Hack attack spurs call for more NKorea sanctions
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON and ERIC TUCKER Suspicions that North Korea was behind a destructive hacking attack against Sony Pictures and a threat against movie theaters are intensifying calls for tougher…
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CIA battles Senate Democrats over torture report
By BRADLEY KLAPPER The CIA and several of its past leaders are stepping up a campaign to discredit a five-year Senate investigation into the CIA’s harrowing interrogation practices after 9/11,…
US prepares for security risks from torture report
American embassies, military units and other U.S. interests are bracing for possible security threats related to Tuesday’s planned release of a report on the CIA’s harsh interrogation techniques, the White…
Analysis: Can House GOP stay on immigration script
By DAVID ESPO After declaring President Barack Obama’s new policy on deportations “null and void,” House Republicans are ready to fund the federal government before a Thursday deadline without additional…
Obama, GOP-led Congress prepare for veto showdowns
By CHARLES BABINGTON and JIM KUHNHENN Veto brinkmanship between congressional Republicans and President Barack Obama was virtually absent in his first six years in office, but it’s about to unleash…
Obama taps Pentagon veteran Ashton Carter to lead DOD
By JULIE PACE Shaking up his Pentagon leadership, President Barack Obama tapped policy wonk Ashton Carter to oversee the sprawling Defense Department Friday, heralding his new nominee as one the…
Republicans push to update education law
By KIMBERLY HEFLING The No Child Left Behind education law could be making a political comeback. Sen. Lamar Alexander, the Tennessee Republican who is the incoming chairman of the Senate…
President Barack OBAMA, AFRICAN LEADERS TALK SECURITY, GOVERNANCE
By JULIE PACE President Barack Obama waves during the official family photo at the US African Leaders Summit, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, at the State Department in Washington. President Barack…