Officials: Dead Boston suspect's name in database
The name of the dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect was included in a federal government travel-screening database in 2011 after the FBI investigated ...

Supporters: Don't link immigration bill to Boston
Democratic supporters of a new immigration bill accused opponents Monday of trying to "exploit" the Boston Marathon bombings to hold up the ...
Court won't stop judges from getting raises
The Supreme Court won't stop some federal judges from getting cost-of-living increases promised to them by Congress but never paid, a move that could ...
Feinstein asks what Boston suspect told FBI
Sen. Dianne Feinstein wants to know what the FBI learned when it interviewed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev (tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) after ...
Senator: Marathon bombing suspect shot in throat
A U.S. senator says the hospitalized suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing was shot in the throat, raising questions about his ability to speak to ...
Newtown families: We'll keep fighting for gun law
Disappointment. Disgust. Grossly unfair. That's how some families who lost loved ones in December's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school view ...

Feds halt funding for $361M pipeline
Federal officials temporarily stopped funding a $361 million water pipeline for a Native American reservation in Montana after learning that millions ...
Immigration senators: Boston no excuse to nix bill
Two senators who helped write bipartisan immigration legislation say the Boston Marathon bombings should expedite an overhaul of the current system.
Lawmaker: Enough evidence to convict bomb suspect
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee believes there's enough evidence against the suspected Boston marathon bomber to convict him. Rep.

Experts: Ricin like that in letters easy to make
The ricin mailed to the president and a U.S. senator is relatively easy to make but generally can't be used to target a large number of people, ...

Boston bombings shadow immigration bill
The Boston Marathon bombings cast a shadow Friday over the start of debate on legislation to remake the U.S. immigration system, as some Republicans ...

Poll: Public pessimism on economy is increasing
For the third year in a row, the nation's economic recovery has hit a springtime soft spot. Reflecting that weakness, only 1 in 4 Americans now ...

Gun votes carry big risks for Dems in rural states
There is little mystery, from a campaign viewpoint, at least, about the eight senators who crossed party lines in Wednesday's showdown vote on ...
House Democrats outraising Republicans in 2013
The campaign arm of House Democrats outraised its Republican rival in first quarter of 2013, taking in more than $22 million. The Democratic ...
US finalizing arms sales to Israel, Arab nations
The Defense Department is working out final details of $10 billion in sales of warplanes, transport aircraft and advanced missiles to Israel and two ...
Congressman: Suspects had cache of explosives
The senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects had collected pipe bombs, grenades and ...
Simpson and Bowles offer modified budget plan
The chairmen of President Barack Obama's 2010 fiscal commission are wading back into Washington's budget wars with a revised, somewhat milder plan to ...

Obama taking action on gun background check system
Blocked by Congress from expanding gun sale background checks, President Barack Obama is turning to actions within his own power to keep people from ...

Flight delays: Furloughs begin at airports Sunday
Air traffic controller furloughs scheduled to kick in on Sunday could result in flight delays of more than three hours in Atlanta, as well as ...
EPA blamed for delays in asbestos study in Montana
Internal investigators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for years of delays in completing health studies needed to guide the ...

Obama, victims' families overcome by gun owners
Four months ago, President Barack Obama promised a grieving nation he would do everything in his power to change gun laws after 26 students and staff ...

Senators unveil sweeping immigration bill
Four Democratic and four Republican senators formally unveiled a sweeping immigration bill Thursday at a news conference attended by traditional ...

For gun control, now what? A look at the issue
The impassioned push for new gun laws, born from the slaughter of schoolchildren, has collided with the marble-hard realities of Congress.

House passes pro-business cybersecurity bill
Pro-business legislation aimed at helping companies fend off sophisticated foreign hackers sailed through the House on Thursday despite a White House ...

Wicker: Possible ricin suspect Elvis impersonator
Sen. Roger Wicker says he once hired the man accused of mailing suspicious letters as an Elvis impersonator. The Mississippi Republican said he hired ...