Jeanne Shaheen

Jeanne Shaheen

• Panel rejects request for military base closings

  Another round of military base closings has hit a dead end. The Senate Armed Services readiness subcommittee on Tuesday approved legislation rejecting ... 

• Vets disability benefits: Law schools curb backlog

  Dustin Allison was riding in an armored vehicle at the head of a convoy in Iraq one morning in 2007 when an improvised explosive device went off, ... 

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  O'Malley using agenda, fundraising to explore 2016

  His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party's liberal base. He's been a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama. 

• Obama dines and talks issues with Senate Democrats

  President Barack Obama regrouped over dinner Wednesday with a dozen Democratic senators, attempting to press ahead on tenuous elements of his agenda ... 

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  Hagel to review Air Force sexual assault case

  A case involving an Air Force general who dismissed charges against a lieutenant colonel convicted of sexual assault will be reviewed at the top ... 

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  Senate panel approves Hagel for Pentagon chief

  A bitterly divided Senate panel on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's defense secretary in a ... 

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  NH lesbian mom who sought military benefits dies

  Charlie Morgan, a chief warrant officer in the New Hampshire Army National Guard who fought to repeal the federal law barring her wife from receiving ... 

• Senate passes bill to improve embassy security

  The Senate on Monday approved legislation that would allow the State Department to transfer $1.1 billion to improve security at U.S. 

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  Democratic support for Hagel grows

  Democratic support for Chuck Hagel's nomination for defense secretary grew on Thursday as the former Republican senator allayed concerns about his ... 

• Congress completes $633B defense bill

  Congress sent President Barack Obama a $633 billion defense bill for next year that would tighten penalties on Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions ... 

• House approves $633 billion defense bill

  The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a $633 billion defense bill for next year despite Pentagon complaints that it spares outdated but ... 

• House, Senate reach agreement on defense bill

  House and Senate negotiators reached agreement Tuesday on a $633 billion defense bill that would tighten sanctions on Iran, increase security at ...