Politics & Government

White House Starts Chipping Away At U.S. Embargo On Cuba

6:33pm January 15, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The Obama administration is following through on its pledge to ease travel and trade restrictions on Cuba. The Treasury and Commerce Departments say the new rules they have just issued go into effect on Friday. Critics of the administration, though, are questioning the legality of the moves.

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Feinstein Proposal Would Lock In Anti-Torture Measures

3:09pm January 15, 2015

by David Welna

The CIA's excruciating interrogations of suspected terrorists, widely seen as torture, are detailed as official acts in the Senate report released last month. Now Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who spearheaded that report, wants to prevent such acts from ever happening again. She's proposing legislation and administrative moves for which her Republican colleagues see little need and which activists deem too timid.

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In this June 27, 2006, file photo U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. The U.S. announced the transfer of four detainees from Guantanamo to Oman; one will go to Estonia.

4 Guantanamo Detainees Transferred To Oman, 1 To Estonia

10:31am January 15, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The transfers, announced late Wednesday, bring to 122 the number of detainees who remain at Guantanamo Bay. The move comes amid GOP opposition, citing security, to freeing prisoners from the facility.

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Dems Want Outside Income Banned For Elected Officials

5:24am January 15, 2015

by Michael Burke

Democrats in the North Carolina legislature want to ban outside earned income by Governor Pat McCrory and other full-time elected state officials.

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Obama Spotlights High-Speed Internet Success In Iowa

6:33pm January 14, 2015

by Scott Horsley

President Obama visited Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Wednesday to spotlight that community's investment in an affordable, high-speed Internet system. The president wants to encourage similar systems elsewhere, but community-owned networks face challenges from commercial Internet providers.

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Homeland Security Secretary Defends Executive Actions On Immigration

6:33pm January 14, 2015

Audie Cornish talks to Jeh Johnson, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

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President Obama speaks at Cedar Falls Utilities in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Wednesday. He encouraged the Federal Communications Commission to pre-empt state laws that stifle competition for high-speed Internet service.

Broadband A 'Necessity,' Obama Says, As He Pushes FCC To Expand Access

4:58pm January 14, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The president is asking the agency to address state laws that could inhibit competition for high-speed Internet service. The move could draw opposition from major cable and Internet companies.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (right) talks with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Romney's campaign plane in 2012.

What If Mitt And Jeb Really Do Go At It, Hammer And Tongs?

3:44pm January 14, 2015

by Ron Elving

If Romney is serious, and follows through, it will fundamentally change the nature of the GOP primaries next year. And if both he and Jeb Bush run, they become each other's first hurdle.

Homeland Security Budget Caught Up In Immigration Politics

7:48am January 14, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The House is set to pass a $40 billion spending bill that pays for the Department of Homeland Security to the end of the budget year — but also invalidates President Obama's executive actions on deportations.

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Rep. Faircloth: Historic Tax Credit Could Return

5:15am January 14, 2015

The North Carolina General Assembly reconvenes for its long session today, and it could mark the renewal of the state's historic tax credits.