Military sexual assault changes fall short in Senate
November 17, 2013
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has secured public support from nearly half the Senate, but not enough votes, for her proposal to give victims of rape and
General who deep-sixed sex assault conviction retiring
November 9, 2013
The first woman from the U.S. military to go into space has decided to retire after her promotion to a top Space Command job was
Anger erupts over another military sexual abuse scandal
May 15, 2013
Lawmakers say they’re outraged that for the second time this month a member of the armed forces assigned to help prevent sexual assaults in the
Most military sexual assaults not reported
May 8, 2013
They are young, often low-ranking service members out on the weekend in the late night and early morning hours. Sometimes they’ve been drinking. Often those
Angered lawmakers demand change in flawed military justice system
April 30, 2013
Outrage over an Air Force officer‘s decision to overturn a jury’s guilty verdict in a sexual assault case has Republicans and Democrats joining forces on
Cops have suspect in ricin mailing to Senator
April 17, 2013
Police have a suspect in mind as they investigate a letter mailed to Sen. Roger Wicker that tested positive for poisonous ricin, a Senate colleague
Congress will be a problem for Obama or Romney
November 6, 2012
No matter who is elected president, he’s likely to find that the next Congress will remain what the current one has been for President Barack
Can Todd Akin rebuild his Senate campaign after rape remark?
September 24, 2012
Written off by many in his own party a mere month ago, Republican Rep. Todd Akin has been slowly rebuilding his Senate campaign after apologizing
Akin mess keeps Republicans in chaos
August 23, 2012
For Republicans, it could be another lost week in their effort to keep November’s election focused on President Barack Obama’s handling of the weak U.S.
Todd Akin on leaving Senate race: Hell no, he won’t go
August 22, 2012
Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) Tuesday ignored mounting pressure from his own party to drop out of the Senate race against incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill. A