http://www.khou.com/news/politics RSS Feed for KHOU - News - Politics en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:46 GMT 2013-05-21T16:06:46Z en-us http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208328591.html President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:18 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208328591.html 2013-05-21T15:38:18Z http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208266661.html ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Little-known outside his home state, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is methodically checking the boxes and playing the good Democratic soldier as he considers whether to mount a presidential campaign in 2016. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:39 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208266661.html 2013-05-21T16:06:39Z http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208279381.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles is about to elect its next mayor. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:29 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208279381.html 2013-05-21T16:06:29Z http://www.khou.com/news/politics/-Obama-exhorts-good-deeds-by-Morehouse-graduates-208081481.html President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:21:40 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/politics/-Obama-exhorts-good-deeds-by-Morehouse-graduates-208081481.html 2013-05-20T00:21:40Z http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208101621.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' state treasurer was accused Monday of taking at least $36,000 in cash — sometimes stashed in a pie box — from a broker who later came to manage a large share of the state's $3.3 billion investment portfolio. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:06:11 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208101621.html 2013-05-21T12:06:11Z http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208210231.html CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican National Committee chairman and a leading conservative, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, urged caution Monday for Republican critics calling for President Barack Obama's impeachment, but would not rule out impeachment altogether as new details emerged about the White House's role in the developing scandal at the Internal Revenue Service. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:46 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208210231.html 2013-05-21T16:06:46Z http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208255601.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An online registry of convicted sex offenders in Texas would no longer include employer information under a bill inching closer to Gov. Rick Perry's desk. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:04:29 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208255601.html 2013-05-21T16:04:29Z http://www.khou.com/news/politics/204747811.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:48:40 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/politics/204747811.html 2013-04-26T17:48:40Z http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208233801.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor Sean Penn is urging the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman jailed there since 2011. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:13 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208233801.html 2013-05-21T16:05:13Z http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208233941.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A top House Republican says using the state's Rainy Day Fund is being considered for $1.75 billion owed to public schools as part of a complex Texas budget package. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:04:32 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/politics/208233941.html 2013-05-21T16:04:32Z