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Senators: U.S. must take "more decisive" military action in Syria
A bipartisan trio of key senators is demanding that President Obama take "more decisive" action to stem the military advance by Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces.
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Markey, Gomez clash in final US Senate debate
Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey clashed over Markey's record in Congress and Gomez's background in business during the final and often testy debate of their U.S. Senate campaign.
U.S. Senate starts amending immigration revamp legislation
The U.S. Senate began the process Tuesday of tweaking the legislation that would overhaul the national's immigration laws.
John McCain: New border security plan could unite Dems, GOP
Democratic and Republican senators are in tense discussions over a border-security amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration-reform package that could prove critical to its passage, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Tuesday afternoon.
Obama Runs 'Gang of 8' Immigration Bill from White House
The White House is playing a larger role in developing the Gang of Eight's immigration bill than its supporters publicly admit, according to a forthcoming article in The New Yorker.
Peter MacKay in U.S. capital meeting with Chuck Hagel, John McCain
Defence Minister Peter MacKay is in the U.S. capital today meeting with his American counterpart, Chuck Hagel, and bestowing an honorary doctorate upon Sen. John McCain.
Cepeda: Rubio, Cruz elevate Latinos in American politics
It's fascinating that two Latino men - both of whom are further to the right of where most Latinos stand on immigration - are at the epicenter of the current reform debate.
Amnesty First, Citizenship Second, Border Security Maybe
Under the auspices of immigration reform, a prominent bipartisan group of lawmakers has embarked on a months-long journey.
McCain presses Obama on secret emails
Republican Sen. John McCain on Monday questioned President Barack Obama about his political appointees' use of secret government email accounts at work, saying that Congress cannot tell the American people what its government is doing if it creates a "secret alternate communications network."
McCain Presses Obama on Secret Emails
Republican Sen. John McCain is questioning President Barack Obama about political appointees' use of secret government email accounts to conduct official business.
9/11 accused in Guantanamo court but trial distant
The plans of a former Microsoft manager to create the "Starbucks of Pot" are worrying other activists who pushed for the legalization of marijuana in Washington state.
Remote Mich. village abuzz over shipwreck search
NSA leaker Edward Snowden is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat with The Guardian and attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor.
Op-ed: Why Cindy McCain Really Is a 'Hero'
When the Trevor Project honors Cindy McCain tonight with its "Trevor Hero Award," the knee-jerk reaction from those who haven't paid attention will be something like: "Wait, what?" Her husband is Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who is at this moment fulfilling a pledge to "do everything in my power" to ensure immigration reform excludes protection for ... (more)
A wide-open race in Minnesota for Bachmanna s seat
They've lost their high-profile champion and tea party heroine, but Republicans in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District express confidence they can hold the U.S. House seat even without Michele Bachmann on the ballot next year.
For U.S. military, sex assault an enemy within
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has been leading the charge against the sexual assault crisis in the military, which has been struggling to curb the culture that yielded 26,000 cases of "unwanted sexual contact" in the ranks last year.
NoDakanada: Senator Mary Landrieu gives North Dakota to Canada
Last Thursday, Louisiana Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu was speaking out against South Dakota Republican Senator John Thune's proposal to build a border fence before any amnesty for illegal aliens occurs.
Obama aide: No 'rush to war' in Syria
A top aide to President Obama said Sunday that U.S. policy in Syria has to be dictated in part by what happened in Iraq.
Cornyn caving on border-security fight
Sen. John Cornyn is the big prize in the quest for more than 70 votes for immigration reform, but the Gang of Eight is split over whether he's worth wooing.
Palin slams military intervention in Syria: 'Let Allah sort it out'
Former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin told a Washington audience Saturday that the U.S. should not get involved in the Syrian civil war.
Shabren Kurtz-Russ wanted to join the military to start a family tradition. Her mother and father served in the Army.