Policy & Strategy

The House Homeland Security committee will convene the first in a series of hearing on the marathon bombings next week.  

Obama declined to lay out specific consequences if chemical weapons are used, but said it would be a “game changer.”

U.S. military leaders have deployed more than 20 American soldiers to the war-torn West African nation of Mali, calling into question the Pentagon's previous promise not to put troops on the ground there. 

Congressional opposition to base closures is forcing the Army to waste millions of dollars on aging facilities, the service’s top civilian said Tuesday. 

The South Carolina senator said "the system did not work as designed" ahead of the marathon bombings. 

The top U.S. military official said Tuesday that armed U.S. intervention in Syria might not lead to a political solution that the Obama administration and lawmakers hope could end the two-year conflict.

Obama said he would call on lawmakers to "step up and help me" close the controversial military prison.

The president said he was committed to find out "exactly what happened" in the deadly attack.

House Intelligence Committee chief Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) said Sunday the FBI is casting a "wide net" in the case.

First lady Michelle Obama on Monday announced a partnership between the military and IT companies to help veterans more easily find jobs in the tech sector.

About 161,000 service members would gain the necessary certifications for 12 high-demand technology professions with the new program, according to the White House.

Obama has made helping veterans one of her signature issues through her Joining Forces program. In addition to announcing the IT Training and Certification Partnership, Monday's event was also designed to explore other areas where the hiring process can be eased for veterans.