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Obama pushes big cut in nuclear weapons. Is that a good idea?In Berlin, President Obama calls for cutting US deployed nuclear weapons by one-third and urges NATO allies to pursue 'the security of a world without nuclear weapons.'
Immigration reform will cut deficit, but will that sway skeptics?As Senate leaders troll for votes for immigration reform, a finding by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office that the bill would cut federal deficits could help build momentum.
House GOP passes major antiabortion bill. Why Democrats are pleased.House Republicans passed legislation Tuesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks' pregnancy. The party's social conservative base is happy, but Democrats see a political boon.聽
Immigration reform: Senate Republicans on the cusp of buying in?Republican senators are bringing new momentum to the bid to boost support for immigration reform, even as the GOP-controlled House strikes a harsher tone.
Immigration reform tying House Republicans in knotsHouse Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that immigration reform will not come to the floor without majority Republican support, hurting its prospects. Yet the House GOP is also planning outreach to Hispanic voters.聽
Is NSA exaggerating its surveillance successes?Critics of NSA data-mining and Internet surveillance programs discount Tuesday's report that such efforts foiled 50 terrorist attacks 鈥� 10 of them in the US. Here's why they remain skeptics.
NSA chief: Snooping helped thwart 50 terrorist attacks in 20 countriesNSA Director Keith Alexander, responding to critics, tells Congress that surveillance programs disrupted plots to bomb the New York Stock Exchange and subway system.
Edward Snowden a hero to many young Americans, poll suggestsEdward Snowden performed a public service in leaking information about NSA programs, say 60 percent of Americans age 18 to 29, according to a poll. Tea partyers and liberals also approve.
'Ready for Hillary': Are Democrats behaving like Republicans?On Tuesday, Sen. Claire McCaskill became the first sitting member of Congress to endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton for president. But anointing Clinton this early may not be the smartest move.
On immigration reform, House GOP plays hardball on 'enforcement'House Republicans open their bid to overhaul the US immigration system by giving local law officers more authority to enforce immigration laws, in sharp contrast with the Senate bill.
FocusIn the end, NSA might not need to snoop so secretlyNSA data-collection programs have spawned support and criticism. But in an era when many Americans already know their personal information is being gathered, perhaps being more open about it would help, some say.
Gun control: Why Vice President Biden is trying againVice President Biden on Tuesday will tout executive action on gun control and push to revive legislation. But the recent news on NSA data-mining could make it even harder to get votes.
Did Edward Snowden just disclose more secrets in online chat?In his online chat on the Guardian newspaper web site, NSA leaker Edward Snowden said members of Congress have 'special immunity' from snooping by the intelligence agency.
Can immigration reform pass? Five senators to watch. Immigration reform will pass the Senate before the Fourth of July, Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D) of Nevada has vowed. Here are five key senators (or groups of senators) that will be pivotal during the two weeks of debate.- Can immigration reform pass? Five senators to watch. Immigration reform will pass the Senate before the Fourth of July, Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D) of Nevada has vowed. Here are five key senators (or groups of senators) that will be pivotal during the two weeks of debate.
Obama job approval drops 17 points among young AmericansThe latest poll from CNN is bad news for the president, who rode to reelection on the backs of young and minority voters. But Republicans are doing even worse.
Sarah Palin returns to Fox: What did she say?Sarah Palin goes lite on whistleblower Edward Snowden 鈥� 'nothing will ever be the same for this man' 鈥� and calls for 'more revelations' about what a 'big, overgrown government' is doing.
Gun control backfires? Rick Perry lures Connecticut gunmakers to Texas.Strong gun control laws were recently passed in Connecticut and New York, so Gov. Rick Perry will visit gunmakers in both states this week to try to bring them to gun-friendly Texas.
Dick Cheney: Edward Snowden a 'traitor' who likely spied for ChinaOfficials and lawmakers are scrambling to explain the National Security Agency's massive surveillance program leaked by former intelligence analyst Edward Snowden. Many of them weighed in on the Sunday TV news shows.
In Syria, do Americans hear echoes of Vietnam and Iraq?Polls consistently show most Americans oppose direct military involvement in the Syrian civil war. But that changes with the presumption that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons.