Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Joe Biden published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 2380
» View herald-mail.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-199
•
Next >
-
Michael Hastings: The importance of not following the rules
He brought down an American general. He could brutalize his peers. But Michael Hastings was never accused of not telling the truth. And given the outrage that often accompanied the publication of his stories, that’s saying something. Hastings is...Tags: Afghanistan, MSNBC (tv network), Elections, Rolling Stone, Unrest, Conflicts and War
-
Poll: Floridians oppose Rubio's stands on immigration, gun control
TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters aren't all on board with Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's handling of the congressional immigration debate or his vote against beefing up background checks on gun purchases. A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Immigration, Gun Control, Elections, Marco Rubio
-
Michael Hastings dies at 33; his article led general to resign
Michael Hastings, an aggressive and iconoclastic journalist whose reporting exposed the vagaries of the war in Iraq and helped bring down the top U.S. general in Afghanistan, died early Tuesday in a car crash in Los Angeles, according to two of his...Tags: Rolling Stone, Andrew Blankstein, Accidental Death, New York University, Iraq
-
Joe Biden touts White House progress on gun control
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden, seeking to reinvigorate the White House's stalled gun safety push, touted incremental progress Tuesday in nearly two dozen executive actions pledged by the administration in January. In a speech to...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Laws, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Senate, Gun Control
-
Pennsylvania leads the nation in lost or stolen guns
WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania led the nation in the number of firearms lost or stolen from federally licensed gun dealers last year, according to a new government report released as part of the White House's effort to keep attention on gun issues in the...Tags: Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Laws, Theft, Inventories
-
White House pushes gun safety, but it means little without Congress
WASHINGTON -- The White House plans to announce Tuesday that it has improved gun safety in the country by chipping away at 21 of 23 items on an executive to-do list issued in January. But the progress report will also highlight steps that Congress has...Tags: U.S. Senate, Mental Health, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Justice System, U.S. Congress
-
The two tortured political marriages of Richard Nixon
Just as they say that the poor are always with is, so it is with Richard Nixon, arguably the most tormented American president, who comes back to us in the new book "Ike and Dick" (appropriately subtitled "Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage"). The...
Tags: Family, U.S. Senate, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Henry Kissinger, Protest
-
Politics as Usual
Toomey reaffirms background check support Six months after the Sandy Hook murders of 20 children and six adults, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., reaffirmed his support for expanding background checks on firearms sales, and said he hopes the Senate can...Tags: Arts and Culture, Democratic Party, Gun Control, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), South Whitehall Township
-
Newtown Church Bells Will Ring On Anniversary
The Hartford CourantIn Newtown Friday, church bells will toll, clergy will host an inter-faith gathering and activists will call for stricter gun laws as the community observes the six-month anniversary of the worst elementary school shooting in U.S. history. The day...Tags: Chris Murphy, Personal Weapon Control, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, U.S. Senate
-
Toomey reaffirms support for background checks ahead of Sandy Hook anniversary
Call Washington BureauOn the eve of the six-month anniversary of the Sandy Hook murders, Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey issued a statement reaffirming his support for expanding background checks on firearms sales and said he hopes the Senate can find the votes to make...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate, Democratic Party, Gun Control, Elections
-
Newtown families push for gun control, go back to Congress
WASHINGTON — Although the drive for tougher gun controls has faded into the background, families of victims in the Newtown school shooting returned to the Capitol on Wednesday to show they are not giving up. Advocacy groups on both sides of the...
Tags: Jeff Flake, Gun Control, Elections, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Lobbying
-
Democrats seek to avoid repeat of 2010 loss in Massachusetts
WASHINGTON — Desperate to avoid another Massachusetts special-election debacle, Democrats are pulling out all the stops for Rep. Edward J. Markey in the contest to keep the Senate seat formerly held by Secretary of State John F. Kerry in...
Tags: Social Issues, Gun Control, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Elections, National Security Agency
Jun 19, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 19, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Jun 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 18, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Jun 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 17, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 15, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Jun 13, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Jun 13, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Jun 12, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 12, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Joe Biden topic gallery.