McCain Visits Rebel Army in Syria
John McCain has put "boots on the ground" in Syria after all — his own. The senior senator from Arizona and ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee...
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Neoconservative Republicans Knock Obama’s Shift in War on Terror
A number of Republicans spent part of the Memorial Day weekend roundly criticizing the plan announced by President Obama last week to limit the scope and eventually end the...
Rep. Schiff’s Bill Would Repeal Authorization for Use of Military Force
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is preparing a bill to repeal the post-9/11 legislation that two presidents have relied on as justification for waging war in several countries simultaneously....
An Empire of Graves “Around the Globe”
“Ask him about the cemeteries, Dean!” The speaker, if the story is true, was President Lyndon B. Johnson instructing Secretary of State Dean Rusk on what to say to...
Mass. Senate Race: Gomez Name-Calls After Markey Attack Ad
The special election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts has turned ugly, with Republican Gabriel Gomez calling Democrat Ed Markey "pond scum" after a Markey TV ad featuring a split...
Heckler Spars With Obama Over Drones, Guantanamo
During President Obama's speech in Washington Thursday, a woman heckler sparred several times with him about drones and the Guantanamo detention center. ...
Connecticut Gun Law Challenged in Federal Court
Connecticut's seven-week-old gun law, passed in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook School in Newtown in December, has been challenged in federal court. ...
AG Holder Acknowledges Drone Killings of Four U.S. Citizens
Attorney General Eric Holder issued the first official acknowledgement Wednesday that the United States has killed four U.S. citizens with drone strikes. ...
Antiwar.com Editors Sue FBI for Surveillance Files
The editors of Antiwar.com are suing the FBI for access to surveillance files they say the agency has compiled on them and their online magazine. Â ...
Cincinnati IRS Gave Applications of Conservative Groups to Liberal Journal
The same IRS office that targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status released pending applications from nine such groups to the liberal news source ProPublica late last year, according to...
Seizure of AP Phone Records Said to “Shock the American Conscience”
News that the U.S. Department of Justice secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors of the Associated Press has triggered a storm of protest. ...
Philly Abortionist Found Guilty of First-degree Murder
The Philadelphia doctor whose late-term abortions were carried out in an alleged "house of horrors" was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder Monday. ...
Clinton Never Questioned During State Department Benghazi Probe
The retired diplomat who led the State Department investigation into last year's attack on the U.S diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended on TV interview programs Sunday the decision...
Cardinal O’Malley to Boycott Irish PM at Boston College Commencement
The top cleric in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has announced he will not attend graduation ceremonies next week at Jesuit-run Boston College, where the commencement speaker will...
Colorado Gun Rights Groups Aim to Recall State Lawmakers
A pair of Colorado gun rights groups have taken aim at four of their state's Democratic legislators in a recall effort, following passage of what have been described as...
Federal Judge Stands By Ruling: “Morning After” Pill for All Ages
A federal judge Friday turned down a request by government lawyers to suspend his decision that the "morning after" contraceptive pill be available for the over-the counter purchase by...
Rand Paul, in Iowa, Rips Clinton on Benghazi
Kentucky Senator and potential Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul continued his criticism of Hillary Clinton over the attack in Benghazi in a speech Friday night in Iowa. ...
Senate Panel Rejects Border Security Amendment to Immigration Bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday voted down an amendment to require certification of border security before a bill to grant legal status and a "path to citizenship" to the...
Report Says al-Qaeda, CIA Warnings Deleted From Benghazi Talking Points
References to al-Qaeda and to CIA warnings of terrorist threats in Benghazi in the months before the attack on the U.S. diplomatic facility there were deleted from the now...
Diplomat Says He Was Demoted for Questioning Official Account of Benghazi Attack
The deputy chief of mission under slain U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens told a House committee Wednesday he had been given a negative management review and "effectively demoted" to...