A military panel found that a Marine officer displayed substandard performance in his response to the deaths of 24 Iraqis but said he should maintain his rank. ...more

December 12, 2009

A U.S. fighter pilot lost nearly 20 years ago in the Persian Gulf War will remain classified as missing, but Navy Secretary Donald Winter expressed strong reservations about the pilot's status and cited "compelling" evidence that he is dead. ...more

March 10, 2009

The family of a Navy pilot missing since his plane was shot down during the Persian Gulf War isn't ready to give up hope that he is alive and say they will oppose any decision to declare him killed in action. ...more

January 5, 2009

The family of a Navy pilot missing since his plane was shot down during the first Gulf war isn't ready to give up hope that he is alive and say they will oppose any decision to declare him killed in action. ...more

January 3, 2009

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is approaching the presidential transition unlike any of his predecessors. ...more

November 24, 2008

Leaving The Senate President-elect Barack Obama officially resigned from the Senate on Sunday, removing himself from any official role in the lame-duck session of Congress that convened this week. ...more

November 22, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama's transition team recently held a large organizational meeting as part of an accelerated effort to plan for a possible new administration, Democratic officials said Friday, as the nominee embarked on a late-campaign tour of traditional Republican states with a fresh attack on Sen. John McCain. ...more

October 18, 2008

Congress wants to hear more from baseball commissioner Bud Selig and players' union head Donald Fehr about their 2005 testimony on steroids in the sport. ...more

June 13, 2008