Australia became the first country in the world to repeal a carbon tax on the nation’s worst greenhouse gas polluters, as Prime Minister Tony Abbott made good on a campaign promise to get rid of the unpopular law.
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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.
Shinseki: Swift Action If Problems At VA Hospital Are True
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki tells NPR that he’s determined to get to the bottom of allegations that veterans may have died at a Phoenix VA hospital while waiting for care.
‘I Knew It Wouldn’t Be Easy,’ Outgoing Health Secretary Sebelius Says
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who has borne the brunt of criticism for the troubled rollout of the HealthCare.gov website, said Friday that as she prepares to leave that agency she is thankful to have had the chance to work on “the cause of my life.”
Senate Panel Votes To Declassify Report On CIA Interrogations
A Senate panel voted on Thursday to declassify a controversial report on the interrogation techniques used by the Central Intelligence Agency during the presidency of George W. Bush.
Senate Democrats Say Caterpillar Avoided $2.4 Billion In Taxes
Senior officials of Caterpillar Inc. defended the company against accusations that it had used an affiliate in Switzerland to avoided paying some $2.4 billion in taxes over a 12-year period.
Solitary Confinement Costs $78K Per Inmate And Should Be Curbed, Critics Say
Inmates who are held in solitary confinement spend 23 hours a day in small windowless cells, receiving their food on trays that are pushed through a slot in the cell’s door.
Obama Signs Trillion-Dollar Federal Spending Bill
President Obama signed the $1.1 trillion spending bill into law Friday afternoon, enacting more than 1,500 pages of legislation that received broad support in the House and Senate earlier this week.
Early Bills Tackle Lawsuits, Medical Care
With the legislative session getting ever closer, lawmakers have released another batch of bills for consideration.
Extending Jobless Benefits Likely Delayed Again
Later today, President Obama will be in Raleigh, N.C., where he’s expected to again make the case that Congress should extend the benefits.