A government task force is urging President Obama to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' telephone data in a new report Thursday.
President Barack Obama is being criticized for making light of the terrorist threat posed by al Qaeda.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are praising President Barack Obama's plan to overhaul the NSA's surveillance programs despite disagreeing with some of the details.
Chris Christie is facing new charges from the mayor of a New Jersey town who says his administration tied Sandy recovery funds to support for a real estate project.
The omnibus bill -- really 12 bills wrapped into one -- was "rushed to passage without amendment or meaningful review," said Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.
President Obama announced plans Friday to reform the NSA's telephone metadata collection program. But some fear the White House isn't going far enough.
Congress has passed a $1.1 trillion bipartisan spending bill that eases the harshest effects of last year's automatic budget cuts.
A top opponent of wasteful government spending is stepping down from the U.S. Senate.
The top cybersecurity officer for Health and Human Services Department said he was concerned about security risks before the launch of the Obamacare website.
The Republican-led House is set to approve a $1.1 trillion spending deal, even without the votes of some conservatives who object to Obamacare funding in the measure.