As federal agencies increase their use of polygraphs, opponents say the exams are as reliable as flipping a coin to determine whether someone is lying. But proponents say they help yield all-important “admissions.”

Law enforcement officials and U.S. citizens who have been busted said Americans often are recruited because traffickers hope they will arouse less suspicion from police.

The chairman of the Chicago White Sox and Bulls is going into the global security business with an eclectic and controversial group of partners tied to the Obama administration, documents and interviews show.

Concerned about broken promises of assistance for the nation’s veterans, the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs has called for the head of the VA’s benefits administration to resign.