Bernard Sanders

Postal Service is on its last legs, with little help in sight

2013-05-27 20:37:00

WASHINGTON — With a wide grin and a quick step, letter carrier Kenny Clark brings more than the day's mail to the people on his route in suburban Maryland. Clark, 49, greets nearly everyone he sees by name. He puts packages under eaves on overcast...

House passes CISPA, sets up showdown with White House and Senate

2013-04-18 12:57:00

The House of Representatives passed a controversial cybersecurity bill as expected on Thursday, moving toward a possible confrontation with the Senate and White House. The�Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013, or CISPA, passed by a vote...

McManus: Can Obama sell 'chained CPI'?

2013-04-10 00:00:00

President Obama won't release his proposed budget for 2014 until Wednesday, but liberals and AARP have been howling all week about something they expect to be in it. What has our president done to provoke such outrage among his supporters? He's...

Lawmakers push bill to break up too-big-to-fail banks

2013-04-09 09:45:00

WASHINGTON -- Two lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation to break up banks that are deemed too big to fail, arguing taxpayers should not be faced again with bailing out firms that have become even larger since the financial crisis. "We have a...

Letters: Worry vs. action on global warming

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Re "Most in U.S. worried about sea level rise," March 30 Building sea walls and other measures to protect coastal developments address the symptoms of climate change, not the cause. We need to support legislation to counteract global warming, such as...

Sen. Rand Paul ends marathon filibuster of John Brennan

2013-03-06 22:38:00

WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul ended a marathon filibuster of John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA�early Thursday after holding the floor for nearly 13 hours, focusing on concerns over the constitutionality of the administration’s use of...

Paul filibuster gains support, delays Brennan vote

2013-03-06 15:14:00

WASHINGTON -- What began as Rand Paul’s one-man crusade to press the Obama administration for clarity regarding its prosecution of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorist ties became a bipartisan spectacle in the Senate chamber Wednesday -- one that...

Rand Paul vows to speak 'as long as it takes' to block Brennan

2013-03-06 11:13:00

WASHINGTON -- In a rare, traditional filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul vowed to speak on the Senate floor "as long as it takes" to draw attention to his concerns about the Obama administration's policy regarding the targeted killing of American terrorism...

Senate confirms Jacob Lew as Treasury secretary

2013-02-27 15:21:00

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jacob J. Lew as Treasury secretary, allowing the longtime budget expert to take office as President Obama deals with looming automatic federal spending cuts. Lew, 57, was approved by a 71-26 vote. He...

Postal Service dying from 1,000 cuts and a GOP stab in the back

2013-02-07 05:00:00

As AOL used to say, “You’ve got mail!” But maybe not on Saturdays if the mail you are looking for is being delivered by the much-maligned “snail mail” of the United States Postal Service. On Wednesday, the USPS announced...

Politics and energy policy

2013-02-18 12:07:00

Quick: Name one thing mainstream Republicans and Democrats agree on when it comes to energy policy. Other than that both sides would like it to be cheaper, you're probably drawing a blank. That's why there was something a little quixotic in President...

Senate Democrats are united against GOP push to weaken consumer bureau

2013-02-14 11:19:00

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats said Thursday they were united in opposing Republican efforts to weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and told President Obama they supported the renomination of Richard Cordray to head the agency. "It is...

ederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on his re-nomination to the position December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has used a procedural tactic to delay the confirmation process.

2012-07-20 13:18:00

Independent senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is 70 today. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

2009-09-08 02:38:57