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Update: FBI investigating ricin-tainted letter sent to Senate
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Wed, Apr 17, 2013
Someone may have tried to mail a letter laced with the deadly poison ricin to the office of Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., but the envelope was intercepted at a mail facility outside Washington D.C. For now, Senate mail delivery has ceased as a precaution. The United States Capitol Police say the...
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Poison-laced letter sent to senator
Susan Ferrechio
Updated: Tue, Apr 16, 2013
A letter laced with the deadly poison ricin was sent to the office of Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., but the envelope was intercepted at a mail facility outside Washington, according to officials. "Postal officials and law enforcement did an excellent job in detecting and preventing this threat...
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Immigration compromise adds border security, grants citizenship
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Tue, Apr 16, 2013
A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday unveiled a compromise immigration reform plan that would toughen border security while allowing most of the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants to gain legal status and, eventually, citizenship. Proponents of the measure, crafted by four Republican...
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Immigration proposal couples border security with legalization
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Tue, Apr 16, 2013
Senators who are taking the lead on immigration reform will head to the White House today to meet with President Obama about a bipartisan plan that will provide legal status and a path to citizenship for many of the nation’s 11 million illegal immigrants while at the same time boosting border...
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Bill to fire federal workers who owe back taxes fails in House
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Mon, Apr 15, 2013
It was tax day for the nation Monday and on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican lawmakers sought to hold accountable the small percentage of federal workers and contractors who have not squared their tab with Uncle Sam. The House voted unanimously to pass a bill that...
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Republicans, Democrats both pushing for compromise on immigration legislation
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Sat, Apr 13, 2013
Immigration reform will reach the top of the congressional agenda this week, beginning with the unveiling of sweeping legislation that would provide legal status and a pathway to citizenship for 11 million people who came to the U.S. illegally. The Senate's bipartisan Gang of Eight and six...
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Gun bill clears Senate but still faces GOP opposition
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Thu, Apr 11, 2013
The most sweeping gun control legislation to come before Congress in decades cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday, launching what will be weeks of floor debate over whether to tighten the nation's firearms laws in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. With...
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