Sen. Levin: Fort Hoot probe may reveal more troubling e-mails involving alleged shooter Hasan A Democratic senator says there may be additional e-mails ...
Officials: criminal enterprises benefiting from loose requirements for creating corporations Lax state laws allow arms traffickers, drug kingpins and money launderers to use ...
A key US Senate panel will hold a hearing next month to look at a possible repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on gays serving openly in the US military, the committee's chairman said Friday. "We'll have a hearing in ...
At least 7,500 Americans with undisclosed offshore bank accounts have come forward to settle back taxes in response to an amnesty program expiring Thursday, US officials said. Internal Revenue Service spokesman Bruce Friedland said it was too soon to know the total ...
Senate intelligence committee chairwoman cautions Afghanistan mission is in 'serious jeopardy' The U.S. mission in Afghanistan is in "serious jeopardy" and needs more troops to turn the tide against an increasingly potent Taliban insurgency, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading U.S. Senate Democrat said on Sunday he expects President Barack Obama to keep a renewed vow to end discrimination against gays in the military, but that Obama should do so with the support of the Pentagon. Senate ...
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., left, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, to discuss the defense appropriations bill. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) Copyright 2009 AP News
A pair of top US senators introduced compromise legislation for next year's Pentagon budget on Wednesday, largely in line with White House recommendations, such as culling costly new F-22 Raptors. Democrat Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the ...
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) (L) answers reporters' questions about the 2010 defense authorization bill at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second ...
US Congressional negotiators ignored a White House veto threat and agreed to allocate 560 million dollars to fund an alternative engine for the F-35 fighter jet, sources close to the talks said. President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates have opposed ...
The US Senate on Thursday rejected an attempt by Republican Senator John McCain to have the top US commander in Afghanistan testify before President Barack Obama announces his decision on a new Afghan war strategy. Lawmakers voted 59 to 40 to reject ...
The United States should focus on training and equipping Afghanistan's security forces as it weighs what troop levels are needed to fight the war there, Democratic Senator Carl Levin said Monday. Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a ...
