Election deception bill’s legality could hinge on SCOTUS case
The constitutionality of an election fraud bill two U.S. senators introduced on Wednesday could hinge on how the Supreme Court decides a pending case about a law banning false statements about military honors and awards, according to a prominent First ...
National Defense Authorization Act passes House, 283-136
The National Defense Authorization Act and its controversial provisions regarding detention of terror suspects passed the House of Representatives Wednesday night, 283-136.
The measure split Democrats right down the middle, with 93 voting in favor and...
On National Defense Authorization Act, Obama pulls veto threat
President Barack Obama does not plan to veto a defense bill seeking to direct more terrorism suspects into military custody, the White House signaled Wednesday afternoon.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a statement that change...
On National Defense Authorization Act, Robert Mueller not satisfied
FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday said he remains concerned that a defense bill containing provisions about military custody for terrorism suspects could interfere with the FBI's ability to investigate terrorist incidents and interrogate t...
Defense bill revised in bid to avoid veto
A Congressional conference report unveiled Monday evening on the National Defense Authorization Act should resolve concerns that led the White House to issue a veto threat against the legislation, House and Senate leaders said.
The Obama adm...
Edwards could win on experts issue
At long last, John Edwards may finally have caught a break.
While a federal court in North Carolina was considering the government's motion to block his effort to call two campaign finance law experts to bolster his defense at his upcoming federal...
W.H. on National Defense Authorization Act: No military detention for citizens captured here
American citizens who are captured in the United States and suspected of joining or aiding Al Qaeda should not be placed in military detention or sent to military trial, a top White House official said Friday.
In an interview with NPR, ...
Army disciplined 15 over Bradley Manning and Wikileaks
The U.S. Army discliplined 15 people as a result of an internal investigation into the decisions and failures that put Pvt. Bradley Manning in a position to download and leak thousands of classified military reports and diplomatic cables he a...
White House blurs line with campaign
It’s illegal in some places to eat peanuts in church. And in some states, it's illegal to sell beer on Sundays. But could it really be illegal to talk politics in the White House press briefing room?
Shocking as it may be to some hard-nosed W...
John Edwards’s lawyers defend calling campaign finance experts
Lawyers for former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) are defending their plan to call two former Federal Election Commission members as witnesses at Edwards's upcoming trial for conspiring to violate campaign finance laws in connection with more than $900,000...
Issa: Fast & Furious probe to look at DEA money laundering
House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa said Monday that he's broadening his probe of the gun-running investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious to cover new allegations that the Drug Enforcement Administration has been laund...
WikiLeaks suspect wants Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton as witnesses
An Army intelligence analyst charged with leaking a huge trove of diplomatic cables and military reports to WikiLeaks is demanding that President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testify as witnesses at a preliminary hearing set to&n...
