Obama’s Africa Trip Comes with Hefty Price Tag

(WASHINGTON) -- President Obama’s upcoming trip to Africa will require extraordinary security measures and will likely cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, according to a confidential... Read More

Bill Clinton Criticizes Obama on Syria

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Bill Clinton reportedly expressed his support for U.S. intervention in Syria, while criticizing President Obama’s inaction, at a closed-press event at the McC... Read More

Will Republicans Listen to Jeb Bush About Immigration Reform?

(WASHINGTON) -- Jeb Bush is trying his best to convince his fellow Republicans that immigration reform is good for the party, despite concerns among some that there is little to gain politically fr... Read More

Supreme Court Strikes Down BRCA Gene Patent

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that isolated human genes cannot be patented, a partial defeat for Myriad Genetics, a company that had been awarded patents on the so-called BRCA... Read More

Pelosi Slaps Down Reporters Asking Questions on Abortion

(WASHINGTON) -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday bickered with a conservative reporter who asked her to explain the moral difference between live-birth murder and abortions executed d... Read More

Hillary Clinton Says Women in Politics Have Ripple Effect

(CHICAGO) -- A “still jet-lagged” former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Thursday she’s turning her focus to helping create more opportunities for women in the workpl... Read More

Sen. Reid: 'Not Going to Give Up' on Gun Legislation

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Congress will not give up the fight on gun legislation. He put on notice the Republicans -- and Democrats -- who voted against the bill.... Read More

Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling Hinges on Justice Kennedy

(WASHINGTON) -- The college admissions process has ended for many relieved high school seniors and anxious parents this year, but the Supreme Court -- after 8 months -- is still considering a major... Read More

Senate Panel Rejects Bid to Remove Commanders from Sexual Assault Cases

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s bill that would have taken military commanders out of the process of reviewing sexual assault c... Read More

Rep. Franks Clarifies Rape Comment, Blames Dems for Distortion

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Trent Franks, who has come under fire on Wednesday for comments he made during a committee markup on his bill to ban all abortions after 20 weeks without exception, worked to c... Read More