Politics

US hits Egyptian jail sentences for Americans
The Obama administration is condemning Egyptian convictions and jail sentences against 43 nonprofit workers, including 16 Americans, after what the U.
ACLU study: Pot arrests more likely for blacks
Black people are arrested for possessing marijuana at a higher rate than white people, even though marijuana use by both races is about the same, the ...
Top Obama appointees using secret email accounts
Some of President Barack Obama's political appointees are using secret government email accounts to conduct official business, The Associated Press ...
House aims to speed vets' compensation for abuse
The House passed legislation Tuesday designed to make it easier for veterans to obtain financial compensation for injuries or illness linked to sexual ...
Nuke missile crews cite morale-sapping pressures
Officers with a finger on the trigger of the Air Force's most powerful nuclear missiles are complaining of a wide array of morale-sapping pressures, ...
Nevada lawmakers pass 5 bills in special session
Sleep-deprived Nevada lawmakers quickly passed all five bills they had to deal with in a special session called overnight by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
NATO to discuss post-2014 Afghan war details
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said it will likely be the fall before he is ready to recommend how many troops the U.S. and its allies should ...
Obama welcomes Chile's Pinera to White House
President Barack Obama has welcomed Chilean President Sebastian Pinera to the White House, asserting the South American nation's economic and ...
Russia's S-300 missile causes hype, controversy
It's the most widely talked about weapon in the news these days, and one of the most elusive. The question of whether or not Russia has supplied the ...
NATO to send expert mission to Libya
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced Tuesday the alliance will send an expert mission to Libya on short notice to assess needs as ...
White House tries to encourage high tech patents
The White House is taking steps to encourage innovation in high tech patents that it calls "a key driver of economic growth." The White House on ...
AP source: Obama nominating 3 to US appeals court
President Barack Obama is simultaneously naming three nominees to the understaffed federal appeals court in Washington, setting up an aggressive push ...
Afghans demand arrest of US troops over killings
Hundreds of Afghans blocked a major highway south of Kabul on Tuesday, carrying freshly dug-up bodies they claimed were victims of torture by U.S.
Small towns prepare as flood moves south
Volunteers were busy stacking sandbags in the tiny Missouri town of Dutchtown on Monday as the rain-swollen Mississippi River threatens to send water ...
Obama orders new economic sanctions on Iran
Turning the screw on Iran and its nuclear program, the Obama administration imposed new sanctions Monday on Iran's currency and auto industry, seeking ...
New Jersey Sen. Lautenberg dead at 89
The next time a flight attendant reminds you there's no smoking or you witness a teenager getting carded at a liquor store, think of Frank Lautenberg.
Fort Hood suspect to represent himself at trial
The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood rampage hinted Monday that he would try to justify the attack, revealing for the first time ...
New IRS head says taxpayers no longer trust agency
His agency under relentless fire, the new head of the Internal Revenue Service acknowledged to Congress on Monday that American taxpayers no longer ...
Former RNC chair Steele eyeing Md. governor's race
Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele says he is considering running for Maryland governor in 2014. Steele told MSNBC host ...
NYC police commish says he's not running for mayor
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is the most popular public figure in New York City not running for mayor. And when asked, his answer is always the ...
Bomb kills 9 Afghan children, 2 US troops
A suicide bomber targeting U.S. troops outside an Afghan government office killed nine children walking home from school and two of the Americans on ...
GOP replacement for NJ's Lautenberg not assured
Gov. Chris Christie is perhaps the nation's highest-profile Republican — but that's no guarantee the seat held by the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg will ...
Prosecutor: Manning dumped info into enemy hands
Pfc. Bradley Manning went on trial Monday for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, including ...
US institute: NKorea may restart reactor soon
North Korea may be just one to two months away from following through on its threat to restart a plutonium reactor that can produce fissile material ...
White House: Obama concerned about IRS spending
The White House says President Barack Obama is concerned by excessive spending by the Internal Revenue Service and other agencies on conferences and ...