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Mathew Brady is renown for taking photos of Union generals and soldiers, like this one of Col. Elmer Ellsworth. His exhibit will be on display through May 31. (National Portrait Gallery/Smithsonian Institution)
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President Obama traveled to middle America last week to spend a "day in the life" of ordinary an American, stumping for wage increases and creating economic opportunities. He was dissatisfied when the media largely ignored his trip in favor of covering domestic scandals and international crises. (Associated Press)
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Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. co-founders David and Barbara Green who are asking a federal appeals court in Denver on Thursday, May 23, 2013, for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argues that businesses, and not just religious groups, should be allowed to seek exemptions from that part of the health law if it violates their religious beliefs. Demonstrators stand on the steps outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2014. The Supreme Court is poised to deliver its verdict in a case that weighs the religious rights of employers and the right of women to the birth control of their choice. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/AP Photos
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Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. co-founders David and Barbara Green who are asking a federal appeals court in Denver on Thursday, May 23, 2013, for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argues that businesses, and not just religious groups, should be allowed to seek exemptions from that part of the health law if it violates their religious beliefs. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/ AP Photos
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Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. co-founders David and Barbara Green who are asking a federal appeals court in Denver on Thursday, May 23, 2013, for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argues that businesses, and not just religious groups, should be allowed to seek exemptions from that part of the health law if it violates their religious beliefs. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/ AP PHotos
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Ikea announced its U.S. division is raising the minimum wage for thousands of its retail workers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) ** FILE**
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Sen. Dean Heller, Nevada Republican, said "in the environment we have here today, we wouldn't be able to pass retroactive unemployment extension. We're doing the best we can." (associated Press)
