http://www.mail.com/people/3078-john-mccain.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/3078-john-mccain.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2107386-obama-balances-threats-americans-rights.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance protecting the nation from terror attacks while upholding Americans' rights. The Obama administration this w... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:40:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2107386-obama-balances-threats-americans-rights.html 2013-05-24T07:40:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104648-obama-sees-narrower-terror-threat-defends-drones.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida. In a lengthy address at the National Defense University, Obama defended his c... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:20:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104648-obama-sees-narrower-terror-threat-defends-drones.html 2013-05-23T23:20:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2104680-irs-replaces-official-tea-party-controversy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving quickly to stem a raging controversy, the new acting head of the Internal Revenue Service started cleaning house Thursday by replacing the supervisor who oversaw agents involved in targeting tea party groups. A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lois Lerner was placed on administrative leave, acc... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:18:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2104680-irs-replaces-official-tea-party-controversy.html 2013-05-23T23:18:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106634-tea-party-vs-guard-gop-senate-rift.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view Thursday, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Senate rules that protect the minority party. Tactics for dealing with the government's budget and debt became the latest qua... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:51:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106634-tea-party-vs-guard-gop-senate-rift.html 2013-05-23T22:51:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102276-republican-divisions-hinder-partys-momentum.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems. Tensions between libertarian-leaning and more mainstream Republicans were on vivid display Tuesday as Sens. Rand Paul and John McCain clashed ... Wed, 22 May 2013 11:23:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102276-republican-divisions-hinder-partys-momentum.html 2013-05-22T11:23:14Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099768-apple-case-spur-to-tax-action.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law. At a hearing Tuesday, members of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Inv... Wed, 22 May 2013 04:04:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099768-apple-case-spur-to-tax-action.html 2013-05-22T04:04:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101150-senate-panel-approves-weapons-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-old civil war. With a degree of trepidation, the Foreign Relations Committee voted 15-3 for a bill that would pr... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101150-senate-panel-approves-weapons-syrian-rebels.html 2013-05-21T21:24:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2098730-panel-apple-uses-firms-us-to-avoid-taxes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found. The world's most valuable company is holding overseas some $102 billion of its $145 billion in cash, and an Irish subsidiary that earned $22 billion in 2011 paid o... Mon, 20 May 2013 23:47:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2098730-panel-apple-uses-firms-us-to-avoid-taxes.html 2013-05-20T23:47:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2098798-white-house-farm-subsidy-cuts-needed.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Monday it wants to see more cuts to agriculture subsidies in a massive farm bill moving through the Senate this week. The bill would cost almost $100 billion a year over five years and would set policy for farm programs and food aid. The legislation would cut about $2.4 billion annually from overall farm spe... Mon, 20 May 2013 22:14:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2098798-white-house-farm-subsidy-cuts-needed.html 2013-05-20T22:14:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094922-irs-probe-ignored-influential-groups.html WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, and senior Treasury Department officials were notified in the midst of the 2012 presidential election season that an ... Sat, 18 May 2013 15:41:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094922-irs-probe-ignored-influential-groups.html 2013-05-18T15:41:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091516-congress-rethinks-911-law-military-force.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is rethinking the broad authority it gave the president to wage a war on terror after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in light of how President Barack Obama has used the power to target suspected terrorists with lethal drone strikes. Senior Pentagon officials insisted on Thursday that the law should remain unchanged as the... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:17:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091516-congress-rethinks-911-law-military-force.html 2013-05-16T20:17:14Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2087946-obama-to-meet-with-mccain-immigration-budget.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama plans to meet with Republican Sen. John McCain on Wednesday to discuss ongoing efforts to pass an overhaul of immigration laws and budget issues. McCain, of Arizona, is one of the key Republicans in a bipartisan group of eight senators who drafted broad immigration legislation that would includ... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:46:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2087946-obama-to-meet-with-mccain-immigration-budget.html 2013-05-15T17:46:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080096-review-chairman-clinton-benghazi-call.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but absolved then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. "We knew where the responsibility rested," Thomas Pickering said Sunday. "They've tried to point a finger at people more senior than wher... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:53:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080096-review-chairman-clinton-benghazi-call.html 2013-05-12T18:53:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074978-prince-harry-opens-weeklong-us-visit.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A buttoned-down Prince Harry joined Michelle Obama in honoring military families Thursday and toured an exhibition in Congress about land-mines, opening a weeklong U.S. visit devoted to the wounded victims of war. Shrieking onlookers gave him the pop-star treatment, but he was all royal business. The British soldier-prince had one of Ame... Fri, 10 May 2013 04:14:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074978-prince-harry-opens-weeklong-us-visit.html 2013-05-10T04:14:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073412-coalition-immigration-bill-clears-tests.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the borders and grant eventual citizenship to millions living in the United States illegally. ... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:26:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073412-coalition-immigration-bill-clears-tests.html 2013-05-09T21:26:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073370-republicans-immigration-risky-subject.html FALLS CITY, Neb. (AP) — Rodney Vandenberg was the first to greet Republican Sen. Deb Fischer when she dropped by the Falls City's Chamber of Commerce office last week. He wasted no time bracing her about immigration, an issue that a Senate committee takes up Thursday in the form of sweeping overhaul legislation. "There can be no shortcuts to citizenship f... Thu, 09 May 2013 07:09:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073370-republicans-immigration-risky-subject.html 2013-05-09T07:09:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2070892-cyberattacks-growing-irritant-us-china-ties.html BEIJING (AP) — Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue. The Pentagon this week said China appeared to be cyberspying against the U.S. government, the first time it has made such an assertion in ... Wed, 08 May 2013 18:57:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2070892-cyberattacks-growing-irritant-us-china-ties.html 2013-05-08T18:57:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069748-gop-stronger-borders-immigration-bill-will-die.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Landmark immigration legislation is doomed to fail in Congress unless border-security provisions are greatly strengthened, Republican senators bluntly warned on Tuesday. "If in fact the American people can't trust that the border is controlled, you're never going to be able to pass this bill," declared Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, top Re... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:58:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069748-gop-stronger-borders-immigration-bill-will-die.html 2013-05-08T00:58:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers. With Congress back from a weeklong recess, the bottom line remains familiar: Advocates of broadened checks lack the... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:15:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html 2013-05-07T14:15:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065556-study-sets-immigration-bill-squabble.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally, the Heritage Foundation said in a report Monday, setting off a fierce dispute with fellow conservatives who attacked the study as flawed and political. The ... Mon, 06 May 2013 22:45:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065556-study-sets-immigration-bill-squabble.html 2013-05-06T22:45:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064234-lawmakers-syrians-air-defense-impenetrable.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Two lawmakers say Syria's air defense system isn't as strong as once thought and add that Israel's recent strikes there show the regime is vulnerable. Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont said Sunday that Syrian President Bashar Assad's air defense systems were not impenetrable. Israel in re... Sun, 05 May 2013 14:10:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064234-lawmakers-syrians-air-defense-impenetrable.html 2013-05-05T14:10:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062120-obama-foresee-us-ground-troops-syria.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama said Friday he doesn't foresee any circumstance requiring the U.S. to send ground troops into Syria, even as Washington pursues more evidence about the regime's purported use of chemical weapons. "I do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in Syria, American boots on the ground, would not on... Sat, 04 May 2013 00:48:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062120-obama-foresee-us-ground-troops-syria.html 2013-05-04T00:48:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061608-hill-aides-white-house-recalculates-spending-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House budget office is recalculating how to apply automatic spending cuts for a handful of agencies, freeing up almost $4 billion for the Pentagon and another $1 billion or so for other agencies like the Homeland Security Department and NASA. Capitol Hill aides familiar with the White House changes say the administration has id... Fri, 03 May 2013 21:32:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061608-hill-aides-white-house-recalculates-spending-cuts.html 2013-05-03T21:32:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055316-immigration-debate-creates-dilemma-obama.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's prospects for a sweeping legislative victory this year now rest almost solely on the immigration overhaul working its way through Congress. But immigration's tricky politics have created a dilemma for a president fighting for an issue he considers central to his legacy. If Obama is too closely aligned with the le... Wed, 01 May 2013 20:14:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055316-immigration-debate-creates-dilemma-obama.html 2013-05-01T20:14:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054642-obama-hints-potential-military-action-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signaled Tuesday he would consider U.S. military action against Syria if "hard, effective evidence" is found to bolster intelligence that chemical weapons have been used in the 2-year-old civil war. Among the potential options being readied for him: weapons and ammunition for the Syrian rebels. Despite such plannin... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:24:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054642-obama-hints-potential-military-action-syria.html 2013-04-30T22:24:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054330-advocates-criticize-senate-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A sweeping immigration bill in the Senate ran into criticism Tuesday from advocates who complained it puts up undue barriers to citizenship for millions here illegally. Officials from several immigrant rights' groups and the Catholic church held a conference call to highlight their concerns about the bill, including a cutoff date that ex... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:32:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054330-advocates-criticize-senate-immigration-bill.html 2013-04-30T21:32:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054610-gop-persists-with-questions-benghazi-attack.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans are continuing to pepper the Obama administration with questions about last year's deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Although an independent review board has blamed inadequate security at the compound on senior management and leadership failures at the State Department, some GOP la... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:02:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054610-gop-persists-with-questions-benghazi-attack.html 2013-04-30T21:02:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051650-soft-spoken-virginian-holds-sway-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Depending on whom you ask, Rep. Bob Goodlatte is either trying to stand in the way of landmark immigration legislation or he illustrates the new face of the GOP trying to find common ground on a contentious issue. Either way, the soft-spoken collector of elephant figurines and signed baseballs is asserting his pivotal role in the immigra... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:24:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051650-soft-spoken-virginian-holds-sway-immigration.html 2013-04-29T20:24:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2049638-lawmakers-syria-chemical-weapons-menace-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons could be a greater threat after that nation's president leaves power and could end up targeting Americans at home, lawmakers warned Sunday as they considered a U.S. response that stops short of sending military forces there. U.S. officials last week declared that the Syrian government probably had us... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:59:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2049638-lawmakers-syria-chemical-weapons-menace-us.html 2013-04-28T17:59:05Z