ACLU Files Lawsuit over Phone Record Collection Program

(WASHINGTON) -- The American Civil Liberties Union sued the federal government on Tuesday, alleging the National Security Agency violates Americans' Fourth Amendment privacy rights by harvesting ph... Read More

Rep. Trent Franks: Rate of Pregnancy from Rape 'Very Low'

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Trent Franks, who has authored a measure banning all abortions after 20 weeks without exception, says that the rate of pregnancies resulting from rape are “very low.&rdqu... Read More

Newtown Families Return to Capitol Hill

(WASHINGTON) -- Nearly six months after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the parents of the Newtown, Conn., children killed there are back on Capitol Hill this week, lobbying for tough... Read More

Sen. Leahy Tries Again to Include Gay Couples in Immigration Bill

(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Patrick Leahy is making another attempt at including same-sex couples in immigration reform. The Vermont Democrat on Tuesday evening reintroduced an amendment to the... Read More

Biden Says Minority Turnout in Mass. Senate Race Might Be Low

(WASHINGTON) -- At a Washington, D.C., fundraiser Tuesday night for Rep. Ed Markey’s Senate campaign, Vice President Joe Biden warned Democrats that minority turnout in the Massachusetts Sena... Read More

More Favor than Disfavor George W. Bush, Poll Finds

(WASHINGTON) -- Time has been kind to former President George W. Bush since he left office in January 2009. Back then, a Gallup poll found Bush’s favorability rating at just 40 per... Read More

POLL: Public Preferences Differ on Top Supreme Court Cases

(NEW YORK) -- A majority is holding fast in support for gay marriage, and even more Americans say legally married gays should receive full federal benefits. But opinions shift on another social and... Read More

State Dept. Pushes Back on Report of Prostitutes, Cover-ups

(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department is strongly denying allegations from a former department investigator who claimed top officials tried to halt or delay several potentially damaging investigatio... Read More

Sen. Tim Kaine Delivers Speech in Spanish on Senate Floor

(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Tim Kaine did something rare on Tuesday: he delivered a speech in Spanish on the floor of the Senate. Shortly after noon, the Virginia Democrat spoke in favor of imm... Read More

Senate Moves Forward on Immigration Bill

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate's landmark immigration bill passed a key procedural test on Tuesday, the first step on a long road toward it becoming law. The Senate voted on an overwhelming... Read More