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First Read Minute: Immigration push continues in the shadows; more IRS hearings
Looking ahead to the next debate on Capitol Hill, NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro report immigration will take center stage when Congress returns to Washington after the Memorial Day recess.
Fast Food Strike at Taco Del Mar in the U-District
Anna Minard The scene outside the U-District Taco Del Mar. From Taco Bell in Ballard to a Burger King in Lake City to Subway and Qdoba in Capitol Hill, the rolling fast food strike continues around town. I stopped by the Taco Del Mar in the University District this morning, which was set to open at 10 a.m. Show More Summary
Rolling Fast Food Strike Hits Capitol Hill
Posted by news intern Ansel Herz
Ansel Herz
The Subway at the intersection of Broadway and John looks open. The OPEN sign is lit up, the lights are on, the fans are running, and I could see bread in the oven through the window. Business hours are 7am-11pm, it says on the door.
But the door wouldn't budge! The place was empty. Show More Summary
HOLDER PRESSURED TO RESIGN
More GOP lawmakers are now talking about the possibility that Attorney General Eric Holder should resign. This following testimony Holder gave on Capitol Hill over the Justice Department’s looking at the phone records of AP reporters. His testimony that he was unaware of any investigations targeting reporters came before the revelation that Justice had also [...]
Privacy a looming issue as drone regulation loosens
ATLANTA--Earlier this month, a woman in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle noticed a small, camera-equipped drone buzzing around outside the third floor window of her home. She sent her husband out to tell the man operating the small aircraft by remote control to leave, but he insisted that it was legal for him to [...]
Fear leads to McConnell's mendacity
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has reason to be concerned about his political future. Despite his leadership post, his reliably "red" state, and his nearly three decades on Capitol Hill, the most recent polling shows the Republican senator tied with an unannounce …
THIS JUST IN: ‘Doonesbury’ to go on sabbatical as Amazon Studios officially picks up Trudeau’s Capitol Hill comedy, ‘Alpha House’
THIS SUMMER, Garry Trudeau will be working on a new way to skewer Washington. The cartoonist-screenwriter will put his Pulitzer-winning comic strip, “Doonesbury,” on the shelf this summer as he works on his new live-action Capitol Hill comedy, “Alpha House,” which has just been officially picked up by Amazon Studios, reports Variety. Read full article >>
Ali Noorani: Businesses Help Employees Along the Road to Citizenship
Immigration reform is the hot topic on Capitol Hill these days, but some businesses are ahead of the curve. In Miami, Los Angeles and Washington,...
IRS role in Obamacare
New York (CNNMoney) - The IRS has a big target on its back these days. Its leaders have been pummeled on Capitol Hill over inappropriate targeting of Tea Party groups applying for tax-exempt status. And some Republicans say they want the IRS to stop issuing and enforcing rules related to Obamacare at least until a […]
Of Pride and Petulance
This past week on Capitol Hill, IRS big shots Lois Lerner and Douglas Shulman testified in front of the House Oversight Committee. Can you imagine the enormity of that? Being called in front of the most powerful legislative body in the world? Think of the history that institution embodies. Show More Summary
As world marches against Monsanto, senators protect it from labeling laws
Food activists in hundreds of cities around the world turned out Saturday to protest against Monsanto. So far, Capitol Hill isn't getting the message.
A Distinct Whiff Of Fear In Global Financial Markets
By John Nyaradi: By John Nyaradi Global financial markets were roiled last week by action in Japan and comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in his testimony on Capitol Hill. For the week, the U.S. stock market took its...Show More Summary
Apple lauded on Capitol Hill at hearing about its low U.S. taxes
The Internal Revenue Service and its leaders, past, current and now on administrative leave, got most of the public attention last week as Congressional hearings continued into how the agency screwed up reviews of applications for tax-exempt status. Show More Summary
Deadline Big Media With David Lieberman, Episode 36
Listen to (and share) episode 36 of our audio podcast Deadline Big Media With David Lieberman. Deadline’s Executive Editor talks with host David Bloom about Apple’s taxing day on Capitol Hill; whether production tax incentives pay off...Show More Summary
Scott Paul: It's Still the Economy, Stupid
Sooner or later, these spectacles will lose their excitement and Capitol Hill will come back to this reality: The economy is still broken. So why not start fixing it now?
Scott Paul: It's Still the Economy, Stupid
Sooner or later, these spectacles will lose their excitement and Capitol Hill will come back to this reality: The economy is still broken. So why not start fixing it now?
BENGHAZI PROBE DEEPENS
As the investigation into the Obama administration’s handling of the attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi intensifies, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are seeking to conduct transcribed interviews with 13 top State Department officials in the coming weeks in order to learn more. Those named in the letter include a wide range of current and former [...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Bombshell: Judge In This Case Reveals Early Bias
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is having a tough week already. Not only was CEO Tim Cook facing some backlash from some senators after testifying on Capitol Hill – in this partisan culture, we have to qualify here that only about half of the senators were negative, while the other half was fairly positive about the testimony [...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s Tax Tactics: Google Inc (GOOG), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) & Facebook Inc (FB) Do It Too!
On Tuesday, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was grilled on Capitol Hill over its aggressive (and legal) tax minimization strategy. The company took some heat over its complex structure of Irish subsidiaries intended to minimize taxes on international sales. The most important thing for investors to remember, however, is that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is far from alone — it [...]
A Very Slow Lerner
Just a day after arriving on Capitol Hill and insisting that she had done nothing wrong, Lois Lerner is again being proved a liar. This time, the...