Brian Hughes

Published: Tue, Apr 16, 2013

Authorities on Tuesday revealed little new information about the terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon, the most high-profile bombing on U.S. soil in more than a decade and a tragedy that presents a new test for President Obama. Obama, like all Americans, is standing by, waiting for answers...

Brian Hughes

Published: Mon, Apr 15, 2013

President Obama has used "tax fairness" as a rallying cry amid unrelenting fiscal feuds with Republicans, but critics say the president has less interest in making the tax code less burdensome than in using the phrase to fire up his supporters. When Obama talks about taxes, it's usually to...

Brian Hughes

Published: Mon, Apr 15, 2013

President Obama condemned the attacks at the Boston Marathon on Monday, promising the "full weight of justice" for those responsible for the twin explosions near the finish line of the storied race. "We still don't know who did this or why, and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we...

Brian Hughes

Published: Sun, Apr 14, 2013

Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio launched an aggressive campaign Sunday for an immigration-reform plan that is being unveiled this week, trying to blunt fierce opposition from his own party to any blueprint that creates a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants now living in the...

Brian Hughes

Published: Thu, Apr 11, 2013

President Obama's proposal to nearly double the federal tax on cigarettes, portrayed by the White House as a way to improve public health, is nothing more than a smoke screen to raise money, critics say. Obama wants to increase the federal cigarette tax from $1.01 to $1.95 a pack and use the...

Brian Hughes

Published: Wed, Apr 10, 2013

President Obama on Wednesday unveiled his $3.8 trillion budget proposal for 2014, calling for higher taxes in exchange for cost reductions in Social Security and Medicare, a proposal swiftly rejected both by his Republican rivals and Democratic allies. The president's budget -- which would...

Brian Hughes

Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013

President Obama is hoping his second date with congressional Republicans will be more productive than the first. The president on Wednesday will host GOP senators at the White House for a dinner that coincides with the release of Obama's 2014 budget proposal, a plan Republicans are already...

Brian Hughes

Updated: Mon, Apr 8, 2013

For all the talk about the inevitability of immigration reform, significant differences remain between the White House and Congress over border security and a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, either of which could easily derail immigration reform talks this week. Senators in the...

KEN THOMAS

Published: Sat, Apr 6, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) -- Young supporters hold signs outside Hillary Rodham Clinton's speeches urging her to run for president. Audiences listen with rapt attention as she discusses the plight of women and girls in developing countries. Even a long-expected book deal announcement generates lots of...

Brian Hughes

Published: Sat, Apr 6, 2013

"Entitlement reform" has become the buzzword ahead of the release of President Obama's budget this week. But reforming programs like Medicare and Social Security means very different things to the White House and congressional Republicans, and the two sides remain far apart on how to deal with...