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The director of the National Security Administration today told Congress that more than 50 potential terrorist attacks have been thwarted by controversial two programs tracking more than a billion phone calls each day.

Despite a declaration that "the days of Rambo are over," Special Operations Command has concerns about how women will fit into its elite units as the military makes the transition to having women in combat by January 2016.

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted this evening to pass legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks, except in what Democrats assailed as “narrow” cases of incest of a minor, rape, and health of the mother, prompting a partisan debate on the House floor...

Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Alaska Tuesday, ensuring there will be a Republican primary in the race to run against Sen. Mark Begich, a Democrat.

The immigration reform bill drawn up by the Senate Gang of 8 would boost the economy and lower the deficit, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says in a report out today. The newly released, and highly anticipated, report from the government’s nonpartisan bookkeeper comes as...

Leaders collect data to measure impact of opening the front lines to women.

WASHINGTON — Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill got a more than three-year head start on the 2016 election, lending her support today to an effort to draw Hillary Clinton into the next presidential race. McCaskill signed on with the group Ready for Hillary, a super PAC...

Ben Cohen wants to stamp your dollar. That’s because he doesn’t think so much money – corporate money, in particular – should be spent on influencing U.S. elections. The connection may seem tenuous, but bear with him. Cohen, the “Ben” of Ben & Jerry’s ice...

The fate of immigration reform hinges on how House Speaker John Boehner handles the issue. And on Tuesday, he laid down a significant marker on how the House will move forward.