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December 20, 2015

Israeli widow blasts ‘insensitive’ Kerry claim of no murders

Israeli victims of terrorism lashed out at Secretary of State John Kerry for his "insensitivity" after he inaccurately claimed "not one Israeli was killed by a Palestinian from the West Bank" in a recent speech.

December 20, 2015

House committee to investigate why ObamaCare site has no appeals process

A House committee will investigate why the ObamaCare website does not allow customers to appeal errors created when enrolling online for insurance, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ learned Wednesday.

December 20, 2015

Ag secretary insists 'climate hub' plan won't duplicate existing resources

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack insisted Wednesday that a new program setting up seven regional "climate hubs" was more than just window dressing, as some questioned whether it might duplicate existing resources.

December 20, 2015

EPA bosses dragged feet on concerns over fraudster employee’s bonuses, documents show

Top EPA managers were aware as early as 2011 about serious problems with a high-ranking official who would later be sentenced to prison for defrauding the agency, but did not crack down for roughly two years, newly released documents show.

December 20, 2015

Keystone opponents vow civil disobedience, vigils starting Monday

Environmentalists and other opponents of the Keystone XL Pipeline are ramping up their opposition to the project following the release Friday of a  largely favorable State Department report -- vowing to hold vigils, jump into the November elections and even perform acts of civil disobedience.  

December 20, 2015

Death penalty decision imminent in Boston bombing

As attorney general, Eric Holder has approved pursuing the death penalty in at least 34 criminal cases, upholding a long-ago pledge to Congress that he would vigorously enforce federal law even though he's not a proponent of capital punishment.

December 20, 2015

Clapper declassifies more NSA documents after Obama speech

The director of the Office of National Intelligence on Friday released hundreds more documents related to the United States’ surveillance program, within hours of President Obama announcing changes to the agency’s controversial data-collecting operations.

December 20, 2015

The Washington Way: Top officials rarely fired in times of scandal

As the scandals pile up in the Obama Executive Branch, the response is casting a spotlight on the capital's unique brand of accountability.

December 20, 2015

Obama to nominate Calif. businesswoman to lead Small Business Administration

President Barack Obama intends to nominate Maria Contreras-Sweet, the founder of a Latino-owned community bank in Los Angeles and a former California cabinet secretary, to be head of the Small Business Administration, according to a White House official.

December 20, 2015

Obama: Gates did an outstanding job for me

President Obama says former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates did an outstanding job while at the Pentagon and calls him a good friend.