Despite offering "promising signs" that the recovery of the housing market is underway, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shawn Donovan came under fire Thursday on Capitol Hill over the poor financial health of the Federal Housing Authority.
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Cage-fight: Rep scrambles to stop California from imposing its egg laws on other statesComments OffRep. Steve King is trying to battle a California law that requires egg producers from other states to comply with its standards if they wish to sell their product in the Golden State. |
Migration talks between US and Cuba set to resumeComments OffThe United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State Department official said Wednesday, the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations between the Cold War enemies. |
Fox News Poll: Most disagree with Obama, say war on terrorism not overComments OffIn a major national security address in May, President Obama said it was time to take the United States off the war footing it has been on since the September 11 terrorist attacks — and at one point stated, “This war, like all wars, must end.” The speech was widely seen as a signal Obama views the war on terrorism as winding down. A Fox News national poll released Wednesday finds American voters disagree. |
AP boss blasts Justice over records grab, says move gives cover to dictatorshipsComments OffThe head of The Associated Press blasted the Justice Department on Wednesday over its seizure of journalists’ phone records, saying the move effectively could give dictatorships cover to harass their own media. |
Connecticut gun maker moving to South Carolina, in wake of tighter state gun lawsComments OffA Connecticut gun manufacturer is moving to South Carolina after Connecticut lawmakers passed stricter gun-control laws in the aftermath of the fatal Sandy Hook School shootings. |
