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Abdi Akgun joined the Marines in August of 2000, fresh out of high school and eager to serve his country.

On health care, President Obama and fellow Democrats face a straightforward calculus: sign an overhaul bill into law or suffer grave political damage.

A U.S. Senate panel will investigate motives in the deadly shooting at Fort Hood and whether any warning signs should have led to the suspecta s discharge from the Army, Senator Joe Lieberman said.

Health care legislation passed late Friday night in the U.S. House of Representatives "is dead on arrival in the Senate," U.S. Sen.

Our nation stands at a crossroads as many significant issues have been ignored for decades.

When it comes to combating global warming, Sen. Lindsey Graham is right where he loves to be - ahead of the curve, in the mix on a major issue, at the table for high-level, bipartisan talks behind closed doors.

The Senate has defeated an amendment that would have kept the plotters of the September 11, 2001 attacks out of ordinary federal courts - leaving military commissions as the only option for trying the terror suspects.

South Carolina's Republican U.S. senators differ on whether Guantanamo Bay detainees should be sent to North Charleston's Navy brig but say they will work together to keep the accused terrorists out of federal courts.

After an emotional debate over how to keep Americans safe, the Senate Thursday narrowly defeated an effort to prevent civilian trials in U.S. courts for the accused planners of the 9/11 attacks.

The Democratic-controlled Senate has blocked a GOP-led effort to prevent Sept. 11 terrorists from being prosecuted in civilian federal courts.

Ten gubernatorial candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties shared a stage at a primary debate in Orangeburg, S.C. Tuesday night - the first time that's happened in South Carolina history.

Rep. Jim Clyburn and Sen. Lindsey Graham _ a black Democrat and a white Republican _ will share an honor Thursday that the Jim Crow laws of their youth would have prohibited.

A recent cable news report that Guantanamo Bay detainees could be sent to South Carolina has provoked a roiling political debate, even though the concept of the transfer isn't new and doesn't appear imminent.

A trio of senators - each with differing politics - is launching a rescue effort for troubled climate legislation.

Addressing what he says is a major shortfall in congressional Democrats' plans for a health care overhaul, Republican U.S. Sen.

S.C. conservationists and business leaders rallied to U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's defense Tuesday, after an energy industry group began running ads critical of the Republican's support of a bipartisan energy bill.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Tuesday laid out the scientific risks of inaction on global warming and went straight to his main point - the climate and energy bill starting its way through the Senate could help drive what he called "energy opportunity." The Senate is only now taking up the bill - Tuesday was its first hearing - and much could ...

United States Senators Lindsey Graham and Saxby Chambliss today introduced "loser pays" legislation to decrease the number of frivolous lawsuits that increase the cost of medical care.

This story was written by Juliet Eilperin . The climate-change bill that has been moving slowly through the Senate will face a stark political reality when it emerges for committee debate on Tuesday: With Democrats deeply divided on the issue, unless some Republican lawmakers risk the backlash for signing on to the legislation, there is almost no ...

If you think the health care reform fight has been aggressive, hear this: The lobbying war over climate change could be even nastier.