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Independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut called Sunday for the United States to provide direct assistance to the Syrian people in their struggle to oust President Bashar al-Assad. "It's time to try to help the brave Syrian freedom fighters to carry out a fair fight," he said on CNN's "State of the Union." U.N. officials estimate 6,000 ... (more)

Mourners carry the body of a 10-year-old boy at a funeral for the child and rebels killed during fighting in Idlib, Syria.

Vermont Sens. Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy and Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu are trying to slow down the rush to effectively kill the Postal Service.

A bipartisan group of senators including Bob Casey , Lindsey Graham and Joseph Lieberman are circulating a draft resolution to pressure the Obama administration to limit diplomatic efforts to resolve concerns about Iran's nuclear program.

Congress failed to pass a new federal law last year requiring the litany of companies affected by data breaches - from gaming giant Sony to shoe e-tailer Zappos - to notify consumers.

Private security companies like those that failed to stop the 9/11 hijackers could be manning more airport checkpoints under a new bill heading for President Obama 's desk.

Democrat Susan Bysiewicz, the former Secretary of the State and candidate for US Senate, talks to voters at a Democracy For America meeting at Silver Star Restaurant-Diner in Norwalk Wednesday, Feb.

For Christopher Shays, his return to politics is just the first step in what he hopes will be a revolution of thinking.

When Al Gore named Lieberman to the ticket in 2000, the senator from Connecticut faced a flurry of questions about his faith and, especially, his refusal to campaign on the Sabbath.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's approval numbers are showing a modest rebound from last year's low and most state voters endorse ending the ban on Sunday alcohol sales, according to an opinion poll released Tuesday by the conservative Yankee Institute for Public Policy.

With $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid and a three-decade relationship hanging in the balance, U.S. officials said Tuesday that Army Gen.

At a glance Suicide is 10th leading cause of death Michelle Moore is the organizer of the local "Out of the Darkness Community Walk'' in Brookfield.

Top senators said Tuesday that the United States should begin thinking of arming the opposition in Syria, even as one suggested that military options might not be the best way forward.

Last year Exodus International, a Christian group that regards homosexuality as sinful, expressed that view in a software app created for Apple Inc.'s iPhone.

Three senators called for the U.S. Postal Service to reconsider closing thousands of facilities and urged an end to a multibillion-dollar annual payment by the USPS, highlighting debate in Congress over how to reform the money-losing agency.

A delegation of Egyptian military officials in town for high level meetings with their American counterparts canceled a series of meetings on Capitol Hill at the last minute Monday.

The green shoots of reform began sprouting from Capitol Hill's parched ethics landscape immediately after a breathless 60 Minute s broadcast late last year.

In this Sept. 21, 2011, file photo Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Sen.

A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth.

JANUARY 31: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman and U.S. U.S. Sen.