Cranking up pressure, Garland ready for first Senate visits
By ALAN FRAM President Barack Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court prepared for his initial courtesy calls with senators Thursday as Democrats began the next phase of their drive to…
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GOP Senators: No hearing, no vote for Obama Court pick
By ANDREW TAYLOR and MARY CLARE JALONICK President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court won’t get a hearing or a vote from the Republican-led Senate, GOP members of the…
US seizes Benghazi suspect in deadly Libya attack
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and NANCY BENAC President Barack Obama speaks about the capture of Libyan militant suspected of killing Americans in Benghazi, during his visit to TechShop in Pittsburgh,…
TARGET TAKING ACTIONS ON SECURITY, EXECUTIVE SAYS
By MARCY GORDON Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, listens to the Committee Ranking Member Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4,…
HOLDER OFFERS ASSURANCES ON SURVEILLANCE
By PETE YOST Attorney General Eric Holder pauses while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing oversight hearing on the Justice…
Reagan’s role in NSA’s hack of Google and Yahoo
By MARTHA MENDOZA In this undated file photo made available by Google shows the campus-network room at a data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. With the cooperation of foreign allies,…
Senate blocks Obama picks for judge, housing posts
By ALAN FRAM FILE – In this May 1, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Federal Housing Finance Authority director Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., waves during the…
LONG-RANGE SHUTDOWN OF VT. NUKE PLANT CREATES STIR
By The Associated Press Entergy Wholesale Commodities president Bill Mohl speaks at a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, in Brattleboro, Vt., to announce the closing of the Vermont Yankee…