Defense

Fort Hood Shooter Gets Death Penalty He Allegedly Sought

Maj. Nidal Hasan could be the first American soldier executed since 1961.

Defense

It's Not Just Federal Prisons: State Prisons Are a Mess, Too

Eric Holder's points on the cost of the U.S. criminal justice hold true at the state level, too.

Tech

Obama: 'America Is Not Interested in Spying on Ordinary People'

The president announced major potential changes coming to the NSA.

Management

Oprah Is Getting a Presidential Medal of Freedom

So is Bill Clinton. And, posthumously, Sally Ride and Daniel Inouye.

Defense

Joint Chiefs Chairman: 'There Is a Significant Threat Stream'

With terrorist threat warnings swirling, Martin Dempsey and others took to TV to clarify the danger.

Defense

Edward Snowden Has Left the Airport

The NSA leaker has reportedly been granted a one-year asylum in Russia.

Oversight

Analysis: Senator Julian Assange, Care of Edward Snowden

WikiLeaks head running for Australian Senate seat from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.

Defense

One Month Later, Edward Snowden Is Finally Leaving the Airport. Now What?

It's unclear how the NSA leaker would get to any of the countries that have offered him asylum.

Oversight

The Cheney Dynasty Rises

Liz Cheney, daughter of the former vice president, has announced she will challenge Sen. Mike Enzi in a Wyoming Republican primary.

Oversight

The U.S. Senate Just Lost Half of Its Black Senators

Although more then 13 percent of the U.S. population is black, only 1 percent of the Senate is.

Oversight

Who Is Rand Paul? Google Rand Paul.

People don't know much about Paul. That may be reason to take him seriously in 2016.

Defense

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Is Resigning

Arizona's former governor will head the University of California system.

Defense

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Pleads Not Guilty to Boston Attacks

Other high-profile crime suspects, including the Fort Hood shooting suspect, have made the same plea recently.

Pay & Benefits

Highest- and Lowest-Paid Governors in America Both Have a Knack for Scandal

What does $175,000 buy you in a governor? A whole lot of disapproval.

Oversight

In Rare Interview, Cheney Champions NSA Surveillance

But he doesn't quite throw his support to President Obama.

Oversight

Al Gore: NSA Surveillance 'Violates the Constitution'

Former vice president pushes President Obama and Congress to revisit the laws underlying the program.