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Obama Says Public Defends Efforts For Gay Rights

President Barack Obama told supporters at a fundraiser that the public “readily accepts” the efforts by his Administration to grant equal rights to gay citizens.

Defense Official Notes Pentagon To Push For Women To Serve Closer To Combat

The past decade has seen women in the U.S. military serve valiantly on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the Pentagon will soon recommend to Congress that these Americans be allowed to serve in jobs closer to the front lines.

Federal Fellows Program Mistakenly Sends Acceptance Emails To Rejected Applicants

Hundreds of the nation’s top graduate students who applied to a program that grooms future leaders of government agencies have been left fuming following bureaucrats emailing acceptance letters to them by mistake.

Feds Announce Settlement To Address Mortgage Abuses

The President Barack Obama Administration and 49 States announced a record $25 billion mortgage settlement with the nation’s five largest banks, the latest attempt to help homeowners and stop the still-sagging housing market’s drag on the economy.

GOP Vows To Reverse Contraception Policy, Some Democrats Differ From Obama On Issue

Some members of President Barack Obama’s own party are voicing their displeasure with the Administration on the controversial rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide contraceptive coverage for their employees.

Arizona Supreme Court Affirms Ruling Barring Woman From City Council Due To Lack Of English Proficiency

The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed a ruling that had barred a woman from running for a city council seat due to the fact that she was unable to speak English at a proficient level.

House: Politics Out Of Keystone Debate

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) — A measure, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, takes politics out of a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada, a committee said. U.S. Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., wrote the bill that a Republican-led energy committee said “takes politics out of the pipeline decision” by handing authority to […]

Stock Amendment To Affect Wall Street Traders, Expands Definition Of 'Lobbyist'

The House will vote on February 8 on its version of a bill that would crack down on Congressional insider trading and political intelligence peddling.

Lawmakers Suggest U.S. Consider Providing Arms To Syrian Rebels

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) and other lawmakers asked the U.S. to consider providing arms to the Syrian opposition, as new videos surfaced that allegedly show the bloody aftermath of a massacre in the city of Homs.

Business Group Files Brief Against Healthcare Mandate Ahead Of Supreme Court Date

President Barack Obama is not allowed to expand healthcare coverage and then mandate every American purchase coverage to subsidize the added costs, a group suing to block the healthcare law said in a brief on February 7.