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An Openly Gay Man Will Lead the US Army for the First Time in History
The Senate unanimously approved Eric Fanning to be the next secretary of the Army, making him the first openly gay leader of a US military service branch.
Ted Cruz, the Most Hated Man in Congress, Has Returned to Washington
Senators are waiting to see whether the failed presidential candidate will alter his tactics in Congress, but Cruz is indicating that nothing will change.
Bernie Sanders Just Earned His First Endorsement From a Fellow US Senator
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley voiced his support for Sanders in an op-ed on Wednesday, breaking with 40 Senate Democrats who have endorsed Hillary Clinton.
US Senate Holds Backpage.com in Contempt for Refusing to Cooperate in Child Sex Trafficking Investigation
Senator Claire McCaskill says she's "damn mad" after the site refused to comply with a subpoena, but the company believes the courts — not Congress — should decide the case.
Can Voodoo Dolls Help Tell If You're "Hangry"? A US Senator Doesn't Care
The senator used his weekly speech on federal waste to outline two bizarre federal studies, including one examining a word his young staff just taught him: "hangry".
Republicans Can Wait, But They Still Might Not Get a Conservative Supreme Court Justice
Even if Republicans win the presidency, they'll have to hold onto the Senate to confirm a new justice -- and that may not happen.
These Senators Just Asked Obama to Make the CIA Apologize for Spying on the Intelligence Committee
The letter sent by Senators Ron Wyden, Martin Heinrich, and Mazie Hirono underscores long-running tensions between the committee and the CIA, and comes ahead of CIA Director John Brennan's first public testimony before the committee in two years.
US Senators Put Pressure on Hacked Toymaker VTech
Two US senators have sent a letter to VTech, raising questions about the company’s privacy protections for children.
Maldives Declares State of Emergency After Discovery of Alleged Assassination Plot
With tensions already running high in the Indian Ocean island nation, authorities issued the decree after allegedly discovering explosives near the president's home and a central mosque in the capital city this week.
Last Effort to Derail Iran Nuclear Deal Blocked in US Senate
Despite an intense and expensive lobbying effort against it, all but four of Obama's fellow Democrats backed the nuclear pact between the United States, five other world powers and Tehran.
On The Line: Jason Leopold On “The Google Search That Made The CIA Spy On The US Senate”
VICE News correspondent Jason Leopold joined On The Line to discuss his new report, “The Google Search That Made the CIA Spy on the US Senate.”
The Google Search That Made the CIA Spy on the US Senate
More than 300 pages of declassified documents released to VICE News reveal what occurred after a Senate staffer accidentally stumbled upon damning internal CIA documents related to the agency's torture program.