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FEC Weighs Options After Ruling

Monday’s decision by the Supreme Court to allow unions and business groups to run issue-based advertising just ahead of Election Day may generate considerable fallout for the Federal Election Commission, as the already resource-strapped agency grapples with balancing ambitious timelines for the looming presidential primary season and the intricacies of what may become a landmark court decision.

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testify at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Wednesday.
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Defense Sequester Policy Briefing

Defense Sequester Policy Briefing

Nobody seems to like the automatic Pentagon spending cuts set for January, but there is little Congressional agreement on an alternative.

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