Fugitive former NSA leaker Edward Snowden is seeking asylum in Ecuador, Reuters reported on Sunday, after Hong Kong let him leave its territory despite Washington’s efforts to extradite him on espionage charges. But the New York Times reports Snowden wasn’t actually on the scheduled flight. And Russia has announced it has “no authority” to expel […]

The House has rejected a five year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that would have cut $2 billion annually from food stamps and let states impose broad new work requirements on those who receive them, according to the AP. The Washington Post  reports the final tally: 195-234. This was unexpected, as farm bills historically sail through Congress […]

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the central bank anticipates scaling back its massive economic stimulus later this year and end the bond purchases by the middle of next year if the recovery continues apace, reports The Washington Post. The Fed also struck notes of greater optimism about the economic recovery, saying the […]

Congressional budget analysts said Tuesday that legislation to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws would cut close to $1 trillion from the federal deficit over the next two decades and lead to more than 10 million new legal residents in the country, reports The New York Times. CBO also said, however,  that the bill would only cut […]

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier, AP reports. Justice Scalia, writing for the majority, said a federal law requiring states to “accept and use” a federal form displaced an […]