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CIA Director Apologizes For Meddling In Senate Computers
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Inquiry Shows CIA Spied On Senate Panel That Was Investigating The Agency
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View ArticleAs Congress Breaks, Inaction Remains Most Notable Action
Congress begins a five-week summer recess Saturday after a somewhat tumultuous exit.The Republican-led House stuck around an extra day trying to overcome conservative opposition to an emergency...
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Drawing On Pentagon Surplus, Police Now Wield Weapons Of War
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: In Ferguson, Missouri, this week, police have been more than well-armed. They were equipped with...
View ArticleShould Local Police Get The Military's Extra Armored Trucks?
Mine-resistant, ambush-protected troop carriers, known as MRAPs, were built to withstand bomb blasts. They can weigh nearly 20 tons, and many U.S. troops who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan are alive...
View ArticleFollowing Ferguson, Senate Weighs Use Of Military-Grade Equipment
Last month, scenes from Ferguson, Mo., showed police in military-style armored vehicles pointing assault rifles at protesters.Now, the first congressional hearing in response to those events is being...
View ArticleMcCaskill Criticizes Programs That Supply Military Equipment To Police
Federal programs that give or pay for military-grade equipment for local police departments are coming under new scrutiny from the Senate Homeland Security panel. An oversight hearing on Tuesday was...
View ArticleWhy Did Congress Kick The Can On Funding Islamic State Mission?
President Obama now has the approval he sought from Congress to train and arm trusted Syrian rebel forces.What he didn't get from Congress was the money to pay for the mission.Lawmakers — who've...
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Some Democrats At Odds Over Obama's Claim To Airstrike Authority
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Legal Questions Raised About U.S. Military Operation In Syria
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