Senate Blocks Bill on Military Sexual Assault

Above is video of theDalai Lama delivering the opening prayer in the Senate this morning, the first time he has ever done so. As you'd expect, the spiritual leader drew a significantly larger crowd than normal for the daily ritual, with lawmakers ...

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan testifies before the House Select Intelligence Committee on worldwide threats at US Capitol on February 4, 2014 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL ...

An influential Senator has asked US President Barack Obama to lift restrictions on exports of natural gas, oil and coal to countries like India and China. In his speech on the Senate floor, Republican Senator John Barrasso said the Obama administration should ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Sen. Christopher Shank says government agencies can learn a great deal about people by just tracking their movements via cellphones and license plates, so Maryland needs stricter protections to keep pace with new surveillance ...

The great unemployment insurance debate is about to roar back in the Senate. A group of deal-seeking Republicans introduced legislation Thursday evening that would extend expired unemployment benefits for five months, serving as a counteroffer to a ...

WASHINGTON -- The FBI is investigating the alleged unauthorized removal of classified documents from a secret CIA facility by Senate Intelligence Committee staff who prepared a study of the agency's use of harsh interrogation techniques on suspected ...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., leaves the Senate floor on Capitol in Washington, in this Wednesday, March 5, 2014 file photo, after President Barack Obama's choice to head

HELENA - Montana's newest U.S. senator, John Walsh, is making privacy protection a big part of his re-election campaign, and says on

If age discrimination when it comes to employment decisions is a concern for you or people you know, learn about a senate bill with bipartisan support. See the senators on board so far and ask yours to support the Protecting Older Workers Against ...