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

White House Postpones Congressional Picnic

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House has postponed what is typically a chance for lawmakers and the president to put partisan bickering aside for a night of barbecue, family fun and carefree hobnobbing... Read More

Robert Redford Challenges President Obama to Take On Pollution

(WASHINGTON) -- As downpours and tornadoes hit the country, actor and conservation activist Robert Redford had weather on his mind and urged President Obama to follow suit. In a collabor... Read More

Senator Wants 'Straight Answers' on NSA from Country's Top Spy

(WASHINGTON) -- James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, said "No" when asked in March if the federal government was conducting wholesale spying on law abiding Americans. O... Read More

John Boehner Calls NSA Leaker Edward Snowden a ‘Traitor’

(NEW YORK) -- House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday called National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden a “traitor” who put Americans at risk by releasing classified information to th... Read More

Eight Senators Cross Aisle with Bill to Scrap ‘Secret Law’

(WASHINGTON) -- Eight senators on Tuesday introduced a bill that aims to put an end to the “secret law” governing the government surveillance programs like the phone data detailed in re... Read More