Calif. Rep. Kevin McCarthy has been chosen by House Republicans to be their next majority leader, taking the place of Rep. Eric Cantor, who was defeated in a stunning primary upset earlier this month.
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Only 7 Percent Of Americans Are Big Fans Of Congress
The amount of confidence Americans have in Congress has hit a new low. Only 7 percent of the people polled by Gallup said they have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in the legislature as an American institution.
Legendary Actress Ruby Dee Dies At 91
Ruby Dee, an actress and civil rights activist who built a career on stage and screen at a time when African-Americans had few such opportunities, has died at age 91.
Bill To Allow Refinancing Of Student Loans Dies In Senate
A bill that would have let millions of people refinance their student loans at a lower interest rate has failed in the Senate, after Republicans objected that it included a tax on the wealthy to pay for it.
Lawmakers Hope To Send Unified VA Bill To Obama By Late June
Members of Congress say they are confident of sending a unified version of a bill to overhaul veterans’ health care to the president by the end of the month.
‘Stunning’: Reactions To Eric Cantor’s Election Loss In Virginia
Few saw the historic collapse coming, although the final tally shows Brat won handily, with 56 percent of the vote to Cantor’s 44 percent.
White House Hosts Discussion On Role Of Working Fathers
New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy headlined a White House discussion on working fathers today, nine weeks after an uproar over his decision to miss the first two games of the season for the birth of his first child.
Taliban Release Video Of Handoff That Freed Bergdahl
A Black Hawk helicopter swoops in to pick up Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in a valley in Afghanistan, in a video of the handover of the American prisoner of war that was posted online early Wednesday.
VA Chief Eric Shinseki Resigns Post, Obama Announces
Embattled Department of Veterans Affairs head Eric Shinseki says he’s working to fix “systemic” problems in the VA’s health care system, taking steps to fire the people who run a Phoenix VA medical center found to have deep problems.
Obama: U.S. Military In Chad To Aid Search For Missing Schoolgirls
President Obama on Wednesday informed House Speaker John Boehner that 80 U.S. military personnel had been sent to the central African nation of Chad as part of efforts to help locate nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants in Nigeria last month.