http://www.mail.com/people/1037418-thomas-perez.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/1037418-thomas-perez.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156912-high-court-to-hear-nj-housing-discrimination-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take on another dispute involving race, deciding whether people must prove they were victims of intentional housing discrimination to win lawsuits under federal law. With highly anticipated decisions on affirmative action and voting rights imminent, the justices added a case to their calendar for the fa... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:08:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156912-high-court-to-hear-nj-housing-discrimination-case.html 2013-06-17T16:08:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102184-govt-dysfunction-baked-system.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so. Yet despite years of hand-wringing in both parties, little progress has been made toward changing congressional rules on filibusters, senatorial "holds" on presidential nominees and other stalling ploys. Inhib... Wed, 22 May 2013 07:24:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102184-govt-dysfunction-baked-system.html 2013-05-22T07:24:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2090908-senate-confirms-physicist-moniz-energy-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Physicist Ernest Moniz won unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to be the nation's new energy secretary. Moniz, 68, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, replaces Steven Chu, who served as energy secretary in President Barack Obama's first term. Moniz served as an energy undersecretary in the Clinton administration.... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:13:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2090908-senate-confirms-physicist-moniz-energy-chief.html 2013-05-16T20:13:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2090252-senate-panel-backs-perez-to-head-labor-dept.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has endorsed the nomination of Justice Department official Thomas Perez to head the Labor Department despite opposition from Republicans. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 12 -10 to confirm Perez, currently the nation's top civil rights enforcer. All Republicans on the committee voted no. The... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:54:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2090252-senate-panel-backs-perez-to-head-labor-dept.html 2013-05-16T13:54:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2088532-holder-defends-perezs-tenure-justice-dept.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder and a leading House Republican clashed Wednesday over the Justice Department's refusal to turn over the private emails of Thomas Perez, a top department official nominated to be labor secretary. California Rep. Darrell Issa repeatedly pressed Holder about why the Justice Department won't release the personal ... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:19:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2088532-holder-defends-perezs-tenure-justice-dept.html 2013-05-15T21:19:24Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2088342-gop-dems-challenge-holder-subpoenas-to-ap.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department's handling of the investigation of national security leaks and its failure to talk to The Associated Press before issuing subpoenas for the news service's telephone records. In exchanges that often turned testy, Holder... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:27:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2088342-gop-dems-challenge-holder-subpoenas-to-ap.html 2013-05-15T20:27:03Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069276-labor-official-blamed-job-corps-problems-quits.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Labor Department official who took the blame for budgeting mistakes and cost overruns at the federal Job Corps program has resigned. Jane Oates said in an email to employees on Monday that she is leaving her position as assistant secretary of the agency's Employment and Training Administration at the end of the month. The email, ob... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:23:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069276-labor-official-blamed-job-corps-problems-quits.html 2013-05-07T20:23:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2042036-senate-democrats-vote-labor-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have delayed a confirmation vote on Labor Secretary-nominee Thomas Perez after Republicans threatened to use a separate hearing to criticize his handling of a whistleblower case. A vote in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee that had been set for Thursday has been pushed back to May 8. Committee Ch... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2042036-senate-democrats-vote-labor-nominee.html 2013-04-24T22:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2037920-labor-dept-ends-job-corps-enrollment-freeze.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department said Monday it has ended its freeze on new enrollments in the nation's federal Job Corps program, but budget constraints mean fewer youths will be admitted in the future. The temporary freeze, which began on Jan. 28, prevented more than 10,000 disadvantaged and at-risk youth from getting job training at 125 job cente... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:23:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2037920-labor-dept-ends-job-corps-enrollment-freeze.html 2013-04-23T00:23:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027468-labor-nominee-perez-pledges-open-mind.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez sought to assure senators Thursday that he would approach the job with an open mind and a willingness to work with business and labor groups alike to create new jobs. "You will always have a person who has an open and balanced approach," Perez told the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Comm... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:40:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027468-labor-nominee-perez-pledges-open-mind.html 2013-04-18T17:40:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2019482-gop-lawmakers-blast-labor-secretary-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blistering report, Republican lawmakers sharply criticized Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez over what they said was a questionable deal he brokered while serving as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. The 63-page report, issued Sunday after months of investigation, is certain to provide fodder for Republicans... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:17:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2019482-gop-lawmakers-blast-labor-secretary-nominee.html 2013-04-15T08:17:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2014258-gop-lawmakers-subpoena-emails-labor-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP lawmakers have subpoenaed the private emails of Labor secretary-nominee Thomas Perez, a possible sticking point ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing next week. The subpoena, issued Wednesday by House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrel Issa, R-Calif., to the Justice Department, seeks the emails as part of an investigation into an... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:47:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2014258-gop-lawmakers-subpoena-emails-labor-nominee.html 2013-04-11T22:47:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000044-north-korea-threats-spark-buzz-guam-panic.html HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — C.J. Urquico has lived on Guam for 19 years so he's used to a military backdrop to everyday life. Navy ships visit, Air Force jets fly overhead and war games are played off the Pacific island's shores. There soon will be another military element in this U.S. territory — a defense system will be installed to shoot down incoming missile... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:04:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000044-north-korea-threats-spark-buzz-guam-panic.html 2013-04-06T02:04:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1962508-obama-nominates-justice-official-to-top-labor-slot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama gave a glowing rollout Monday to Thomas Perez, his choice to lead the Labor Department after an aggressive stint as the nation's chief civil rights enforcer. But the nomination quickly ran into trouble as a Republican senator declared he would block the nomination until GOP concerns about Perez's Justice Department tenure are addresse... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:54:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1962508-obama-nominates-justice-official-to-top-labor-slot.html 2013-03-18T20:54:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1961726-justice-official-to-nominated-to-top-labor-slot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to fill yet another second-term Cabinet vacancy, President Barack Obama is set to nominate Thomas Perez, an assistant attorney general, to be the next secretary of labor, the White House says. If confirmed by the Senate, Perez, who has been head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division for 3½ years, would take over the L... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:07:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1961726-justice-official-to-nominated-to-top-labor-slot.html 2013-03-18T13:07:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961658-obama-expected-to-nominate-perez-labor-post.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with White House deliberations says President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Justice Department official Thomas Perez to head the Labor Department. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made. Perez has headed the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division since 2009 a... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:35:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961658-obama-expected-to-nominate-perez-labor-post.html 2013-03-18T00:35:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1949502-perez-testimony-questioned-panther-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department official Thomas Perez gave incomplete testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights when he said the department's political leadership was not involved in the decision to dismiss three of the four defendants in a lawsuit the Bush administration brought against the New Black Panther Party, an inspector general's report said Tuesday. ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1949502-perez-testimony-questioned-panther-case.html 2013-03-12T21:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1943968-ap-source-obama-poised-to-pick-perez-labor.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is close to naming Thomas Perez, a civil rights official in the Justice Department, as his choice to head the Department of Labor, two people familiar with the process say. His nomination could come as early as Monday, the people familiar with the process said Saturday. They spoke on condition of anonymity because ... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:09:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1943968-ap-source-obama-poised-to-pick-perez-labor.html 2013-03-10T14:09:13Z