Obama Administration Calls for Stricter Building Codes May 11, 2016 By Angela Greiling Keane and Zachary Tracer President Barack Obama is asking the private sector to tighten building standards to reduce losses from natural disasters after studies...
‘Cadillac’ Tax Opponents Unimpressed with Obama Budget Fix February 8, 2016 By Angela Greiling Keane and Zachary Tracer President Barack Obama is having a tough time winning friends for his Cadillac tax. His plan to dial back the...
Congress Pressured to Extend Deadline for Railroad Safety Technology October 7, 2015 By Angela Greiling Keane The head of Amtrak warned Congress that some passenger rail service outside the Northeast corridor will be suspended if lawmakers...
U.S. Weighing Sanctions Against China for Hacking September 18, 2015 By Angela Greiling Keane and Toluse Olorunnipa A little more than a week before China’s leader arrives at the White House, President Barack Obama escalated the fight...
President Obama ‘Optimistic’ Court Will Uphold Health Insurance Subsidies June 9, 2015 By Angela Greiling Keane and Justin Sink The U.S. Supreme Court probably shouldn’t have accepted a lawsuit challenging Obamacare’s health insurance subsidies, President Barack Obama said, calling...
NTSB: Amtrak Train Was Going Double the Speed Limit Before Crash May 14, 2015 By Angela Greiling Keane, Mark Drajem and Romy Varghese The New York-bound Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia, killing seven and injuring more than 200, was traveling 106 miles...
Obama Gets Chemical Safety Board Chief to Resign March 29, 2015 By Angela Greiling Keane The head of a U.S. industrial oversight agency who was dogged by congressional criticism has resigned at President Barack Obama’s...
White House Drone Landing Complicates Regulation Debate January 26, 2015 By Alan Levin and Angela Greiling Keane The discovery of a radio-controlled copter on the White House lawn injects a new complication into the debate over the...
Cybersecurity Bill Faces Tough Sledding on Capitol Hill January 15, 2015 By Angela Greiling Keane and Chris Strohm President Barack Obama’s bid to get Congress to pass stalled cybersecurity legislation is seen as having an uphill fight amid...
President Urges Congress to Pass Bipartisan Cybersecurity Legislation January 14, 2015 By Angela Greiling Keane and Chris Strohm President Barack Obama sought to rally Congress to pass stalled U.S. cybersecurity legislation, an effort that may face obstacles as...