Politics Jun 24 Republican-led Congress grants Obama fast track trade authority win The Senate has handed President Barack Obama a major victory by approving "fast track" authority to negotiate trade agreements in Asia and elsewhere.
Politics Jun 22 House panel on Benghazi attack releases more Clinton emails WASHINGTON -- The day after the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, a longtime confidant wrote then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that a Libyan security official thought the attack was inspired by a video mocking Islam's…
Nation Jun 22 Supreme Court sides with inmate in excessive force case WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is making it easier for inmates who are accused of crimes — but not yet convicted — to bring cases of excessive force against jail officials.
Nation Jun 22 High court voids routine police check of hotel registries WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court struck down a Los Angeles ordinance Monday that allowed police to inspect hotel guest records on demand.
Nation Jun 22 Newspaper: Pentagon reprimands general for steering contract WASHINGTON — An Army general has been reprimanded for steering a defense contract to a firm run by two former classmates at West Point, according to a published report.
Politics Jun 21 Report: Vets on waiting lists for health care up 50 percent since last year The number of veterans seeking health care but ending up on waiting lists of one month or more is 50 percent higher now than it was a year ago when a scandal over false records and long wait times wracked…
Nation Jun 18 Former Speaker Dennis Hastert’s attorney calls hush-money leaks ‘unconscionable’ A defense attorney says leaks regarding the hush-money case against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert are "unconscionable" and he may ask the court to investigate.
World Jun 16 Secretary of State Kerry expresses ‘enormous’ concern over India-Pakistan tensions Secretary of State John Kerry is voicing "enormous" concern over heightened tensions between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan.
Politics Jun 15 Supreme Court will not revive North Carolina abortion law WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from North Carolina to revive a requirement that abortion providers show and describe an ultrasound to a pregnant woman before she has an abortion.
Politics Jun 15 High court says immigration deadlines can be extended WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal appeals courts have authority to decide whether people facing deportation should be able to extend the deadlines in immigration proceedings.