National Politics
Pentagon to seek new vets record system
The Pentagon has decided to buy a new computerized health records system to be able to better share and merge its data with the Department of Veterans Affairs, but officials cautioned that it was part of a "long-term modernization" effort and would not help ease the current backlog in VA disability...
National Politics
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Wis. governor to court Iowans, stoke 2016 talk
Another year, another campaign.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Greuel thanks supporters after failed LA mayor bid
Wendy Greuel is thanking supporters who tried to make her Los Angeles' first woman mayor.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults
Members of a House panel angry over sexual abuse problems in the military are set to vote on a bill that would strip commanding officers of their authority to unilaterally change or dismiss court-martial convictions - a change that lawmakers believe will lead to a cultural shift that encourages ...
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
House preserves its own budget as others face cuts
House lawmakers are moving to protect Capitol Hill's budget even as they're working to slash other programs like education, health research, water projects and housing aid for the poor.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Obama to visit tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town
President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
First lady lauds effort to preserve DC slave house
Michelle Obama says stories of toil and sweat by slaves once housed at a historic home within sight of the White House are an important part of U.S. history that must be preserved for future generations.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
House takes up GOP bill to speed pipeline approval
The House has taken up a Republican-sponsored bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Senate rejects bid to let states run food stamps
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican bid to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'
The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her constitutional right to refuse to answer lawmakers' questions.
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