Politics Jul 19 Trump not backing down on controversial comments Once again, Donald Trump isn't backing down from comments that have inflamed the Republican presidential race. And some of his rivals are no longer treating him with kid gloves.
Politics Apr 09 What analysis reveals about Sen. Rand Paul’s ideas for a balanced budgets Sen. Rand Paul is campaigning for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination as a man who wants to upend the ways of Washington. In one way, though, he's a creature of the nation's capital: He carries on a long tradition of…
Nation Mar 11 Inspector general: State Department employees not archiving enough email WASHINGTON — The State Department's internal watchdog has found that many department employees are not preserving emails for the public record as required by the government.
Nation Jan 27 Obama says U.S. must catch up to ensure drones are safe WASHINGTON — The United States has fallen behind technological advancements that have made small drones readily available and must update its laws to ensure safety, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, in his first public comments about a drone that crashed…
World Nov 17 North Korea wanted a ‘breakthrough’ concession in exchange for prisoners, Clapper says North Korea "feels itself to be under siege," he said. "There is a certain institutional paranoia and that was certainly reflected in a lot of things that he said." Clapper heard complaints about the U.S. interfering with North Korea's internal…
Politics Sep 10 Does Obama really have the authority to carry out strikes against Islamic militants? Obama didn't elaborate on his claim of authority to conduct a potentially yearslong campaign against the Islamic State group, or ISIL, without new congressional approval. But administration officials briefing reporters before the speech said it is grounded in two authorizations…