Tag: Nation

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. walk to their party caucuses on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, as the Senate struggles with a stopgap spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the budget year ends next week. Tea party-leaning members of the House GOP caucus successfully attached language to that bill last week that would strip funding for President Barack Obama's health care program. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John McCain: Partisanship in DC is worst he has seen

Washington Examiner · September 27, 2013 11:28 am

US consumer confidence falls for 2nd month

US consumer confidence falls for 2nd month

Christopher Rugaber · September 27, 2013 10:27 am

FAA to weigh easing limits on electronic devices

Joan Lowy · September 27, 2013 9:31 am

US consumers boost spending 0.3 percent in August as their income grows 0.4 percent

US consumers boost spending 0.3 percent in August as their income grows 0.4 percent

Washington Examiner · September 27, 2013 8:32 am

National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander is sworn on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, prior to testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and National Security Agency (NSA) call records. Clapper told lawmakers he's willing to consider limits on surveillance by the National Security Agency. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Senators: Limit NSA snooping into US phone records

Kimberly Dozier · September 27, 2013 8:08 am

National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander is sworn on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, prior to testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and National Security Agency (NSA) call records. Clapper told lawmakers he's willing to consider limits on surveillance by the National Security Agency. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Official sidesteps queries on cellphone locations

Kimberly Dozier · September 27, 2013 3:38 am

Navy Commander Ingrid Pauli directs the Special Psychiatric Intervention Team (SPRINT) command and control center at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. More than 6,000 employees of the Washington Navy Yard have been offered counseling in the 10 days since a gunman killed 12 people. A specialized team of counselors has been at the site, working with people who say they've been anxious, sad and stressed since the Sept. 16 shooting. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Navy Yard employees get counseling after massacre

Eric Tucker · September 27, 2013 12:49 am

Navy orders investigation into shootings

Navy orders investigation into shootings

Lolita Baldor · September 26, 2013 9:49 pm

National Security

Justice Department spent nearly $5M on drones

Pete Yost · September 26, 2013 9:29 pm

Panel backs easing electronic device use on planes

Joan Lowy · September 26, 2013 8:58 pm

Senate Intelligence Committee ChairmaSen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., second from left, talks with from left, Deputy Attorney General James Cole, National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, before the start of the committee's hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and National Security Agency (NSA) call records. Lawmakers who oversee US intelligence agencies are working to expand the government's spying powers to allow the FBI to immediately begin electronically monitoring terror suspects who travel to the United States and who already were under surveillance overseas by the NSA. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Senate pursues law to limit NSA surveillance

Kimberly Dozier · September 26, 2013 7:25 pm

JPMorgan Chase Chairman, President and CEO Jamie Dimon, arrives at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. An $11 billion national settlement is under discussion to resolve claims over JPMorgan's handling of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the recession, said a government official familiar with ongoing negotiations among bank, federal and New York state officials. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Atty General meets with JPMorgan chief

Pete Yost · September 26, 2013 6:57 pm