Interesting? Spread the word using the 'tools' menu on the left. Republicans in the US have criticised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for proposed plans to put sections of its risk management plan (RMP) database back online, a move they say wo

Feb. 20--During his three decades in Elmhurst, John Morrissey has been comfortable being represented in Washington by a generation of conservative congressmen. Now the retired 61-year-old business manager is coming to the realization that after having be

Now in his second term and his first in the majority, Rep. Aaron Schock has sought to bolster his policy profile. He earned a spot on the Ways and Means Committee last year, has introduced legislation to roll back tax reporting requirements for small bus

BELLEVILLE -- Jason Plummer, a GOP candidate for the 12th U.S. House seat, on Monday received the endorsement of U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Collinsville, for the Republican nomination in the March 20 primary election. "I think this is massively important,

"I think this is massi

Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) around the country received encouraging news on December 1, as a bipartisan group of Representatives in the House passed an amendment aimed at improving the capabilities of the nation’s 9-1-1 centers. Previously int

In 2006 Blue America was supporting school teacher and Florida union and Democratic activist Dave Lutrin in the 16th CD against Republican incumbent Mark Foley. The district takes in St Lucie, Palm Beach, Martin, Charlotte, Highlands and some smaller cou

With help from Darren Samuelsohn, Erica Martinson, Darius Dixon, Talia Buford, Darren Goode and Alex Guillén AN INSIDE JOB -- Wind energy advocates are leaning on a pair of Republican governors, Iowa’s Terry Branstad and Kansas’s Sam Brownback, to pull o

The two chairmen of a study group established after the Obama administration killed a plan for a nuclear waste repository in Nevada appeared before a House subcommittee on Wednesday to explain a proposed solution to the enduring waste dilemma. They found

Congress chose Yucca Mountain as the leading candidate for nuclear waste disposal. But opponents are concerned about contamination, and the Obama administration said it would not consider the site and would look for alternatives. It won a legal battle wh

The Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository located in Nye County, Nevada, about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas is a potential geologic repository designed to store and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Inslee has been a t

Mostly clear this evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph...becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Editor Chris R. Vaccaro: Heard some news you want us to check out? Let me know: chrispatch.com U.S. Mar

As post time approaches for an eight-furlong run at Fairmount Park Race Track, the thoroughbreds move from the barns, which happen to be in the 12th Congressional District, to the starting gates, which are in the 15th. The bell rings, the gates open, and

Southampton - Congressman Tim Bishop applauded President Obama for outlining a bold agenda to bolster the struggling middle class during the State of the Union Address. Bishop echoed the President's call for expanding job training programs and creating i

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) not only believes his caucus will keep its majority in the next Congress, but told Politico yesterday he expects the Republican House majority to last a decade. Boehner dismissed Democratic claims that House control is

Randall Terry will be on the Democratic ticket in several states this year. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Randall Terry is running graphic anti-abortion ads during Super Bowl Blogger stoked Terry's ire asking readers to donate for abortion rights when Tim Tebow score

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Randall Terry is running graphic anti-abortion ads during Super Bowl Blogger stoked Terry's ire asking readers to donate for abortion rights when Tim Tebow scored Threats of death prompted blogger Sophia Brugato to report hate mail to th

Obviously the bipartisanship failed, but lawmakers are pairing off again this year. The Senate pairings announced so far include Lisa Murkowski and Mark Udall, Dick Shelby and Mary Landrieu, Mark Kirk and Joe Manchin, Susan Collins and Joe Lieberman, Pat

OTTAWA — Pipeline politics appears to be settling in at the top of the North American agenda for the next two years, perhaps more. There could be a day when both the Keystone XL and the Northern Gateway pipelines are built, but not before some political