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Let Me Start: NSA secretly collecting phone records

The Obama Administration is secretly collecting the phone records of Verizon customers under the Patriot Act.

The Obama Administration is secretly collecting the phone records of Verizon customers under the Patriot Act. The disclosure of the highly classified court order comes as the administration is under criticism for its pursuit of leaks.

U.S. Rep. John Dingell of Michigan is about to become the longest serving member of the House of Representatives in history.

With the moves he's made this week, President Obama is showing a new, assertive side.

GOP to Issa: Cool it with the heated rhetoric.

U.S. Rep. Ed Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez faced off last night in their first debate in the Massachusetts special Senate election.

The Unkindest Cut: Domestic violence victims are being hurt by the automatic, arbitrary spending cuts as funding for shelters for women is being slashed.