Politico writes, “… are easy targets for military budget cutters. The high-profile flight demonstration squadrons, forced to cancel their participation in air shows across the country as a result of sequestration, are very visible symbols of U.S. air power — and their absence is sure to draw attention as the...
SENATORS REACH OUTLINES OF IMMIGRATION DEAL The bipartisan group of eight senators working to craft an immigration-reform package have reached an agreement on a chief sticking point, a pathway to citizenship, The Los Angeles Times reports. Illegal immigrants without criminal records would register with the DHS, pay a fine, and...
In his speech today on energy policy, Obama will propose shifting $2 billion from oil royalties toward research on cleaner fuels, The New York Times reports. …Focusing his first energy speech on research, an idea that appeals to both Republicans and Democrats, sends a signal that the president wants to...
While the White House and Republican leaders continue to disagree about spending and revenue, “key committees in the House and now the Senate have launched a bipartisan campaign to lay the groundwork for a comprehensive rewrite of the tax code,” The Washington Post reports. On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee...
PHYSICIAN SHORTAGES Reps. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., and Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa., introduced legislation Thursday that they say would address the physician shortage in the United States by increasing the number of Graduate Medical Education spots by 15,000 over the next five years. Residency programs are largely paid for by the federal...
SUSAN RICE, ACT II Washington Post writes, “Following her bruising almost-run for secretary of state, the U.N. ambassador is said to be the top contender to succeed Tom Donilon as Obama's national security adviser.” RICHARD CORDAY, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its interim director,...
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