Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry challenged Congress on Monday to go beyond its investigations of embassy security and help ensure that U.S. embassies and consulates abroad have the resources they need for appropriate security. His comments come as the Republicans continue to press for answers about the Obama administration’s handling of last year’s deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says a woman can seek lawyers’ fees from the government even though her lawsuit over damage she said was caused by a vaccine was ruled untimely.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open meetings in an upstate New York town.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Middle East this week to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad’s regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government’s secret seizure of two months of reporters’ phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action against the Justice Department.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government’s secret seizure of two months of reporters’ phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action against the Justice Department.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government’s seizure of AP journalists’ phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will address the legality of his administration’s controversial drone program during a speech this week.