
Eisenhower family wants new DC memorial design
The future of a planned memorial honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower was thrown into doubt Tuesday as lawmakers questioned the project's design and cost and ...
Senate Democrat unveils bill preventing shutdown
A top Senate ally of President Barack Obama said Thursday that Democrats won't push controversial ideas like additional money to implement signature ...

From eggs to film: A Japanese-American studio head
There isn't much "Hollywood" about Kevin Tsujihara. He spends most of his time in back-room meetings, away from the red carpets and spotlights for ...

Congressional Gold Medal goes on national tour
Herbert Yanamura is an American, born and raised among the coffee farms of Hawaii's Kona district. Yet the U.S. government branded him an "enemy ...

Face of the new Congress
Politically, the 113th Congress that was sworn in Thursday won't be much of a change from the less-than-stellar 112th Congress it replaces: Democrats ...

Biden swears in Schatz as new senator for Hawaii
Brian Schatz symbolized a generational change in Hawaii's Senate delegation, taking the hand of his new colleague, 88-year-old Sen. Daniel Akaka, ...

Obama's Christmas vacation in Hawaii: Day 2
How President Barack Obama spent the second day of his Christmas vacation on Sunday in Hawaii: — INOUYE FUNERAL: Obama and first lady Michelle Obama ...

Memorial service for Sen. Inouye held in Hawaii
The late Sen. Daniel Inouye was remembered Sunday as an American hero whose legacy as a war veteran and longtime senator would be felt across Hawaii ...

Inouye praised as humble leader at Hawaii Capitol
The late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye is being praised as a humble leader who embodied honor, dignity and duty during a public visitation at Hawaii's state ...
Reid urges quick appointment of Inouye successor
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is asking Hawaii's governor to act before the end of the year to fill the Senate vacancy created by the death of ...

Obama hails Inouye as 'extraordinary'
With reverential words and warm memories, President Barack Obama on Friday led the admirers paying tribute to the late Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, ...

Final Capitol tribute to late Hawaii Sen. Inouye
Sen. Daniel Inouye, the second-longest serving senator in U.S. history, was remembered Thursday as a man who gallantly defended his country on the ...

Mikulski becoming 1st woman to head Appropriations
Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski is set to become the first woman to chair the prestigious Senate Appropriations Committee, a position left open this ...

Possible Hagel pick raises concerns in Senate GOP
President Barack Obama's possible pick of Republican Chuck Hagel to run the Pentagon raises serious concerns among some of his former Senate ...

Inouye's death leaves hole in HI political clout
The death of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii leaves open a seat in the Senate to be filled by a Democrat, with U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa the ...

Leahy sworn in as president pro tempore of Senate
Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont was sworn in Tuesday as president pro tempore of the Senate. As the longest serving Democrat now in the ...

Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii dead at 88
Recovering from war wounds that left him with one arm, Danny Inouye wanted a cigarette and needed a light. The nurse at the Army hospital in Michigan ...
Sen. Inouye battles respiratory complications
A top aide says Sen. Daniel Inouye continues to fight respiratory complications at a Washington-area hospital and says there is no timetable for his ...
Hawaii Democrat Daniel Inouye hospitalized
Sen. Daniel Inouye is under observation at a Washington-area hospital so that doctors can monitor his oxygen intake. The Hawaii Democrat, 88, is the ...

Crowds, vets recall deadly attack on Pearl Harbor
As crew members lined the edge of the Navy guided-missile destroyer, the ship's whistle sounded. It was 7:55 a.m., the exact time the Japanese began ...

Pearl Harbor dead remembered on 71st anniversary
More than 2,000 people at Pearl Harbor and many more around the country on Friday marked the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed ...

Cuomo says he's 'optimistic' on Sandy aid
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged Monday from meetings with top Obama administration officials and congressional leaders "optimistic" that Congress ...
Biden leads tribute to late Sen. Warren Rudman
Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday led a tribute on Capitol Hill to the late GOP Sen. Warren Rudman of New Hampshire, recalling him as "forthright, ...