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Women on the Senate and House Armed Services committees are leveraging their clout in response to the problem of sexual assaults in the military.

In Portland, Ore., doctors and patients get to the Oregon Health and Science University not by a twisty, two-lane road up Marquam Hill, but by a gleaming silver gondola. The aerial tram has cut the commute from up to 45 minutes to a three-minute ride in the sky.

Obama administration's high tech officials to get the Issa treatment over Obamacare... Healthcare.gov is likely to running smoothly by November's end as promised... the health care law allegedly helped kill the immigration overhaul.

Ultraviolet light can burn your skin and raise the risk for skin cancer. New research has helped uncover how the rays can weaken skin's outer layer, compromising its ability to protect the body.

This first presidential debate will focus on domestic issues, with the economy topping the list of homefront problems. Here are three economic terms likely to come up in the debate.

Coal is poised to replace oil as the world's top energy source — possibly in the next five years, according to the International Energy Agency. The rise will be driven largely by growth in China and India, the IEA says, while the only large decline is seen coming in the United States.

House Democrats say they’ll again try to get campaign contribution limits restored in Missouri when next year’s regular legislative session begins. The Missouri Supreme Court reinstated caps on campaign contributions in 2007, but a 2008 law removed them again. Jake Hummel of St. Louis takes over next year as the top Democrat in the Missouri House. He says they’ll push for an ethics bill similar to one in 2010 that had support in both parties. “It unfortunately was derailed by the majority, and over the last two years we’ve had little to no movement in ethics reform," Hummel said. The 2010 ethics bill originally contained caps on contributions, but the provision was stripped out and the bill was tacked onto a larger government procurement bill. Earlier this year the Missouri Supreme Court removed the ethics language from the procurement law, saying it violated the single subject clause. State Representative Kevin McManus (D, Kansas City) has been tapped to sponsor the proposed ethics bill. “We believe that this is not only a priority of our caucus, but a priority of Missourians throughout the state who want transparency and accountability in their government," McManus said. The proposed bill would limit contributions to $5,000 per donor for candidates seeking statewide and legislative offices, restrict committee-to-committee money transfers and give the Missouri Ethics Commission the authority to launch its own investigations. It would also force not-for-profit groups that donate to campaigns to disclose donors’ identities, and restrict contributions from being invested in anything other than interest-bearing bank accounts. The Missouri General Assembly's 2013 session begins Jan. 9. Follow Marshall Griffin on Twitter: @MarshallGReport

Congress is considering whether to turn three top-secret sites involved with creating the atomic bomb into one of the country's most unusual national parks. Critics question the need for a park that celebrates nuclear weapons. Supporters say the park would ask tough questions about lessons learned.

Could an actress and political activist with no electoral experience give the Senate's top Republican a race in very red Kentucky? It would be a long shot, say political experts, even though Judd has deep roots in the state, calling herself an "at least 8th generation Eastern Kentuckian."

The Obama administration is expected to ask for $50 billion to $60 billion. Top administrators told Congress Wednesday that they want at least some of that money to go toward preventing the kind of devastation caused by Sandy and other recent storms.