As the Republican presidential primaries heat up, social issues have pushed the economy onto the political back burner, pitting feminist groups against the candidates.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta affirmed to a pro-Israel conference on Tuesday that the U.S. will act and “Iran will face severe and growing consequences” if it does not abide by international rules and stop its nuclear activity.
Republican presidential candidates took time out of their schedules on Super Tuesday to address the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are expected to criticize President Barack Obama for not doing enough to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stressed the State Department’s foreign policy priorities Tuesday in testimony before a Senate committee.
Pro-choice groups joined today on Capitol Hill to protest a new bill that would block abortions for D.C. women past their 20th week of pregnancy.
A group of House Democrats are supporting a bill that would increase the level of funding and expand the availability for the Low-Income House Energy Assistance Program, a block grant program that helps heat the homes of millions of low-income households.
House Democrats planned a news conference today to back a bill that would keep funding for home heating assistance at current levels.
A study released Monday by the Pew Research Center discovered that approximately 24 million names on voter registration rolls nationwide are inaccurate and invalid.
Political differences aside, members of the House’s Energy and Commerce technology subcommittee discussed ways to reduce cyberattacks using the help of the private sector.
In order to ensure cybersecurity, lawmakers urged the U.S. government to “work together in partnership with the private sector” at a House committee hearing Wednesday.