Claire McCaskill

* Lawmakers eye legislation to help stem jump in assaults * Hagel open to 'all options' to deal with issue, spokesman says * Defense chief once backed keeping sex crimes within military system By David Alexander and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 15...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rash of scandals discrediting the U.S. military's efforts to stamp out sexual assault is putting unprecedented pressure on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to consider options that once appeared off limits to address sex crimes in...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators last week introduced a bill that would prohibit rental-car companies from renting or selling vehicles with an open manufacturer's recall. The legislation, the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013,...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year — 35% more than in 2010 — a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and...

* Air Force leaders say they were appalled by case * Head of anti-sex assault office arrested for sexual assault * Military sex assault reports rose nearly 200 to 3,374 in 2012 By David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers voiced...

(Repeats for wider subscribers) * Air Force leaders say they were appalled by case * Head of anti-sex assault office arrested for sexual assault * Military sex assault reports rose nearly 200 to 3,374 in 2012 By David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 7...

Enrollment in a controversial program that provides free cell phone service to low-income families has increased faster in Maryland than any other state in the nation, jumping nearly 90-fold since 2008 — renewing scrutiny on Capitol Hill over its...

* Estimated number of sexual crimes jumped 38 percent to 26,000 * Defense chief expresses outrage over weekend groping incident * Obama urges military to 'step up our game' over the issue (Adds Pentagon release of sexual assault report, Hagel and Obama...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo -- Missouri has a new ally in Washington in the fight against Consumer Fraud--Senator Claire McCaskill.  She stopped in Springfield Wednesday. Senator McCaskill is now head of two Senate panels aimed at protecting consumers. At a...

WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders briefed on the FBI’s investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing said Sunday it was still possible that the two Tsarnaev brothers received help and support from others in building the bombs and carrying out the...

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Charlize Theron puts in an appearance this weekend on "Fox News Sunday." The Oscar-winner is a messenger of peace for the United Nations. She and Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS, are in the power play segment of the program at 10 a.m. Sunday...