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| Jeb Bush vows his own course while tapping longtime family advisers |
| CHICAGO — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush on Wednesday promised to chart his own course on foreign policy — though one that would rely on the advice of a cadre of well-known figures who represent most strains of mainstream GOP philosophy regarding national security and international relations. Read full article » |
| New rules on narcotic painkillers cause grief for veterans and VA |
| New federal rules that make it harder to get narcotic painkillers are taking an unexpected toll on thousands of veterans who depend on these prescription drugs to treat everything from missing limbs to post-traumatic stress. Read full article » |
| Obama picks Secret Service insider Joseph Clancy to lead troubled agency |
| President Obama has named his acting director and trusted former detail leader Joseph Clancy as the new permanent leader of the Secret Service, the White House said Wednesday. Clancy, 59, has led the agency for the past four months since being asked by the president to replace Julia Pierson, who resigned Oct. 1 amid a series of major security lapses. He had emerged as the likely choice for the full-time role last week, when the administration officials informed candidates that the president had made a selection. Read full article » |
| No, the VA has not fired 60 people for manipulating wait-time data |
| “Nine hundred people have been fired since I became secretary. We’ve got 60 people that we fired who have manipulated wait times.” —Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, NBC “Meet the Press” interview, Feb. 15, 2015 Read full article » |
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| Polar vortex to unleash record-breaking cold in eastern U.S. on Thursday, Friday |
| This week’s polar outbreak could break all-time February low records from Tennessee to Virginia, while D.C., could dip below zero for the first time since 1994. Read full article » |
| Brother: Lawyer seeking to represent jailed Post reporter is prevented from doing so |
| DUBAI — A lawyer chosen to represent a Washington Post correspondent detained in Iran has been unable to complete formalities to defend him, the reporter’s brother said Wednesday as he appealed to the judiciary and the country’s top leader to examine the case. Read full article » |
| Lyndon Johnson’s letter to MLK’s widow heads to auction after a big fight |
| The letter has been grieved over and fought over. It was written on April 5, 1968 — the day after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down on the balcony of a Memphis motel — and sent by President Lyndon B. Johnson to Coretta Scott King to express his condolences and his determination to find her husband’s assassin. “We will overcome this calamity,” Johnson promised in the letter on White House stationery. Read full article » |
| Fact-checking ‘American Sniper’ as the Oscars near |
| Editor’s note: This piece may include some plot spoilers.The 87th Academy Awards are coming this weekend, and the military blockbuster “American Sniper” has been nominated for six Oscars, including “Best Picture” and “Best Actor” for Bradley Cooper’s role as Navy SEAL sharpshooter Chris Kyle. Read full article » |
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