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  • House passes ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy

    By Susan Ferrechio | 06/18/13 07:20 PM

    The Republican-led House Tuesday passed a bill banning most abortions after 20 weeks. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, approved by a vote of 228 to 196, comes in the wake of gruesome details that emerged during the trial of late-term abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, who was...

  • Senate kills amendments to toughen border security, visa oversight in immigration reform bill

    By Susan Ferrechio | 06/18/13 04:50 PM

    The Senate Tuesday defeated two amendments aimed at strengthening border security in the “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill, including a provision that would have required a double-layer fence on the nation’s southern border. The back-to-back defeat of the two provisions was a blow...

  • NSA says snooping foiled bombing plots

    By Susan Ferrechio | 06/18/13 01:25 PM

      The National Security Agency’s power to scrutinize the nation’s telephone records have helped to thwart more than 50 potential terrorist plots, including plans to bomb both the New York City subway system and the New York Stock Exchange, officials said Tuesday as they defended the...

  • Senate to vote on amendment to build double-layer border fence

    By Susan Ferrechio | 06/18/13 05:05 AM

    The Senate will vote Tuesday on four amendments to the comprehensive immigration reform bill, including one that would require a double-layer, 700-mile fence along the southern border before any of the nation’s estimated 11 million illegal immigrants could apply for green cards. The amendment...

  • Ex-IRS official: Tea Party was 'shorthand' for all political groups

    By Susan Ferrechio | 06/17/13 05:55 PM

    Internal Revenue Service agents used "Tea Party" as "shorthand" for any group filing for tax-exempt status that the agents thought was dedicating too much time to campaign activities and not just to single out conservative groups, a former top IRS deputy told congressional investigators. Holly...

  • Immigration, farm aid, abortion top Congress' agenda

    By Susan Ferrechio | 06/16/13 06:05 PM

    Congress this week will tackle immigration reform, farming and abortion, though lawmakers also will continue to focus much of their time on a growing list of scandals surrounding the Obama administration. Immigration Reform The Senate will continue debate on comprehensive immigration reform,...

  • Newtown family member sends out email plea for gun control on behalf of Obama lobbying group

    By Susan Ferrechio | 06/14/13 02:35 PM

    Six months after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut, the daughter of the school’s principal sent out a plea on behalf of President Obama’s legislative lobbying group to keep pushing for gun control. Erica Lafferty, whose mother Dawn Hochsprung, died trying...

  • Markey tells backers he needs money to defend against Tea Party attacks in Mass. senate race

    By Susan Ferrechio | 06/13/13 06:50 PM

    The Tea Party is coming after me, Rep. Ed Markey, told supporters in a Thursday fundraising request. Markey, who is battling Republican Gabriel Gomez for the open U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, said he is seeking donations as small as five dollars in an effort to raise $50,000 for his...

  • NSA will declassify some information on surveillance program

    By Susan Ferrechio | 06/13/13 05:45 PM

    Lawmakers plan to seek the declassification and release of information related to the National Security Agency’s collection of phone and email data so they can show Americans it has helped stop terrorism. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Michigan, said Thursday he will put...

  • President Obama rallies Democrats in tightening Massachusetts Senate race

    By Susan Ferrechio | 06/12/13 05:20 PM

    BOSTON - With poll numbers showing a tightening Massachusetts Senate race, President Obama made a stop in the Bay State on Wednesday to raise money and rally the state's powerful Democratic base for Rep. Edward Markey ahead of a June 25 special election. "You can't just turn out in a...


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