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From the Director of National Intelligence: 'increased transparency'
"In June, President Obama directed the Intelligence Community (IC) to declassify and make public as much information as possible about certain sensitive U.S. Government surveillance programs while being mindful of the need to protect sensitive classified intelligence and national security," says Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper in a statement issued Thursday night.
NFL concussion settlement: the court order
The NFL and more than 4,500 former players suing over head injuries reached a settlement Thursday, according to federal court records. The settlement amount is $765 million, as identified in the order from Judge Anita Brody in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia.
U.S. Chamber: Immigration bill's chances are 50-50
The top immigration official at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Thursday that the chances for getting a "good" immigration bill through Congress this year are about 50-50.
Labor eyes Texas for political gains
AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka said Tuesday the labor movement will set its sights on political action in Texas, a Republican-controlled state that boasts its lack of government regulation has been a catalyst for economic growth.
Donald Rumsfeld: Obama administration still in 'apology mode'
He's seen a lot of wars, and the making of wars, that's for sure. Donald Rumsfeld, 81, is a U.S. Navy veteran, was Secretary of Defense twice, and has served in public office in one capacity or another since 1963. And here's what he thinks about Syria as the White House wrestles with a protocol, a response and a productive solution.
PETA says MLK's dream applies to animals, too
Among the civil rights activists who attended Wednesday's commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington were members of PETA, who said the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of equality extends to our furry friends.
Mainers would rather move to Canada than down South
Among the interesting tidbits in the Public Policy Polling survey released Wednesday: Maine residents, by a 44 percent to 29 percent margin, would rather move to Canada than live in the U.S. South.
Rand Paul: No U.S. interests at stake in Syria
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday that the U.S. has no direct national security interests at stake in Syria's civil war, as he cautioned President Obama against ordering military strikes on the Middle East nation.
Civil rights marchers turn attention to military action in Syria
While thousands flocked to the National Mall Wednesday to remember the past, some used the 50th anniversary of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington to talk about the future — specifically the U.S.'s involvement in Syria.
Most Democrats, independents oppose defunding Obamacare: poll
A new poll finds that nearly six in 10 voters oppose the idea of cutting funding for Obamacare — despite the law's continuing unpopularity — and that there is a major partisan divide on the issue, with Democrats and independents opposing the push by a group of conservative Republicans to starve the new law of money.
Holder: $2.5 million to help Sandy Hook 'healing'
The Obama administration said Wednesday it will send $2.5 million in taxpayer money to reimburse Connecticut police agencies, with Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. saying the money can help heal the community after 20 kids were killed in last year's Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Ex-White House adviser: Most Republicans oppose government shutdown
Former White House adviser David M. Axelrod said that some conservatives are doing President Obama a favor by calling on lawmakers to support a government shutdown in order to defund Obamacare.
U.S. envoy to go to North Korea over detained American
The Obama administration said Tuesday it is sending a special envoy to North Korea to seek the release of American Kenneth Bae, a Christian missionary who has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the country.
Obama promises mayors unilateral action on guns
Stymied by Congress in his gun control efforts, President Obama told a group of big-city mayors Tuesday that he would take more executive actions to reduce gun violence.
Obama, Canada's Harper discuss Syrian crisis
As he ponders military action against Syria, President Obama spoke Tuesday to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the Syrian regime's reported killing of civilians with chemical weapons.
Senior Democrat backs Syria strike
A senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday that it is "appropriate" for the United States military to get more involved in the ongoing Syrian civil war now that it appears the government there used chemical weapons against its own people.
Boots on the ground? Only 4 percent of Americans support sending U.S. troops into Syria
"Boots on the ground" may be a favorite phrase among journalists covering civil unrest in Syria. But it's the least favorite among war weary Americans who do not support sending U.S. troops into Syria. Only 4 percent would support a ground invasion, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Sen. Jeff Flake on defund-Obamacare attack ad: 'Oh, whatever'
Sen. Jeff Flake dismissed the attacks being launched against him for refusing to embrace the no-holds-barred campaign to defund Obamacare that could lead to a government shutdown.
Inside the Derek Sheely concussion lawsuit vs. NCAA
Last week, the family of late Frostburg State football player Derek Sheely sued the NCAA, two of the university's coaches and others after he sustained a fatal brain injury during practice in August 2011. Here's a copy of the complaint filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court that alleges a disturbing series of events leading to Sheely's death.
Stop Hillary PAC gets its first congressional endorsement from Texas lawmaker Steve Stockman
It's a political action committee with one very aggressive purpose: "to ensure Hillary Clinton never becomes President of the United States," the organizers say. They've won their first congressional endorsement from Rep. Steve Stockman.
