Activist Who Secretly Recorded Mitch McConnell Still in Limbo

(WASHINGTON) -- It has been nearly two weeks since a liberal activist and freelance journalist named Curtis Morrison publicly admitted to secretly recording Sen. Mitch McConnell earlier this year.... Read More

Manchin Wishes Bloomberg Would Help Educate Gun Owners

(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, the Democratic architect of the failed gun legislation, said Wednesday he wishes New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others would educate gu... Read More

Boehner Calls Immigration Overhaul ‘Important Project’

(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday once again expressed support for an overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, but maintained that the House will consider its own ideas r... Read More

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