Congressional Budget Watchdogs Change The Way They Keep Score
House Republicans voted this week to change the way Congress measures the effects of tax and spending bills.
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Obama, Cameron Promise To Cooperate On Cybersecurity
President Obama hosted British Prime Minister David Cameron at the White House on Friday.
Saudis Postpone 2nd Round Of Public Flogging For Jailed Blogger Raif Badawi
A doctor who examined Badawi found his wounds from last Friday's public flogging hadn't healed and he would be unable to withstand another round. The punishment could be carried out next Friday.
Iowa's Sen. Ernst Grabs Spotlight That's Often Proven Too Hot
As often as not, the opportunity to speak right after the president has been the kiss of death for aspiring politicians — especially for the GOP during the Obama years.
Conservative Koch Brothers' Group Puts Congressional GOP On Notice
Americans for Prosperity set out its own agenda for congressional Republicans, including a call to build the Keystone XL pipeline and repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Senate Republicans Move To Block Further Transfers From Gitmo
As part of a renewed push by the Obama administration to empty the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the transfer of five more detainees to other countries was announced on Wednesday night. All five are citizens of Yemen, where the local branch of al-Qaida is claiming responsibility for last week's attacks in Paris. Senior Republican senators introduced legislation this week blocking such transfers. They say releasing the prisoners lets them return to the battlefield.
How Orwell's 'Animal Farm' Led A Radical Muslim To Moderation
When Maajid Nawaz was 16 he joined a radical Islamist group. After four years in prison in Egypt, he decided to leave it. "I'm very, very lucky to have been able to get through it," he says.
White House Starts Chipping Away At U.S. Embargo On Cuba
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.
Feinstein Proposal Would Lock In Anti-Torture Measures
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.
4 Guantanamo Detainees Transferred To Oman, 1 To Estonia
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.