Tag: Nation

This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh, right, and Tech. Sgt. Justin Richie, a 341st Maintenance Operations Squadron team trainer, riding in a work cage on Nov. 20, 2012, inside the T-9 maintenance trainer at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The Air Force says 34 nuclear missile launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana have been implicated in a cheating scandal and have been stripped of their certification. It is believed to be the largest such breach of integrity in the nuclear force.(AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Beau Wade)

New nuke scandal: 34 officers accused of cheating

LOLITA C. BALDORROBERT BURNS · January 15, 2014 10:44 pm

National Security

US has video of captured US soldier

Lolita Baldor · January 15, 2014 10:41 pm

Jury gets case of slain DC socialite, journalist

Washington Examiner · January 15, 2014 10:09 pm

National Security

AP sources: Armed Services chairman to retire

Donna Cassata · January 15, 2014 9:53 pm

DHS has lent border drones hundreds of times

Alicia Caldwell · January 15, 2014 9:48 pm

FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2013 file photo, a fireball goes up at the site of an oil train derailment in Casselton, N.D. The crash prompted new questions about the safety of oil transportation. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said the Department of Transportation needs to speed up its timeline for finalizing new rules on the construction of rail tanker cars. His comments came after an item published in the federal register indicated that new rules for tankers might not be finalized until sometime after January 2015. (AP Photo/Bruce Crummy, File)

Energy and Environment

Hoeven says DOT timetable on rail tankers too long

Henry Jackson · January 15, 2014 9:45 pm

Judge dismisses challenge to health care law

Washington Examiner · January 15, 2014 9:45 pm

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, file photo, Maria Contreras-Sweet, Chairwoman of ProAmerica Bank, arrives to speak at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) in Washington. President Barack Obama intends to nominate Contreras-Sweet, a former California cabinet secretary, to be head of the Small Business Administration, according to a White House official. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama nominates Calif. businesswoman to lead SBA

Jim Kuhnhenn · January 15, 2014 9:37 pm

House passes bipartisan $1.1 trillion government-wide funding bill.

Washington Examiner · January 15, 2014 9:20 pm

National Security

US lawmaker opposes advanced nuke tech for SKorea

Matthew Pennington · January 15, 2014 9:18 pm

Both sides pledge new effort on jobless bill

David Espo · January 15, 2014 9:16 pm

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 2, 2013 file photo, FedEx Packages move on a conveyor belt at the FedEx hub at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. A Federal Reserve survey shows economic growth remained healthy in most U.S. regions in late November and December, helped by gains in consumer spending and factory output. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Fed: US economic growth healthy over holidays

Christopher Rugaber · January 15, 2014 9:06 pm