Carl Levin

Soldier in sexual assault prevention program accused of abuse

2013-05-14 22:52:00

WASHINGTON — A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced Tuesday. The...

Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria

2013-05-11 19:28:00

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...

States try to tackle 'secret money' in politics

2013-05-02 19:30:00

WASHINGTON — Early last month, state lawyers and election officials around the country dialed into a conference call to talk about how to deal with the flood of secret money that played an unprecedented role in the 2012 election. The discussion,...

Mississippi man arrested, accused in ricin letters case

2013-04-17 17:36:00

OXFORD, Miss. — A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday, accused of sending letters to President Barack Obama and a senator that tested positive for the poisonous ricin and set the nation's capital on edge a day after the Boston Marathon bombings....

Officials: Democratic Sen. Baucus to retire

2013-04-23 08:15:00

Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law but recently broke with his party on gun control legislation, has decided to retire, Democratic...

Step toward possible military intervention in Syria

2013-04-17 18:16:00

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending about 200 troops to Jordan, the vanguard of a potential U.S. military force of 20,000 or more that could be deployed if the Obama administration decides to intervene in Syria to secure chemical weapons arsenals...

Senators to question former JPMorgan exec who oversaw London Whale

2013-03-13 11:22:00

WASHINGTON -- Ina Drew, the former JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive who oversaw the trading unit responsible for the $6.2-billion "London Whale" trading losses, is scheduled to testify Friday at a Senate hearing on the risky derivatives bets. Drew, who...

Obama kicks off week of meetings on Capitol Hill

2013-03-12 14:35:00

WASHINGTON – President Obama’s public push to restore relations with his congressional colleagues entered its second stage – the luncheon phase –� Tuesday, when he conferred with Senate Democrats for the first of four midday...

Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan won't run for reelection in 2014

2013-03-07 15:25:00

WASHINGTON -- Michigan Democrat Carl Levin announced Thursday that he would not run for reelection in 2014, adding to an exodus of experience in the chamber.� Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is the sixth sitting senator to decide...

Senate confirms Chuck Hagel as new Defense secretary

2013-02-26 14:09:00

WASHINGTON – The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam War veteran and former Republican senator from Nebraska, as the 24th secretary of Defense after a brutal confirmation process that saw members of his own party question his...

Hagel approved by Senate committee in party-line vote

2013-02-12 15:12:00

WASHINGTON -- After a sometimes contentious debate, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted on party lines and narrowly approved the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to be secretary of Defense, moving the bitter fight over President Obama’s...

Republicans maintain filibuster threat ahead of Hagel vote

2013-02-11 17:30:00

WASHINGTON – On the eve of a Senate committee vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, a group of Republican senators continued Monday to threaten what would be a historic filibuster for a Cabinet appointment despite warnings...

From top: Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.). A trio of Senate leaders have condemned the Kathryn Bigelow movie "Zero Dark Thirty," calling elements of its dramatization of the Osama bin Laden manhunt "grossly inaccurate and misleading.

2012-12-21 12:29:16

Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (I-CT) (L) and committee chairman Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) (C) talks as committee ranking member Senator John McCain (R-AZ) speaks during a confirmation hearing of the Senate Armed Service Committee on Capitol Hill November 15, 2012 in Washington, DC.

2012-11-27 06:15:39

Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich) will be a guest on NBC's "Meet the Press."

2012-11-23 17:21:00