House bill targets VA workers
The House approves a bill aimed at making it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to fire employees for misconduct or poor performance — a source of tension with the Obama administration.
Survival of smallest in oceans
A study finds the bigger a species is, the more prone it is to die off — unheard of in the long history of mass extinctions.
Snowden supporters seek pardon
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden thanks supporters who launched a campaign for his pardon and said for the sake of democracy, future whistleblowers must not be silenced.
Ted Cruz offers olive branch
Longtime Senate troublemaker Ted Cruz is trying to make nice with some of his establishment colleagues, with peace offerings where it counts most: their campaign war chests.