1. House considers cuts to food stamps

    House considers cuts to food stamps

    A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program.

  2. Senator

    Senator's recall petition 'sufficient'

    A recall petition against a Colorado lawmaker who supported gun control laws was deemed sufficient Tuesday, setting up the first potential recall of a state lawmaker in Colorado history.

  3. Feds vote for new Colo. wilderness area

    Feds vote for new Colo. wilderness area

    A federal proposal to turn portions of the San Juan Mountains into a wilderness area is getting support in the U.S. Senate.

IRS about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite automatic…
IRS about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite automatic…

The IRS is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite automatic spending cuts enacted this year.

NSA: Government surveillance programs prevented 50 terror plots,…
NSA: Government surveillance programs prevented 50 terror plots,…

The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide.

Women in combat: U.S. military announces new roles for female soldiers…
Women in combat: U.S. military announces new roles for female soldiers…

In a few years women could be in training to become Army Rangers and Navy SEALs under plans to be announced today by the military services for integrating …

Army faces roadblocks on Pinon Canyon expansion
Army faces roadblocks on Pinon Canyon expansion

Congress is working on a plan that would bar the U.S. Army from expanding into the prairielands of Pinon Canyon.

Immigration bill could decide 2016, senator says
Immigration bill could decide 2016, senator says

Republicans' hopes to reclaim the White House in the 2016 elections hinge on whether they support — or sabotage — the immigration overhaul being debated in the…

Obama and South Korea's President Park Geun-hye discuss North Korea talks offer
Obama and South Korea's President Park Geun-hye discuss North Korea talks offer

The White House says President Barack Obama and South Korea's President Park Geun-hye have discussed North Korea's proposal for high-level talks with the U.S.

World looks to Bernanke to clarify stimulus plans
World looks to Bernanke to clarify stimulus plans

Is the era of ultra-low interest rates nearing an end?

Apple details government requests for data
Apple details government requests for data

Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May.

President Obama chooses lawyer as Guantanamo closure envoy
President Obama chooses lawyer as Guantanamo closure envoy

President Barack Obama has chosen a high-powered Washington lawyer with an extensive government experience to be the State Department's new special envoy for …

Governor names new Colorado prison director, Rick Raemisch from Wisconsin
Governor names new Colorado prison director, Rick Raemisch from Wisconsin

The former head of the Wisconsin's Department of Corrections has been named to replace slain Colorado Corrections Director Tom Clements.

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