Politics

1. Army's Piñon Canyon development may be put to rest
   The possibility that the Army will expand into the prairie lands of Piñon Canyon may be put to rest forever. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a measure that requires an act of Congress for the Army to take over the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site.
2. Republican senators seek border compromise for immigration bill
   A small group of Republican senators worked Monday on a possible border security compromise that would make a sweeping immigration bill more acceptable to some otherwise reluctant conservatives.
3. Senator wants answers about alleged CIA payments
   WASHINGTON—Senator Bob Corker says he's holding up $75 million in U.S. assistance to Afghanistan until he gets answers from the Obama administration about alleged cash payments from the CIA to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
4. IRS official contradicts claims about reviews
   WASHINGTON—Internal Revenue Service officials in Washington scrutinized the very first application from a tea party group seeking tax-exempt status—and dozens of others, including some requests that languished for more than a year without action, an IRS official has told congressional investigators.
5. Apple details government requests for data
   NEW YORK — Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May.
6. Biden distances himself from 2006 phone surveillance criticism
   Vice President Joe Biden, campaigning Saturday for a Democratic congressman in Silicon Valley, sought to distance himself from criticism of government data-gathering programs that were revealed two weeks ago by a former National Security Agency contractor.
7. Republicans use health-care law in fight to derail immigration reform efforts
   After spending years unsuccessfully trying to overturn "Obamacare," Republicans are now attempting to use President Barack Obama's landmark health-care reform law to derail his top second-term initiative - a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration system.
8. U.S. hopeful election of moderate Iranian PM could resolve nuclear dispute
   The surprise win by Iran's Hassan Rohani in weekend presidential elections offers a possible opening for resolving a dispute with the United States over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, U.S. officials and analysts said on Sunday.
9. Colorado's U.S. senators call for review of train horn regulations
   U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall have urged a Senate panel to revisit Federal Railroad Administration safety regulations requiring trains to blare their horns when approaching and passing through crossings.
10. Report: Assaults increase on rangers, park police
    WASHINGTON—Park rangers, wildlife refuge workers and U.S. Park Police experienced more assaults and threats from visitors last year than in 2011, according to a group that represents federal resource workers.
11. U.S. wants 'credible negotiations' with North Korea
    WASHINGTON—The Obama administration said Sunday it was receptive to North Korea's proposal for high-level talks, but wants "credible negotiations" that will lead to a nuclear-free North.
12. IRS scandals threaten funding for health care law
    Mounting scandals at the Internal Revenue Service are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in President Barack Obama's health care law.
13. Obama gets caught in a trade war with Democrats
    As President Barack Obama pushes an ambitious agenda to liberalize global trading, political trade wars are forming — with his fellow Democrats.
14. Secret to Prism program: Even bigger data seizure
    In the months and early years after 9/11, FBI agents began showing up at Microsoft Corp. more frequently than before, armed with court orders demanding information on customers.
15. NSA leaker Edward Snowden: From high school dropout to Hong Kong hotel
    He dropped out of school in 10th grade, yet won well-paying positions that came with overseas travel and access to some of the world's most closely held secrets.