least two years.
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House passes highway-transit bill, delays rail safety
October 30, 2015"We need to increase investments in our infrastructure and focus on the areas that will truly help create jobs and support our economy."
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Trial of coal criminal Blankenship finally begins
October 29, 2015Don Blankenship, the accused coal criminal and former CEO of Massey's Upper Big Branch Mine, may finally face justice.
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GOP’s Speaker of the House Paul Ryan vows to unite right wing
October 29, 2015He's billing himself as a uniter, not a divider, but either way, he will do nothing to take the American people off the chopping block.
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Today in history: First American woman ambassador appointed
October 28, 2015On this date in 1949, Helen Eugenie Moore Anderson became the first woman to hold the post of U.S. ambassador when she was sworn in by Truman.
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