U.S. caution over China’s access to technology has extended to the Olympics, says the surveillance camera manufacturer Axsys Technologies, which went through a lengthy waiver process so its military-grade high-definition cameras could be used at the games. Read Full Story
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has asked a federal judge to consider three different constituional arguments for throwing out the case against him. Read Full Story
In the wake of an overwhelming House vote to pass a tobacco regulation bill, supporters are hoping the Senate will act before the session ends — but face determined opposition from a tobacco state Republican. Read Full Story
Many Latinos lack a regular source of health care and health information other than hospital emergency rooms, a trend that threatens to worsen their health outcomes, according a new report by the Pew Hispanic Center and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Read Full Story
The breakneck pace at which the case against Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is proceeding hit a snag Wednesday when prosecutors and defense attorneys fought over how tens of thousands of pages of documents and hundreds of hours of audio and video evidence should be turned over to the defense. Read Full Story
Senators who helped shape the new farm law say the Agriculture Department is improperly implementing a new policy on payments to farmers. Read Full Story