WASHINGTON -- Sidestepping a politically dangerous fight, Senate Republicans made temporary peace with Democrats to approve the reauthorization of a popular law designed to help prevent and respond to domestic and sexual abuse.

WASHINGTON -- Sidestepping a politically dangerous fight, Senate Republicans made temporary peace with Democrats to approve the reauthorization of a popular law designed to help prevent and respond to domestic and sexual abuse.

Publicly, government officials say that cybersecurity is a matter of collaborative teamwork between a range of agencies. Now, however, the debate in Congress highlights how the relationship between civilian and defense agencies remains unsettled, and how the most tangible cyberbattle may be a turf war.

Senate Democrats and the White House have agreed to pay for a bill to freeze student loan interest rates for a year by raising payroll taxes on so-called S Corporations, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa., said on Tuesday.

The news that some employers have asked for direct access to the Facebook accounts -- including user names and passwords -- of people applying for jobs at their firms has set off a firestorm of controversy. But those recent events only highlight a new reality: the identity that individuals create in the world of social media is quickly becoming an important factor in hiring decisions and in ...