Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Monday that the Senate would move toward votes on a treaty protecting the rights of people with disabilities because Republicans still aren’t in agreement over amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act.

Reid said that while Republicans discuss what they want to do on the defense authorization, he intends bring up the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday. 

A Spanish company allegedly smuggled machinery into Iran, likely for use in the latter’s nuclear program, Reuters reports.

One plan could keep 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the end of formal combat operations.

KHOST, Afghanistan—Insurgent forces detonated a bomb less than a mile from where U.S. forces were meeting with provincial leaders. 

King will give up the spot under the House Republican Conference’s six-year term-limit rule, according to reports.

The president's team wanted to provide Romney a set of "clear standards and procedures" for drone strikes, a report says.

A filibuster would further delay what’s already been a long-winding road to the floor for the Defense authorization bill.

In a letter submitted to the United Nations, Iran says Navy drones entered Iranian airspace.  

GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- Taliban reintegration programs have been "extremely challenging" due to the volatile security situation, U.S. officials say.