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By Brendan SassoEight Republican senators introduced their own cybersecurity bill on Thursday as an alternative to the measure backed by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins...

By Kate BrannenWhen a handful of Republican senators rolled out a new cybersecurity bill on Thursday, they chose to emphasize what the legislation does not do as opposed to what it does do.The bill,...

By Walter PincusCongressional hearings on the defense budget can be a bore, and there are so many of them — 11 so far this week.But seeing them or reading transcripts provides both information and a...

By Rick MazeThe Defense Department is getting early pushback from key Republican lawmakers over proposals to increase Tricare fees.Three Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee raised a similar...

President Barack Obama's proposed funding for continued cleanup of the Great Lakes has received politically correct responses from conservationists who wish he had offered more but know — in this...

By Stephanie RebekImagine being a Boy Scout and building wooden cars, then being accepted as an Eagle Scout. You became so involved that you were able to deliver the Report of the Nation of the Boy...

Troy Winkelman was one of a couple hundred people who packed University of Wisconsin Oshkosh's Reeve Memorial Union ballroom Feb. 22 to hear U.S. Senator Ron Johnson speak."If any politician comes...

Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink the force, shut down bases and cancel weapons to achieve...

The staff of Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson will make a pit stop Wednesday in New London during a "mobile office" tour of the state.The staff will hear residents' concerns regarding federal issues...

Sagging approval ratings brought Democrats and Republicans together Thursday, as the Senate passed a bill to explicitly prevent members of Congress, their top aides and administration officials from...