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• Bill would honor Buffalo Soldiers' role in parks

  States' first park rangers.Now as the National Park Service prepares for its 100th anniversary in 2016, there is a move in Congress to formally recognize the role of these "Buffalo Soldiers," who set aside their guns to build the first trail to the top of   Read more »

• U.S.: No plans to end broad surveillance program

  necessary to try to assure Parliament that the spy programs do not encroach on U.K. privacy laws.And in Washington, members of Congress said they would take a new look at potential ways to keep the U.S. safe from terror attacks without giving up privacy protections   Read more »

• NYC subway bomb plot stopped by NSA secret phone program, official says

  records and Internet data in its hunt for terrorists. Those programs have come under criticism from civil libertarians and some in Congress who say they were too broad and collected too much about innocent Americans.In one of those programs, the NSA's collected   Read more »

• Editorial: Debate over surveillance is overdue

  where the balance lies.While the snooping was authorized by Congress after the 9/11 attacks and even expanded multiple times by Congress and Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the stunning scope of the surveillance is only now coming into focus. Disclosures   Read more »

• Editorial: Congress must seize the moment on immigration

  security versus a path to citizenship will be the pitched battle this week when Congress begins debating the first broad overhaul of the broken immigration system in a quarter century. But the enduring legacy of reform needs to be retooled rules for entering   Read more »

Around the web

• Obscure IRS rule led to scandal

  policy. I think it ought to be clarified so the rule can have more certainty around it. Portman, of Terrace Park, suggested Congress should revisit the rule as part of a broader overhaul of the tax code. This should be a part of a larger tax reform discussion, 12:34 AM from Cincinnati Enquirer Read more »

• National Journal Congressional Connection Poll Topline Results June 17, 2013

  Journal Congressional Connection Poll, a national poll that tracks the public's priorities for Congress and Washington -- and its opinions on the policies that Congress is debating. Below are the topline results from the week's Congressional Connection poll. 6/19/13 from National Journal Read more »

• Obama seeks nuclear reduction with Russia

  security policies of both major powers. But in the process he set a goal that immediately drew skepticism from the Kremlin and Congress alike and could challenge his ability to realize his more ambitious priorities in the time he has left. “After a comprehensive 6/19/13 from Minneapolis Star Tribune Read more »

• Shelley Moore Capito: Obama Shouldn't Cut Nukes Without Congressional OK

  making changes in those levels without first of all seeing what Russia's going to do and also without the president coming to Congress to seek guidance and advice." Obama in the past has indicated he’s prepared to reduce America's nuclear arms arsenal unilaterally 6/19/13 from NewsMax Read more »

• Hell Is Empty

  must be reached regarding when and how and where to catapult the propaganda so the terrorists won’t win. In solemn testimony to Congress on behalf of the Powers That Be, Inc., NSA Director Keith Alexander and FBI Deputy Director Sean Joyce reassured Americans 6/19/13 from Firedoglake Read more »