Jan Schakowsky

Climate change causes prostitution? Rep. Barbara Lee explains

2013-04-30 15:17:00

Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, heat waves to become more intense, species to become extinct and low-lying island nations like Tuvalu to disappear altogether. To this list of calamities, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has added another: Climate...

Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC

2013-04-27 13:49:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Fix This Yard The season premiere...

CISPA passes House committee, angering privacy activists

2013-04-10 16:38:00

The U.S. House Intelligence Committee overwhelmingly passed a cyber-security bill on Wednesday, angering privacy advocates who believe the bill fails to protect critical personal information.� The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013,...

Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'The Americans' on FX

2013-03-06 08:11:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 3 - 9, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES "Whitney" Whitney's (Whitney Cummings)...

Weekend Talk Shows: Rand Paul; Lindsey Graham; Steven Spielberg

2013-02-08 13:31:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 10 - 16, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY The Chris Matthews Show State of...

U.S. intelligence report on Afghanistan sees stalemate

2012-01-11 18:39:00

Brazilian Blowout to carry warning labels

2012-02-10 10:24:07

Another Obama White House party, this one a midweek soiree to watch Da Bulls

2011-03-09 21:36:12

Charlize Theron on 'Fox News Sunday'

2013-04-26 08:05:00

Charlize Theron puts in an appearance this weekend on "Fox News Sunday." The Oscar-winner is a messenger of peace for the United Nations. She and Michel Sidib�, executive director of UNAIDS, are in the power play segment of the program at 10 a.m. Sunday...

Part D proposals signal bid for government takeover

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Congressman John Conyers, D-Mich., recently introduced a bill that would create government-run health care in the United States. This same proposal for a single-payer system has been put forth in every Congress since 2003, and like all of those previous...

Lawmakers to Jump-Start Backup Camera Mandate

2013-04-09 16:32:08

In 2007, Congress and President George W. Bush approved a law mandating that the government set automotive rear-visibility guidelines by the beginning of 2011. In 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed that backup cameras be...

Democratic congressmen support Illinois gay marriage, though they can't vote on it

2013-03-14 14:16:00

A day after Speaker Michael Madigan pronounced the gay marriage bill 12 votes short, a group pushing the issue tried to recapture momentum by announcing support from seven Illinois Democratic congressmen --- even though they don’t get to vote in...

President Barack Obama, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin arrive in Air Force One at O'Hare International Airport.

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Wisconsin Rep. Sandy Pasch, center, greets U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) who shows her support at Pasch's campaign headquarters in Glendale Wis.

2011-08-09 00:00:00

Geraldine Ferraro at a news conference before a fundraising lunch hosted by a congresswoman in Chicago.

2007-05-04 00:00:00