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December 20, 2015

EPA chief defends ozone rule

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said her agency is following scientific advice on a proposed rule to tighten smog-forming ozone pollutions that falls in between what industry and environmentalists had hoped.

December 20, 2015

Biden urges Russia to uphold east Ukraine truce

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden criticized Russia on Friday for its role in eastern Ukraine, urging Moscow to uphold a cease-fire in the war-torn region as he visited Kiev on the anniversary of the country's anti-government protests.

December 20, 2015

US to grant refugee status to some Central American children

The U.S. government will launch a program in December to grant refugee status to some people under the age of 21 who live in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and whose parents legally reside in the United States.

December 20, 2015

Shinseki resigns over growing VA scandal

President Obama announced Friday that embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki would take the fall for the rapidly growing scandal over veterans' health care, accepting his resignation under pressure from members of both parties.

December 20, 2015

Obama predicts VA will need more doctors – despite hundreds of job openings

President Obama claimed Friday, after announcing the resignation of Secretary Eric Shinseki, that it's going to take more money and more doctors to fix the scandal-plagued Department of Veterans Affairs.

December 20, 2015

Watchdog finds ‘systemic’ problems at VA, Shinseki faces bipartisan calls to resign

The official watchdog for the Department of Veterans Affairs claimed in a scathing report that the department has a "systemic" problem with clinics lying about patient wait times, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle joined calls for Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign.

December 20, 2015

News groups complain about gov't rules on leaks

Months after the Justice Department issued new guidelines for criminal leak investigations, news organizations are voicing concern about a decision to limit protections to include only journalists engaged in "ordinary newsgathering."

December 20, 2015

Hillary Clinton proud of diplomatic accomplishments

Hillary Rodham Clinton writes in new excerpts from her upcoming book that she wishes she could go back and reconsider some of her past decisions but she is "proud of what we accomplished" during her time as secretary of state.

December 20, 2015

Obama to nominate San Antonio Mayor Castro for housing post

President Obama will nominate San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to become housing secretary and will tap Shaun Donovan, his current housing chief, to run the budget office, a White House official said Thursday.

December 20, 2015

Whistleblower says crimes covered up at Miami VA hospital

A VA police officer says administrators at the hospital in Miami where he works are covering up crimes at the facility, including evidence of physical abuse of patients and drug dealing.