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FBI Director James Comey told CBS on Sunday the agency knows of these dozen or so Americans, fighting in Syria with al-Nusra and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (AP Phoot)

National Security

FBI: Americans fighting with terrorists in Syria

Kelly Cohen · October 6, 2014 11:40 am

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate David Perdue speaks during a forum Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

David Perdue admits to career of outsourcing

Kelly Cohen · October 5, 2014 7:30 pm

President Obama speaks during the dedication ceremony for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Obama: Veterans are the character of United States

Kelly Cohen · October 5, 2014 7:19 pm

In this photo provided by CBS News, the National Institute of Health's Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, speaks on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington. Speaking on the Ebola virus, Fauci said it's perfectly normal to feel anxious about a disease that kills so fast and is ravaging parts of West Africa, but predicts there won't be an outbreak in the U.S. (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)

Sunday talk shows focus on Ebola

Kelly Cohen · October 5, 2014 6:46 pm

Elijah Cummings: Secret Service issues go back to Bush

Elijah Cummings: Secret Service issues go back to Bush

Kelly Cohen · October 5, 2014 6:01 pm

Jim Webb, who served in the Senate from 2007 to 2013, said the country is at a "crossroads," with the American people "disappointed that top leaders in both parties have not been able to come together for the good of the country." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty images)

Jim Webb stops short of saying he will run for president in 2016

Kelly Cohen · October 5, 2014 4:31 pm

Republicans remain favored to win Senate control in the upcoming midterm elections, a new poll says. (iStock)

Republicans remain poised to take Senate

Kelly Cohen · October 5, 2014 4:12 pm

"Everything is on the table to make sure we win this," said House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. "Special forces and others are probably going to have to be on the ground." (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty images)

National Security

Kevin McCarthy: Troops may be necessary in Syria and Iraq

Kelly Cohen · October 5, 2014 3:33 pm

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said he would turn his focus to 2016 after the midterm elections. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Rob Portman to decide on 2016 bid after midterms

Kelly Cohen · October 5, 2014 3:21 pm

Kelly Ayotte: Secret Service needs independent review

Kelly Cohen · October 5, 2014 2:47 pm

Former President Clinton speaks during the closing plenary session of the Clinton Global Initiative last month in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)

Bill Clinton: A candidate’s best friend

Kelly Cohen · October 5, 2014 2:08 pm

A Nigerian port official uses a thermometer to screen Muslim pilgrims for Ebola at the Hajj camp before boarding a plane for Saudi Arabia at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, last week. ( AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

NIAID director: Closing border bad for fight against Ebola

Kelly Cohen · October 5, 2014 1:47 pm