Security clearance process under increased scrutiny

WASHINGTON – Senators want to crack down on federal security clearances because of the Navy Yard shooting in which 13 died on Sept. 16 Thirty-four-year-old defense contractor Aaron Alexis, who had previously been involved in a series of violent outbursts, opened fire...

Senate thinks twice about ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws

WASHINGTON- Trayvon Martin’s mother told a Senate committee Tuesday that self-defense laws allowing the use of deadly force – like the Florida law cited in George Zimmerman’s acquittal in Martin’s death – increase racially motivated killing, Sybrina Fulton’s testimony...

NSA reform gaining momentum on Hill

WASHINGTON –Party lines are blurring as red and blue are becoming one with Democrats like Dianne Feinstein and Ron Wyden and Republicans such as Jim  Sensenbrenner and Susan Collins now in favor of significant changes in  the nation’s vast surveillance system. Sens....