Military Times reports that the number of violent incidents reported were significantly higher than previously thought. This calls into question the veracity of the previous reporting methodology, but confirms that the U.S. Department of Defense is at least making an attempt to change its flawed culture and provide some type of transparency.

CAPITOL HILL -- Last week, the Senate Intelligence Committee passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA). Its supporters say the bill protects personal information while allowing for information sharing to take place. However, critics of CISA argue that the bill's language is vague and does not protect users' privacy.

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee posted a "press release" Wednesday on its website that looks more like something published on BuzzFeed than an actual news release. ZDNet.com reported Friday that the overall theme centered around the question of why President Obama won't enforce federal immigration law.

The ACLU, a well-known civil rights group, filed a lawsuit Thursday in an effort to obtain more information on the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) controversial 'behavioral detection' program. Critics say the program may lead to racial profiling.

The group sent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the TSA in October for details on the program, but the agency never responded. The ACLU is now asking a federal district court judge in New York to order the TSA to comply with the FOIA requests.

survey released Thursday found surprising results concerning how the public views the 2016 presidential nominees.

reported recently that China trimmed its holdings of U.S. debt for the fifth consecutive month, putting further pressure on the U.S. economy that was "supposed" to have a blanket windfall from lower oil prices.

China and Japan are now neck-and-neck as the largest holders of U.S. debt ($1.2391T and $1.2386T, respectively).

Rand Paul (R-Ky.) supporters, there was likely a brief surge of excitement when headlines appeared on Google News that the senator was officially running in the 2016 presidential race based off what looked like a candidate filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

MSNBC town hall in February, President Barack Obama expressed bewilderment over why Americans did not participate in the 2014 midterm elections. Now, the AP reports that the president says it may be time to pass mandatory voting laws (compulsory voting).

WASHINGTON, DC -- The FCC's net neutrality ruling has many politicians up in arms.

shows nearly 200,000 voters participated in Senate Districts 7, 21, and 37 by mail or at the polls.

Special elections are known for low voter turnout and these were no exception -- turnout is expected to be under 25 percent across the state.