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Then-Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Michelle Leonhart testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee's Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill March 12, 2015 in Washington. Leonhart was forced to resign amid the sex party scandal. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Sex parties cost DEA millions in funding cuts

Pete Kasperowicz · June 3, 2015 1:38 pm

Fox News host Megyn Kelly discussed Tuesday night whether President Obama's rhetoric on the police has helped to create what the Wall Street Journal dubbed the "Ferguson effect." (AP Photo)

Megyn Kelly blasts Obama’s treatment of police: ‘Too often couched with … criticism’

Barbara Boland · June 3, 2015 1:22 pm

Obama's polling on Islamic State contributed to an overall drop in Obama's approval rating. (AP Photo)

Obama’s handling of ISIS plunges to record low

Kelly Cohen · June 3, 2015 12:48 pm

This artist's concept shows the test vehicle for NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), designed to test landing technologies for future Mars missions. A balloon will lift the vehicle to high altitudes, where a rocket will take it even higher, to the top of the stratosphere, at several times the speed of sound. (Courtesy of JPL/NASA)

NASA prepares to test flying saucer

Emilie Padgett · June 3, 2015 4:01 am

This Feb. 19, 2015 photo shows Referee Module No. 2 of the Whole System Live Agent Test at Dugway Proving Ground in Dugway, Utah. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating that aspect of what went wrong at Dugway Proving Ground, the Army installation in Utah that sent the anthrax to government and commercial labs in nine states across the U.S. and to an Army lab in South Korea. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)

America not ready for a bioterror attack: Experts

Robert King · June 3, 2015 4:01 am

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., bangs the gavel to start the committee's hearing to examine global challenges and US national security strategy, Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Senate takes up controversial defense ‘slush fund’

Charles Hoskinson · June 3, 2015 4:01 am

"Millions of Americans could again see double-digit premium hikes next year, despite the fact that President Obama repeatedly promised his signature healthcare law would lower premiums by up to $2500 per family per year," said Brent Gardner, the American for Prosperity vice president of government affairs. "This is just another in a long line of ObamaCare's broken promises." (Getty Image)

GOP seizes on Obamacare premium increases

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 3, 2015 4:01 am

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley FischerÂ said he does not see any major threats to the stability of the financial system, in the housing market or anywhere else.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The new Fed buzzword for interest rates: ‘Crawl’

Joseph Lawler · June 3, 2015 4:01 am

"The Operational Camouflage Pattern was selected following the most comprehensive uniform camouflage testing effort ever undertaken by the Army, reflecting the Army's paramount commitment to force protection," the Army said in a news release. (Courtesy www.army.mil)

National Security

Army goes ‘tan’ to ‘sand’ in new camo pattern

Tara Copp · June 3, 2015 4:01 am

Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate Oath to Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt. during a mock swearing in ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, as the 113th Congress officially began. If all go Sanders' way, he will be sworn in as president in 2016. (AP Photo)

President Bernie Sanders: What would it be like?

Sean Higgins · June 3, 2015 4:01 am

The White House urged the Senate to make sure recently expired key provisions of the Patriot Act are not immobile for long. (AP Photo)

National Security

Senate bucks McConnell, passes House spy bill 67-32

Susan Ferrechio · June 3, 2015 1:39 am

The Keeping Our Travelers Safe and Secure Act, sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., would require TSA to put a maintenance schedule in place within 180 days, and would impose penalties for noncompliance.Â (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Acting TSA chief out after security test miscues

Kelly Cohen · June 3, 2015 1:02 am