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"I believe the 'America's Most Wasted' reports should serve as a wake-up call to Congress and the American people," said Sen. McCain. (AP Photo)

John McCain: Gov’t wasting $294 billion on expired programs

Kelly Cohen · May 7, 2015 4:18 pm

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain is taking aim at the $49 million the National Guard spent on sports sponsorships in 2014. (AP Photo)

McCain slams National Guard for $49 million sports advertising bill

Charles Hoskinson · May 7, 2015 3:09 pm

Fort Meade in Maryland is operating at a reduced status Thursday morning while local police search for a carjacking suspect believed to be on the base.Â (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Appeals court says NSA spying program is unlawful

Susan Crabtree · May 7, 2015 2:03 pm

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 that it aims to identify all new Ebola cases in West Africa by the end of May to stop the spread of the lethal virus before the rainy season. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

UN: New weekly Ebola cases in West Africa at its lowest

Kelly Cohen · May 7, 2015 1:53 pm

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum will announce his decision on whether he will make another run for the Republican presidential nomination on May 27 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo)

Rick Santorum to announce 2016 plans May 27

Kelly Cohen · May 7, 2015 12:56 pm

Erika Padilla, center, and Michael McKeown, right, meet with job applicants during a National Career Fairs job fair, in Chicago. The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday, May 7, 2015. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Jobless claims scrape lowest levels in 15 years

Joseph Lawler · May 7, 2015 12:45 pm

National Security

Cotton: Texas attack shows need to renew Patriot Act

Kelly Cohen · May 7, 2015 12:01 pm

Skeptics say President Obama is kicking himself in the foot with a trip to Nike's Beaverton, Ore., campus Friday to extol the virtues of free trade. (AP Photo)Â

Activists on Obama’s Nike trade trip: Just don’t do it

Susan Crabtree · May 7, 2015 9:00 am

The legislation will include a lure for Democrats, John Cornyn said: Trade Adjustment Assistance, a measure meant to help businesses and workers negatively impacted by trade deals. (Washington Examiner File Photo)

Trade fight brews in Senate

Susan Ferrechio · May 7, 2015 9:00 am

A traveler walks to the departure lounge at Sanaa International Airport in Yemen, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

U.S. citizens in Yemen find few options for help

Tara Copp · May 7, 2015 9:00 am

Obamacare program may be linked to ER opioid prescriptions

Robert King · May 7, 2015 9:00 am

Ã¢â¬ÅI for one believe Fed reforms are needed and I for one believe Fed reforms are coming,Ã¢â¬ï¿½ said Rep. Hensarling. (Getty)

Justice Dept. probe comes at a tricky time for the Fed

Joseph Lawler · May 7, 2015 9:00 am