CEOs of mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie get big raises
NEW YORK - The CEOs of government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are getting large raises, to about $4 million a year, as the government relaxes rules that were imposed on the...
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Under fire for data breach, Obama personnel chief steps down
WASHINGTON - The embattled head of the government's personnel office abruptly stepped down Friday, bowing to mounting pressure following the unprecedented breach of private information her agency was...
View ArticleDems, GOP senators push cyber bill for Homeland after breach
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of senators is pushing to strengthen the authority of the Homeland Security Department to thwart cyberattacks on government networks and websites after a massive...
View ArticleMcAuliffe pays for state plane to take him to NYC concert
RICHMOND, Virginia - Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe paid for a state-owned airplane to take him to New York last week to attend a U2 concert where Bill and Hillary Clinton were praised by the band's...
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Democrats undeclared on Iran deal heed voters, not ads
WASHINGTON - Opponents of President Barack Obama's nuclear pact with Iran tried turning up the heat this week on undecided Senate Democrat Jon Tester with a TV ad saying politician like him would have...
View ArticleSen. Tim Kaine embarks on 5-day tour of Virginia
RICHMOND, Virginia - U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is embarking on a five-day tour of Virginia that focuses on job creation and economic development.
View ArticleA look at where Senate Democrats stand on the Iran deal
Congress will vote next month on a resolution to disapprove of the White House-backed nuclear deal struck with Iran by the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany. The deal aims to dismantle...
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The Latest: Survivor expresses condolences for TV workers
ROANOKE, Virginia - The latest on the on-air killing of two TV station employees in Virginia (all times local):
View ArticleA look at where Senate Democrats stand on the Iran deal
Congress will vote this month on a resolution to disapprove of the White House-backed nuclear deal struck with Iran by the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany. The deal aims to limit...
View ArticleIn fight over embassy security site, Virginia leads Georgia
WASHINGTON - Three years after the Benghazi attack, the Obama administration and Republicans in Congress still haven't agreed on where to build a consolidated Diplomatic Security training center that...
View ArticleMontana, Virginia tribes make case for federal recognition
HELENA, Montana - Seven Native American tribes in Montana and Virginia made their case Tuesday before a congressional panel to grant them federal recognition that would give them tribal sovereignty and...
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North Carolina attorney general kicks off run for governor
ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper began his long-planned bid to become governor Monday evening, telling a crowd of supporters the state has traveled down a path...
View ArticleMcAuliffe to speak at next month's agricultural trade event
RICHMOND, Virginia - Gov. Terry McAuliffe will announce final figures for agricultural and forestry exports from Virginia last year at a conference next month.
View ArticleMcAuliffe looking to deliver big win for Clinton in Virginia
RICHMOND, Virginia - Strictly by the numbers, Hillary Clinton doesn't have to win Virginia's Democratic primary in order to be the party's nominee for president. But don't tell Gov. Terry McAuliffe...
View ArticleLieutenant governor against offshore drilling in Virginia
RICHMOND, Virginia - Virginia's lieutenant governor is urging federal officials to exclude Virginia from offshore drilling.
View ArticleSenate shoots down resolution to block F-16 sale to Pakistan
WASHINGTON - The Senate killed a measure to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan as opponents of the $700 million deal insisted no U.S. tax dollars should be used to subsidize the...
View ArticleHampton Roads lawmakers back natural gas pipeline
NORFOLK, Virginia - A coalition of Hampton Roads state legislators are lining up behind the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
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US Senators meet Polish president amid rising strains
WARSAW, Poland - The United States has long been an indispensable Polish ally - a friend in the struggle to overthrow communism and join NATO, a steady partner in times of tension with other European...
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Poland's president: good talks on security with US senators
WARSAW, Poland - Poland's president said Sunday that he had held very good talks with U.S. senators about the security situation in Central and Eastern Europe, before a NATO summit that Poland will...
View ArticleLabor Secretary Tom Perez to speak to Virginia Democrats
RICHMOND, Virginia - U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez is coming to swing-state Virginia to speak to the state's Democrats.
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