Donna Cassata

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Head of US Africa command warns of Islamic threat

Donna Cassata · March 15, 2013 6:34 pm

Top House chairman optimistic about Afghanistan

Donna Cassata · March 13, 2013 5:56 pm

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats. Clapper delivered the U.S. intelligence community's overview of global threats posed by terrorism, cyberattacks, weapons of mass destruction, the months-long civil war in Syria and the unsettled situation in post-Arab Spring nations.

Erratic North Korea poses serious threat

Lara Jakes, Donna Cassata · March 12, 2013 4:00 am

This video frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday night, March 6, 2013, shortly before 10 p.m. EST. Paul was still going strong with his self-described filibuster blocking confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominee John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. (AP Photo/Senate Television)

After filibuster, Senate confirms Brennan for CIA

Richard Lardner, Donna Cassata · March 7, 2013 5:00 am

Senators outraged by dismissal of assault case

Donna Cassata · March 5, 2013 10:19 pm

Military leaders welcome House GOP spending bill

Donna Cassata · March 5, 2013 4:29 pm

Budget cuts to hit overseas congressional trips

Donna Cassata · February 27, 2013 10:32 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, President Obama's choice for defense secretary, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hagel has lined up the necessary votes for the Senate to confirm him next week to be the nation's next defense secretary, after a senior Republican lawmaker said he will back President Barack Obama's choice. Barring any new developments, five-term Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama said he would vote for his fellow Republican. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Senate confirms Hagel for defense secretary

Associated Press, Donna Cassata · February 26, 2013 5:00 am

Senate OKs bill condemning North Korea nuke test

Donna Cassata · February 26, 2013 12:18 am

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2013 file photo Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texa,s points to a life size photo of a Remington 750, a popular hunting rifle, to make a point about the proposed ban on certain kinds of guns during a Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Weeks into his job, Texas Republicans are cheering Cruz's indelicate debut and embracing him as one of their own. The insurgent Republican elected with the tea party's blessing and bankroll, has run afoul of GOP mainstays, prompted Democrats to compare his style to McCarthyism. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Cruz’s tactics boil Washington, but impress Texas

Paul Weber, Donna Cassata · February 25, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this May 24, 2012 file photo, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Defense Secretary nominee, former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel has lined up the necessary votes for the Senate to confirm him next week to be the nation's next defense secretary, after a senior Republican lawmaker said he will back President Barack Obama's choice. Barring any new developments, five-term Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama said he would vote for his fellow Republican. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

It’s personal and business in GOP fight over Chuck Hagel

Donna Cassata · February 23, 2013 5:00 am

3 GOP senators press Obama for answers on Libya

Donna Cassata · February 12, 2013 4:45 pm