WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Californians have grabbed key positions in the incoming Obama administration, and the state's clout in Congress has been enhanced, political observers say.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The FBI lacks the resources to investigate burgeoning white-collar crime because it was refocused to fight terrorism after 2001, critics say.

WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers say they want answers from Department of Homeland Security leaders about reports of inadequate medical care for detained immigrants.

WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- The U.S Department of Homeland Security is yet to fill the top cyber security job it created a year ago, says The Washington Post.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Eighteen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have asked that special counsel investigate the Bush administration's terror spying program.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. House approved a bill Thursday that would make it a separate federal crime to commit a violent act against an unborn child.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- This week's hearing by the House Science committee on the Bush administration's proposed new direction for the U.S. space program left no doubt that doubts pervade Congress about the idea.

WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- The House Friday named Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, chairman of a new subcommittee to oversee work done by the Department of Homeland Security regarding computers, telecommunications and information.

WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, will chair a new subcommittee overseeing efforts to protect computers, telecommunications and information networks. The committee, whose minority leader is Silicon Valley's Zoe Lofgren, will oversee the activities of the Depa