The emails reveal that only senior members of the USS Carl Vinson's officer crew witnessed the burial.

Rice on Wednesday said she "relied solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence community."

The chairman of the South Carolina GOP praised Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for his "leadership" in questioning the Obama administration's response to the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, Libya.

PAKTIKA, Afghanistan — American commanders are going full-bore to ensure local officials are ready for the departure of coalition forces. 

Turkey has requested that NATO deploy Patriot missiles on its border to defend against attacks from Syria, NATO's secretary general said Wednesday.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a statement Wednesday that he received a letter from the Turkish government requesting the missile interceptors.

Rasmussen said that the potential deployment would be discussed “without delay.”

Allen's return to Kabul comes as the Pentagon investigates alleged "inappropriate" communications from the general.

Panetta said the U.S. had “decimated” the ranks of al Qaeda, but cautioned the fight was far from over.

McCain said he was “surprised and frustrated” to learn that the intelligence community changed the talking points about the attack.

The Gallup poll found Petraeus post-resignation was viewed favorably by 40 percent of respondents and unfavorably by 30 percent.