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In a surprise development, the CIA just announced that longtime and well-respected Deputy Director Steve Kappes will retire from the agency in May. Kappes was

China threatens to dump U.S. Treasuries over arms sales to Taiwan. One day it will probably realize that always crying Wolf! means eventually people stop paying attention.

Not to contradict Spencer, but I have to note at least a couple of caveats to the high praise for President Obama’s sweeping first acts in office. First, as

Today, TWI rolled out some design changes. We are trying to make the site clearer and cleaner. We know we are throwing a lot of information at you all at once,

Secretary Janet Napolitano and other officials from the Department of Homeland Security testified today on the growing threat of homegrown terrorists and

Wikileaks obtained and published (PDF) a CIA Red Cell analysis -- that’s what the agency presents either to counter received wisdom or to be deliberately

Bloomberg News reports that despite the continued effects of the recession felt by many Americans (unemployment levels, for example, still hover near 9

I’ve confirmed with Pakistan’s Washington embassy that Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, the chief of staff of the Pakistani Army, will arrive in D.C. early next week.

Great piece from CQ’s Alex Knott. Apparently defense contractors spent $340,000 last year throwing events to honor Defense Secretary Bob Gates: Among them were

Credit card companies back to screwing over its customers while Congress spins its wheels on consumer protection.

Here’s a valuable use of time: A group called the Pray at the Pump Movement will congregate at a Shell gas station in DC this afternoon to -- you guessed it --

The unemployment numbers spell trouble for Dems in the midterms. DeMint dismisses Cornyn’s big tent strategy. And in response to assurances on Honduras,

With about six weeks to go until Gov. Rick Perry’s prayer and fasting event in Houston, a growing handful of Republican governors are saying they won’t be

Last year several Senate Republicans supported the cap and trade idea, but are now shying from President Obama’s push.

Sen. Chris Dodd is getting blamed for a stimulus bill amendment that allowed AIG executives to legally pocket bonuses. The trouble is, he’s not responsible.

A coalition of groups that oppose the building of the Keystone XL pipeline is calling on President Obama to remove the State Department from the process of deciding whether to approve the project.