'The Fight Isn't Over' on Gun Control, Says Vice President Biden

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the White House Tuesday about continued effort to address gun violence, pledging that he and President Obama have not given up the effort to pass l... Read More

House Passes Bill Banning Abortion After 20 Weeks

(WASHINGTON) -- The House of Representatives voted Tuesday evening to pass legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks, except in what Democrats assailed as “narrow” cases of incest of a... Read More

Immigration Reform Would Boost Economy, CBO Report Finds

(WASHINGTON) -- The immigration reform bill drawn up by the Senate "Gang of Eight" would boost the economy and lower the deficit, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says in a report out T... Read More

Claire McCaskill Joins Effort to Draft Hillary Clinton in 2016

(WASHINGTON) -- Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill got a more than three-year head start on the 2016 election, lending her support Tuesday to an effort to draw Hillary Clinton into the next presidentia... Read More

'Over 50' Terror Plots Foiled by Data Dragnets, NSA Director Says

(WASHINGTON) -- The director of the National Security Administration on Tuesday told Congress that more than 50 potential terrorist attacks have been thwarted by two controversial programs tracking... Read More

Senate Rejects Double-Layer Border Fence Plan

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate on Tuesday rejected a proposal that would have withheld permanent legal status for most undocumented immigrants until the completion of 700 miles of double-layered border... Read More

Reid: House Will Face Pressure on Immigration

(WASHINGTON) -- The House will face pressure to pass immigration reform no matter what John Boehner says, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters on Tuesday. “I have talke... Read More

Rep. Burgess: 15-Week-Old Male Fetuses Pleasure Themselves

(WASHINGTON) -- At what age do young boys begin sexual self-exploration? As early as 15 weeks in utero, according to Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas. “Watch a sonogram of a 15-week b... Read More

Justice Dept. Document Details Guantanamo Prisoner Names, Status

(WASHINGTON) -- With transparency in the national spotlight, the Obama administration named the 46 Guantanamo detainees being held indefinitely and the detention status of all 166 prisoners.... Read More

Boehner: No Immigration Bill Without Majority GOP Support

(WASHINGTON) -- The fate of immigration reform hinges on how House Speaker John Boehner handles the issue. And on Tuesday, he laid down a significant marker on how the House will move forward.... Read More