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December 20, 2015

Burwell gets Senate committee approval as HHS Secretary

The Senate Finance Committee has voted overwhelmingly to approve Sylvia Mathews Burwell's nomination to be the nation's next health secretary.

December 20, 2015

Connecticut teen asks Biden to prom, VP sends her a corsage

He's not your typical heartthrob. But for one Connecticut high school student, Vice President Biden was the man she wanted to bring to prom.

December 20, 2015

Holder: subtle racism worse than bigoted outbursts

Attorney General Eric Holder says subtle, institutionalized racism has a more "pernicious" effect than the occasional bigoted outburst.

December 20, 2015

Obama considering new housing, budget leaders

President Obama plans to nominate Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan to run the White House Office of Management and Budget. And he is considering naming San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro as Donovan's successor, according to people familiar with the selection process. 

December 20, 2015

Republicans put heat on Obama over VA scandal

Republicans are putting the heat on President Obama over the scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs over allegedly fatal health care delays, saying he can no longer float above the ever-widening controversy.

December 20, 2015

VA watchdog says federal prosecutors involved in scandal probe, charges possible

The chief watchdog for the Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed Thursday that his office is working with federal prosecutors to weigh whether criminal charges are warranted in the health care scandal at a Phoenix VA facility.

December 20, 2015

VA spends close to $500M on conference room, office makeovers under Obama

President Barack Obama has increased the Department of Veterans Affairs’ budget each year since he took office, claiming the funds would give veterans the health care they deserve. However, an analysis of records show the agency has spent close to $500 million solely on office furniture under the Obama administration.

December 20, 2015

Geithner backs off claim of White House pressure after memoir stirs controversy

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner claimed in his newly published book that the White House tried to put words in his mouth -- but now that those words are coming back to haunt him, he appears to be trying to rewrite his story.

December 20, 2015

Burwell, Obama's pick to run HHS, eases over another confirmation hurdle

Sylvia Burwell, President Obama's nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, received strong bipartisan support Wednesday during a Senate hearing, bringing her a step closer to confirmation.

December 20, 2015

Sallie Mae reaches nearly $100M settlement with feds over costly loans to military members

Student lender Sallie Mae has reached a $60 million settlement with the Justice Department to resolve allegations that it charged members of the military excessive interest rates on their student loans, the federal government announced Tuesday.