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Witnesses from the private sector and academia testified about U.S. counterterrorism efforts and preserving individual rights. They focused on intelligence gathering and areas in which law e…

General Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry testified about plans to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan and subsequent goals to begin reducing troop levels be…

The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on a breach of security at the White House State Dinner on November 24, 2009. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan testified on security…

Obama administration officials testified about the president’s plan to raise troop levels in Afghanistan as part of a revised strategy to disengage forces beginning in July 2011. Secretary G…

The House approved a bill expanding the Department of Homeland Security’s authority over chemical and water plant safety. Members also made speeches in honor of the victims of the previous-d…

A hearing was held on efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to measure the return on investment from homeland security grants and the eligible uses of preparedness grants…

The House debated and passed several bills under suspension of the rules, including one to track absentee ballots and another to expand assistance for small businesses. Members also gave one…

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere held a hearing on the political situation in Honduras following the expulsion of the president by a military coup. Witnesses …

The House continued work on amendments to the $65 billion spending bill to fund the Departments of Commerce and Justice along with NASA and other science agencies.

The House passed a bill reauthorizing programs for the State Department, United Nations, and other diplomatic programs.

The House passed a bill to authorize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for 2010 and 2011, which included an amendment to prohibit the use of whole-body imaging machines for pr…

Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, testified about the need to engage Pakistan on regional security issues and asked Congress to approve pending leg…