U.S. Joint Chiefs unanimously supported Bowe Bergdahl prisoner swap
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A House committee took a step toward keeping highway aid flowing to states just three weeks before transportation programs are forecast to go broke
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GOP intel chair: Time to be less "deferential" to China
House Intelligence Committee chairman wants American diplomacy to be more direct, aggressive as U.S., China conclude talks
Obama quotes Mark Wahlberg to explain friction with Congress
President uses line from the movie "The Departed" to slam Republicans for blocking his agenda
No "stand-down" order: Military officers rebut GOP Benghazi claims
9 military officers tell Congress that an order for a small team in Tripoli to "remain in place" on the night of the Benghazi attack has been mischaracterized
Federal judge orders IRS to explain lost emails
A federal judge is ordering the IRS to explain under oath how it lost a trove of emails in the agency's tea party controversy
John Boehner: I'm not giving Obama a "blank check" for border crisis
Speaker says the House should move this month to address the influx of minors at the border but blames the president for creating the problem
GOP governors group, led by Chris Christie, nets record sums of cash
The Republican Governors Association raked in $26.6 million between April and June, leaving it with an all-time-high of $70.3 million cash on hand
Gov. Perry likens Texas border situation to Katrina
After president turns down border visit, Perry warns surge of undocumented minors could spin out of control, and urges Obama to do "what presidents do"
Can U.S., Europe curb threat of Western fighters returning from Syria?
The notion of foreign fighters is nothing new, but the nature of the Syrian conflict has made it a more significant problem for the West
An immigrant teenager's long journey through legal system
Danilo is fleeing Honduran gangs, but now faces deportation through the American legal system
Obama challenges Congress to fix border crisis
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Survey: Sexual assault not investigated at 2 in 5 colleges
A survey by Sen. Claire McCaskill's office finds that many schools have gone years without investigating sexual assault cases
Kids overwhelming U.S. border, officials acknowledge
Obama administration officials told senators they're struggling to keep up with the surge of child immigrants at the Southern border
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