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States move forward on health insurance exchanges
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have moved forward with plans to set up their own statewide health-insurance-buying exchanges ahead of a key deadline.
Pro-gun Sen. Manchin: 'We need action'
Sen. Joe Manchin III, a pro-gun West Virginia Democrat and member of the National Rifle Association, said Monday that "we need action" in the wake of the shootings in Newtown, Conn., and offered praise for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, who has pledged to introduce a bill to reinstate a ban on assault weapons.
Poll: Obama policy 'will move' U.S. 'toward socialism'
A Fox News year-end poll finds that a hefty majority of American voters are noting changes in the nation: 61 percent of U.S. voters are concerned that Obama administration policies "will move the country toward socialism"; 89 percent of Republicans and 38 percent of Democrats agree with that.
Media reports: Kerry is Obama's pick as secretary of state
ABC News, citing unnamed sources, reports Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, will be nominated to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of the State Department.
Media coverage of Newtown shootings draws criticism
Many Americans say an invasive, exploitative press is going too far in its coverage of the Newtown tragedy.
Feinstein: I will introduce bill to ban assault weapons
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, said Sunday she is going to introduce a bill on the first day of the 113th Congress to ban assault weapons, in the wake of the Friday shootings at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., that left 26 dead, including 20 children.
Bloomberg: Obama should make tighter gun regulations his priority
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday that in the wake of Friday's school massacre in Connecticut, President Obama should take immediate steps to better enforce the nation's gun laws and lead the effort for new regulations.
Conn.'s Blumenthal, Murphy: We'll be on Senate floor soon talking gun policy
Connecticut Sen.-elect Chris Murphy said Sunday the time for delaying talk of gun policy implications of tragedies such as Friday's deadly shootings is over, and he and Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal said they will be on the floor of the U.S. Senate soon to do just that.
Rep. Gohmert: I wish Sandy Hook principal had had access to rifle
Rep. Louie Gohmert, Texas Republican, said Sunday he wished Dawn Hochsprung, the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School, who was shot as she lunged at gunman Adam Lanza, had had access to a rifle on Friday as the deadly shootings were occurring in Newtown, Conn.
Lieberman, Durbin: Restore assault weapons ban
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut independent, said Sunday the United States should restore a federal ban on assault weapons and also create a national commission on mass violence to examine gun laws, mental health laws, and the link between entertainment and violence in the wake of the deadly shootings in Newtown, Conn., that left 26 victims dead, including 20 children.
Obama to travel to Newtown on Sunday
President Obama will travel Sunday to Newtown, Conn., the site of the deadly elementary school shooting that took the lives of 20 children, the White House announced Saturday evening.
Georgetown, six other schools, seek future away from remnants of Big East
"Basketball-centric" the word of the day
Lee Reed and John Thompson III on Georgetown's decision
Press conference Q&A as the Hoyas seek out a basketball-centric future
Mayor Bloomberg on Newtown killings: 'Meaningful action' not enough
"With all the carnage from gun violence in our country, it's still almost impossible to believe that a mass shooting in a kindergarten class could happen. It has come to that. Not even kindergarteners learning their ABC's are safe. We heard after Columbine that it was too soon to talk about gun laws. We heard it after Virginia Tech. After Tucson and Aurora and Oak Creek. And now we are hearing it again," said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, speaking as co-chair of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of 700 mayors around the nation.
MILLER: Connecticut Tragedy
The tragic murders Friday at the Sandy Hook Elementary School break the heart of every American, and that includes gun owners. It is human nature to want to find someone or something to blame for a tragedy like this. Parents want to find a way to prevent it from happening to their own children. The horror of a man so deranged that he could shoot a small child is almost impossible to understand or to accept. However, those who use this tragedy to call for more gun-control laws are misguided.
Food assistance program bloated to $110 billion
A decade ago, the federal government spent $43 billion on food assistance. That figure is is now projected to be $113 billion in 2013, funding 80 programs overall, says Sen. Jeff Sessions, a ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee.
TWIT: The Week in Tweets, Dec. 14
Hopefully I can squeeze in one more of these before the world ends.
Obama: Going after marijuana smokers is not a 'top priority'
President Obama, who smoked marijuana often in high school, said recreational pot smoking in states that have legalized the drug isn't a big concern for his administration.
