http://www.kitv.com/-/8906042/8906326/-/13gkt59/-/index.html?absolute=true en-US © 2011 Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. Home Home en-US © 2011 Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. http://www.kitv.com/news/politics/poll-congress-approval-rating-just-16-percent/-/8905242/20616692/-/u03y29z/-/index.html?absolute=true According to a new national poll, just 16 percent of Americans approve of the way Congress is handling its job, with 83 percent of those questioned in a CNN/ORC International survey saying they disapprove. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:31:59 GMT 20616692 2013-06-19T02:31:59Z http://www.kitv.com/news/politics/Senate-negotiators-seek-immigration-deal/-/8905242/20612464/-/wc6b1l/-/index.html?absolute=true A bipartisan group of senators is scrambling to reach a fresh compromise they hope can propel a proposal to overhaul U.S. immigration policy toward passage in that chamber and provide momentum heading into the Republican-controlled House. A deal remai... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:09:52 GMT 20612464 2013-06-19T01:09:52Z http://www.kitv.com/news/politics/house-passes-lateterm-abortion-ban/-/8905242/20621934/-/52rt09/-/index.html?absolute=true The House of Representatives Tuesday passed a GOP-sponsored bill banning so-called "late-term abortions" -- procedures for women who are beyond 22 weeks into their pregnancy. The vote was 228-196, mostly along party lines. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:34:12 GMT 20621934 2013-06-18T23:34:12Z http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/sen-hirono-argues-immigration-reform-unfair-to-women/-/8905354/20621912/-/in4ju2z/-/index.html?absolute=true Hawaii U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono says a sweeping immigration bill being considered by the Senate is unfair to women in its current form because of educational and career inequities in other countries. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:24:44 GMT 20621912 2013-06-18T23:24:44Z http://www.kitv.com/news/politics/fbi-says-surveillance-thwarted-ny-terror-plots/-/8905242/20610840/-/1ih38n/-/index.html?absolute=true Bomb plots targeting the New York Stock Exchange and the city's subway were among more than 50 terrorist acts worldwide thwarted by top-secret surveillance programs since the 2001 al Qaeda attacks on the United States, security officials said Tuesday... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:09:51 GMT 20610840 2013-06-18T21:09:51Z http://www.kitv.com/news/politics/biden-country-has-changed-on-gun-violence/-/8905242/20608768/-/txmoi8/-/index.html?absolute=true In remarks Tuesday touting the Obama administration's progress in addressing gun safety, Vice President Joe Biden vowed to revisit gun control legislation that failed in the U.S. Senate earlier this year. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:05:51 GMT 20608768 2013-06-18T20:05:51Z http://www.kitv.com/news/politics/First-family-minus-the-president-lunch-with-Bono/-/8905242/20614602/-/5fy6wc/-/index.html?absolute=true What's a visit to Ireland without a pub lunch alongside Bono? Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:03:58 GMT 20614602 2013-06-18T18:03:58Z http://www.kitv.com/news/politics/Up-to-2-years-for-women-in-elite-combat-roles/-/8905242/20603382/-/3gvis0/-/index.html?absolute=true It may be another two years before women can start training for jobs in Army Ranger and Navy SEAL units under plans to be announced by the Pentagon on Tuesday, a Defense Department official familiar with the matter said. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:28:19 GMT 20603382 2013-06-18T17:28:19Z http://www.kitv.com/news/politics/Obama-says-he-s-no-Dick-Cheney-on-snooping/-/8905242/20607026/-/1sj54tz/-/index.html?absolute=true Critics who have compared President Barack Obama's stance on government surveillance to that of hawkish former Vice President Dick Cheney are missing his insistence on proper systematic balances, Obama said in an interview that aired Monday. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:26:56 GMT 20607026 2013-06-18T13:26:56Z http://www.kitv.com/news/politics/Christie-to-probably-make-White-House-decision-in-2015/-/8905242/20609900/-/lxslmpz/-/index.html?absolute=true Answering a question about when he'll make a decision on a 2016 presidential bid, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie went farther than usual in acknowledging interest in the race, saying Tuesday he "probably" won't make up his mind until 2015. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:16:07 GMT 20609900 2013-06-18T13:16:07Z