The Senate Tuesday defeated two amendments aimed at strengthening border security in the “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill, including a provision that would have required a double-layer fence on the nation’s southern border. The back-to-back defeat of the two provisions was a blow...

Vice President Joe Biden, angrily denouncing opponents of gun control, predicted Tuesday that senators who helped block an expansion of background checks for gun sales two months ago would pay a political price for their votes. “I would say to my friends in the House and Senate, the country...

As the Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting to determine monetary policy, there are signs cropping up that the markets are confused about what Chairman Ben Bernanke and company are saying  – or unconvinced that they will follow through with their promises. For the past six months, the...

President Obama and other world leaders at the G-8 summit Tuesday agreed in calling for an end to the two-year civil war in Syria, but the U.S. and its allies could not convince Russia to unite behind a call for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. As expected, Russian President...

  The National Security Agency’s power to scrutinize the nation’s telephone records have helped to thwart more than 50 potential terrorist plots, including plans to bomb both the New York City subway system and the New York Stock Exchange, officials said Tuesday as they defended the...

Getting hurt on the job can be a golden parachute for federal workers. Part 2 of a three-part Washington Examiner Watchdog team report.