The Army is significantly cutting the total number of soldiers it expects to have in the force over the next two years, as the U.S. military faces what a top general calls "unprecedented challenges" in bringing in new recruits.

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has sought to assuage the public, pledging that fresh recruits won't be sent to the front lines. But those statements have been met with skepticism.

By Associated Press

A large number of sub-Cabinet positions across the federal government have yet to be filled, as the Obama administration carefully vets candidates for the Treasury Department and other agencies. A public service professor and New York Times reporter give an…