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Senate panel casts year's first votes on gun curbs
In Congress' first gun votes since the Newtown, Conn., nightmare, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to toughen federal penalties against ...
Gore sued over Current TV sale to Al-Jazeera
A television consultant claims that former Vice President Al Gore and others at Current TV stole his idea to sell the struggling network to Al-Jazeera
Holder promises more openness on national security
Attorney General Eric Holder promised the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that the Obama administration will share more information with ...
Senate panel votes to approve Obama's CIA nominee
The Senate Intelligence Committee voted Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA after winning a behind-the-scenes battle with ...
Intel committee to vote next week on CIA nominee
The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to vote early next week on John Brennan's nomination to be director of the CIA, the panel's leaders ...
Senate committee postpones work on gun bills
The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed its work Thursday on writing bills curbing guns, probably until next week. The committee is considering ...
Father of Newtown victim: Ban assault weapons
After weeks of arguing constitutional fine points and citing rival statistics, senators wrangling over gun control saw and heard the anguish of a ...
Senate panel hearing from Newtown father, doctor
Sen. Dianne Feinstein says there has never been a greater need for a federal ban on assault weapons. The California Democrat made the remark as the ...
Senate panel likely to vote this week on CIA pick
A White House commitment to provide lawmakers with additional information about the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, may have ...
Senate panel likely to write gun bills next week
The Senate Judiciary Committee seems all but certain to start voting on an assault weapons ban and other gun curbs next week, Congress' first roll ...
Private US firms take major role vs. cyberattacks
When Kevin Mandia, a retired military cybercrime investigator, decided to expose China as a primary threat to U.S. computer networks, he didn't have ...
US ready to strike back against China cyberattacks
As public evidence mounts that the Chinese military is responsible for stealing massive amounts of U.S. government data and corporate trade secrets, ...
Brennan open to special court for drone strikes
The White House nominee to run the CIA said setting up a special court to oversee deadly drone strikes against American citizens is worth considering ...
Senate GOP blocks Hagel vote for now
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the nomination of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel as the nation's next defense secretary over unrelated ...
Correction: Brennan-CIA story
In a story Feb. 13 about CIA nominee John Brennan, based on information provided by the Senate Intelligence Committee, The Associated Press reported ...
NRA's LaPierre: Wonk with million-dollar megaphone
Wayne LaPierre would just as soon read a book as fire a gun. That's right, the National Rifle Association's fire-breathing defender of gun rights is ...
Lawmakers urge oversight of drone program
President Barack Obama's use of unmanned drones to kill Americans who are suspected of being al-Qaida allies deserves closer inspection, lawmakers ...
Lawmakers consider regulating drone strikes
CIA Director-designate John Brennan's vigorous defense of drone strikes to kill terror suspects — even American citizens — overseas is causing key ...
Brennan defends drone strikes, even on Americans
CIA Director-designate John Brennan strongly defended anti-terror attacks by unmanned drones Thursday under close questioning at a protest-disrupted ...
CIA Nominee Brennan pledges transparency in post
CIA nominee John Brennan is pledging to bring openness to the CIA and repair a "trust deficit" with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Brennan acknowledged ...
Add-ons let semi-autos fire like military weapons
In the video, a shooter cradles a rifle equipped with a grenade launcher and 250-round magazine. But the star of this demonstration, posted online, ...