Secretary of State John Kerry blasted Senate Republicans on Wednesday during testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Kerry, whose appearance before the committee was related to a use of military force authorization being debated in Congress, was asked about a letter that forty-seven Senate Republicans sent to Iran. The letter warned Iran’s leaders that…
With Congress on the verge of taking up the controversial, corporate-friendly Trans Pacific Partnership, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is demanding that the chief trade representative for the United States turn over the full text of the proposed trade agreement. “It is incomprehensible to me that the leaders of major corporate interests who stand to…
Indiana’s two senators and a Northwest Indiana Congressman are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to consider more than just total distance in allowing access to non-VA health care services. Senators Joe Donnelly and Dan Coats, along with Representative Pete Visclosky, sent the letter to the VA on October 31. “We urge you to use…
The University of Notre Dame made a groundbreaking announcement via email to its employees on Wednesday. The Catholic university is extending benefits to same-sex spouses. The news comes during the same week that the Supreme Court effectively legalized same-sex marriage in Indiana and ten other states. Notre Dame’s employee email cited Indiana law, which now…
