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In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Christopher R. Sharpley appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee to be confirmed as the CIA inspector general, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Two former CIA employees are accusing Sharpley, the man nominated to be the CIA's chief watchdog, of being less than candid when he testified to Congress that he didnA a a t know about any active whistleblower complaints against him.
Tentative as it may be, Alabama Democrats' chances of ending their 26-year exile in the Senate took a step forward this week. Allegations of sexual misconduct against Republican candidate Roy Moore lift - though hardly guarantee - Democrat Doug Jones' hopes of winning the state's special election on Dec. 12. The sexually charged nature of the allegations, resounding condemnation by national Republicans and defiance by Moore and his supporters gave a once good bet for Republicans an eerie resemblance to recent races the party has blown in other GOP-heavy states.
Sri Lanka's government is facing increasing pressure to answer for alleged human rights violations following an Associated Press investigation that found more than 50 men who said they were raped, branded or tortured as recently as this year. The men's anguished descriptions of their abuses came eight years after Sri Lanka's civil war ended and days ahead of a review of the Indian Ocean nation by the UN's top human rights body.
As Americans look back and honor service members across the country on Veterans Day, one unit's work is largely left out of the mainstream conversation. With the motto "Go for broke," the unit was made up of Japanese-Americans who served the U.S. during World War II - a time of rampant anti-Japanese sentiment.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speak to reporters as work gets underway on the Senate's version of the GOP tax reform bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 9, 2017 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speak to reporters as work gets underway on the Senate's version of the GOP tax reform bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 9, 2017 The tax-overhaul plan introduced Thursday by U.S. Senate Republicans threatens to hit middle- and upper-middle-income Illinois residents particularly hard.
Military leaders worry that the way Congress is keeping the federal government funded, using continuing resolutions instead of passing an appropriations bill, is having an adverse effect on the military readiness of the United States. In the absence of a new budget, a continuing resolution funds the government for a set period of time at the same level or slightly lower than a previous appropriations bill.
The Senate passed a resolution Thursday requiring senators, staff and interns to participate in mandatory sexual harassment training, as lawmakers and staff have grown increasingly outspoken about widespread predatory behavior on Capitol Hill. The resolution, which passed by unanimous consent, marks the first real step either chamber has taken to change training rules on sexual harassment for congressional offices.
A proposed tax plan before the U.S. House would add nearly $1.7 trillion to a national debt that already exceeds $20 trillion, according to Sen. Joe Manchin.
The $83.7 billion a Chinese firm plans to spend developing West Virginia's shale natural gas resources exceeds the total value of all goods and services produced in the state each year.
A year after his election, President Trump remains wildly unpopular in California, and the state's voters are split over whether members of Congress should work with him when possible, a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll has found. The percentage of voters seeking cooperation overall - 47% - dropped somewhat when it came to Trump's immigration policies, which the state's Democratic officeholders have fought with legislation and lawsuits.
Citizens have been swamped by the tidal wave of corruption associated with or emanating from the Trump campaign and presidency, but late last week brought affirmation of a long-held belief that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee rigged the primary campaign against populist Bernie Sanders. The revelations emanated from none other than Donna Brazile, the woman who sat in as the DNC's chair after Debbie Wasserman Schultz was deposed for exactly the corruption Brazile now exposes.
New Hampshire's governor and members of the state's congressional delegation will come together to remember the nation's veterans. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu will offer remarks Saturday starting at 11 a.m. at the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen.
In the wake of the attack at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, last weekend that left 26 people dead and investigators unable to access the shooter's encrypted phone to search for possible leads, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made clear in a speech Thursday that he is prepared to do battle with technology giants to get whatever might be stored on that device. "Nobody has a legitimate privacy interest in that phone.
Two years ago, Sonoma toddler Jack Yankee was the recipient of an outpouring of community goodwill and support when the little tyke battled a rare auto-immune disease via a bone-marrow transplant. Now, in the aftermath of the October fires, Jack's mom - who operates Woodfield Properties vacation rentals - announced "it's our turn to help out."
When Susan Landau decided to write "Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age," it was at a time when encryption was on many people's minds. After a shooter in San Bernardino, Calif., killed 14 people, investigators were unable to get into his iPhone.
A new report from Reuters gives an eye-opening account of how Fusion GPS, the firm behind the controversial Trump-Russia dossier, walked the line between both candidates in the 2016 presidential election. According to sources who spoke to Reuters, while the firm was working to gather information tying Trump to the Kremlin, they also had some goodies on the Clintons to offer Trump's campaign.
Lawmakers are reviewing rules changes to mandate sexual harassment training for all employees on Capitol Hill. Liam James Doyle/NPR hide caption Usually it takes a scandal that rocks the Capitol to change the way it runs, but this time lawmakers aren't waiting for one before they beginning taking steps to enhance safeguards against sexual harassment in Congress.
The global organization Mercy Corps has recognized Sen. Jeff Merkley , member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees, and Sen. Todd Young , member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, with its highest honor, the Humanitarian Hero Award. "Senators Merkley and Young have been powerful and passionate advocates in the halls of Congress, protecting humanitarian and development support for the world's most vulnerable people," says Neal Keny-Guyer, Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Corps.
The proposed Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 is not too hard, not too soft, and might be just right. Cybercrime in general - and most recently, crime perpetrated using IoT devices - has become a serious problem.