Management

How Can the U.S. Fix The Case Backlog of Black-Lung-Stricken Miners?

Congressional leaders and labor officials convened this week to address a broken federal compensation program for miners with the disease.

Defense

U.S. Officials: Russia 'Created the Conditions' for Malaysia Airlines Crash

New intelligence finds no direct link between the air disaster and the Russian government, but concerns remain.

Oversight

Obama on Border-Crisis Fix: 'This Can Get Done Next Week'

President urges congressional leaders to quickly approve a $3.7 billion plan for border security.

Management

Scientists Just Found Stray Vials of Smallpox From the 1950s

Samples were found in an unused section of a storage room in a Food and Drug Administration laboratory in Maryland.

Defense

Meet Hurricane Arthur, Your July Fourth Party Crasher

Forecasters expect the storm to pass over North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday night.

Defense

Obama: Iraq Will Need More Help

As a militant group continues to sweep through the country, the president says his administration is prepared to act.

Oversight

Americans Like Hillary Clinton a Lot Less Now Than When She Was Secretary of State

The politician's favorability ratings have steadily dropped since she left public office last year.

Defense

The U.S. Is Sending Military Advisers to Ukraine

The team is the latest in a wave of aid from the Obama administration.

Defense

Obama on Bergdahl Swap: I Make No Apologies

"We do not leave anybody wearing the American uniform behind," the president said at a press conference Thursday morning.

Management

The U.S. Is Building Its New London Embassy on a Stone-Age Campground

The shimmering, bomb-resistant glass structure will be surrounded by a moat.

Management

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney Is Stepping Down

The president made the announcement, fittingly, during a Carney press briefing.

Management

Obama Vows to Hold Veterans Affairs Employees Accountable if Allegations Are True

The president called reports of mismanagement of veterans' medical care 'disgraceful,' but stands by the department's secretary.

Defense

Obama: Fort Hood Shooting 'Tears a Wound Still Raw'

'It is love, tested by tragedy, that brings us together again,' the president said at a memorial for the victims in Texas on Wednesday.

Defense

The Hidden Human Cost Of Post-9/11 Wars

There are more than 1 million people taking care of the country's newest veterans.

Defense

At Least Russia and the U.S. Still Get Along in Outer Space

Ukraine crisis is just another blip for collaboration in space exploration.

Defense

Five Years After Obama Vowed to Shut It Down, Guantanamo Bay Remains Open

The pace of the push to close the controversial camp has slowed in recent years, and doesn't show signs of picking up.

Oversight

We Now Know Whom to Blame for Benghazi

A Senate intelligence committee report released Wednesday assigns the blame for the confusion surrounding the 2012 terrorist attacks, but questions remain.

Management

Former Defense Secretary Bob Gates' Memoir Doesn't Make Anyone Look Good

Donald Rumsfeld's successor has penned a book that includes some sharply honest takes on his former colleagues.