Firm that checked NSA leaker's background under investigation

A government inspector general told lawmakers the contractor that performed Edward Snowden's background check is being probed

• Jun 20, 2013

First State Department Benghazi photos released

Post-attack photos were handed over to a watchdog group by the State Department after a Freedom of Information Act request

• Jun 20, 2013

Farm bill fails in House

62 Republicans vote against the 5-year, $500 billion bill that would have cut $2 billion a year from food stamps

• Jun 20, 2013

Obama laments no "silver bullets" to fire

The president often reaches for a familiar cliche to explain why a problem can't be solved quickly

• Jun 20, 2013

Boehner: If it saves money, immigration reform could be "real boon"

House Speaker is having Paul Ryan, R-Wis., take a closer look at a positive analysis of immigration reform's budget effects

• Jun 20, 2013

Pro-gun control group apologizes for citing Tsarnaev as victim of gun violence

Mayors Against Illegal Guns says alleged Boston bomber's name "should have been deleted" from list of victims read at event

• Jun 20, 2013

Sen. McCaskill: Clinton called me after I endorsed her

After onetime Hillary Clinton critic Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., endorsed her for president in 2016, Clinton called her, McCaskill said Thursday

• Jun 20, 2013

The 4 remaining Supreme Court cases to watch

Before the current term ends next week, rulings are expected in cases involving controversial issues such as voting rights and same-sex marriage

• Jun 20, 2013

Senate deal seen near on key aspect of immigration reform

Bipartisan compromise on toughening border security could be close, lawmakers say; would smooth way to passage of sweeping bill

• Jun 20, 2013

Top Democrat presses Pentagon on Gitmo force-feeding

Sen. Dainne Feinstein of California asks defense secretary to find different solution to inmates' hunger strike

• Jun 19, 2013

Next up for Obama: Major effort on climate change

The president is preparing a plan to use executive orders to target the pollution that leads to global warming

• Jun 19, 2013

IRS readying to pay $70M in employee bonuses, senator says

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, says despite the sequester, the IRS is making a deal with its employees' union to pay out bonuses

• Jun 19, 2013

Obama renews push for a nuclear disarmament legacy

Soon after 2009 inauguration, Obama made reducing world's stockpile of nukes a cornerstone of his agenda, and he's keeping the pressure on

• Jun 19, 2013

GOP Sen. Murkowski backs same-sex marriage

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, becomes third Republican senator to support same-sex marriage

• Jun 19, 2013

Obama's second-term G-8 dance card: Judo with Putin, trade, and Syria

Major Garrett: The president returns to Berlin less the rock star and more the battle-hardened pragmatist

• Jun 19, 2013

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