Opinion: Defense spending can be shifted to other international priorities.

Opinion: The 30th president was an overlooked figure in the cause of advancing racial equality.

John Sopko blasts "bureaucrats"' who he says want him to stop publicizing damning Afghanistan audits.

The state released his body on May 1.

"The visit will highlight the fundamental importance of the U.S.-UK relationship," says Jay Carney.

The win may offer encouragement.

"On this particular issue, you know, at some point we're going to have to face it," he says.

His efforts are more about brains and billions than conventional political muscle.

That check could determine when the government runs up against its borrowing limit.

A bid to legalize the industrial variety of the plan has won establishment support in the state.

A Social Security report says the immigration bill could create more than 3 million jobs by 2024.

The April 15 attack casts a shadow over the race to replace John Kerry.

She introduces legislation designed to help students get more favorable interest rates.

The Senate rejects the proposal, 56-43.

A committee vote is delayed at the insistence of one or more Republican senators, says an aide.

Andrea Saul has been hired as communications director for Sandberg's "Lean In" project.

Gina McCarthy receives a record-shattering barrage of confirmation questions from Senate Republicans.

The former State legal adviser says secrecy has led to 'failure' to persuade the public on drones.

He says it's important to pass immigration reform to maintain respect throughout the Americas.

Opinion: We wanted to see if the health law remained as powerful an issue as we believe it is.