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In December 2015, after three years of study and debate, Carter ordered the military to open all jobs to women. He also ended the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military.

A decade after his death, we consider Osama bin Laden's legacy and the current state of the terrorist group he led.

The future of the rule is extremely uncertain. Even if the Obama administration wins its appeal, the incoming Trump administration has already threatened to scrap the measure.

*Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.Texas is helping lead a lawsuit against President Barack Obama's administration over a new rule…

On Friday Texas and 12 other states asked a federal judge to block the Obama administration’s order to school districts to allow transgender students to…

The rules, designed to make drilling safer and reduce the risk of a blowout, come six years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The oil industry says some of the requirements are too costly.

Editor's note: This story has been updated.The Obama administration on Friday asked the United States Supreme Court to review a federal appellate court's…

The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a House-passed bill that would end the National Security Agency's bulk collection program. Edward Snowden also spoke via videolink to a conference in London.

Unable to overcome parliamentary maneuvers by Sen. Rand Paul, the Senate adjourned and let three provisions of the Patriot Act expire at midnight.

Three key provisions of the act sunset on June 1. The Senate has scheduled a rare Sunday session to try to pass a House measure that modifies some of the provisions.