Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia and Democratic Senator Mark Udall of Colorado sparred over the role of the NSA in preventing terrorism on Meet the Press Sunday. Read More
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Ayotte says she’ll support immigration bill
5:38 PM on 6/9/2013
The Republican senator from New Hampshire wrote in an Op-Ed published to her Senate website that the bill is the best chance at stemming illegal immigration while bringing undocumented workers out of the shadows. Read More
NSA leaker comes forward, says government set to destroy privacy
3:41 PM on 6/9/2013
Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former CIA employee and defense contractor said he leaked the NSA information because he was alarmed at how the government was eroding privacy. Read More
Anti-gay marriage protesters storm French Open
1:42 PM on 6/9/2013
A masked protester carrying a flame ran onto the court at the French Open Sunday, interrupting the final match between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer.Security… Read More
Supreme Court rules police can take DNA from suspects
10:52 AM on 6/3/2013
The ruling was 5-4. Justice Antonin Scalia, a conservative, joined three of the court’s more liberal members—Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan—in dissenting. Read More
GOP congresswoman says women don’t want pay equity laws
3:56 PM on 6/2/2013
Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee said Sunday, "They don't want the decisions made in Washington," about equal pay for equal work. Read More
Issa: White House spokesman ‘paid liar’ regarding IRS
1:49 PM on 6/2/2013
Republican Congressman Darrell Issa said in an interview Sunday that the Obama administration directed the IRS to target Tea Party groups and that soon to be released transcripts would prove his accusation. Read More
GOP Rep: ‘No crisis’ at Gitmo, detainees ‘have put on weight’
3:56 PM on 5/26/2013
Kansas Republican Mike Pompeo claimed Sunday that hunger-strikers at Guantanamo Bay still posed a problem to Americans, that there was no crisis at the prison, and that it would be foolish to close the facility. Read More
Obama to Oklahoma tornado survivors: ‘We’ve got your back’
3:24 PM on 5/26/2013
President Obama toured Moore, Oklahoma with Governor Mary Fallin Sunday and pledged more support for survivors of last week's tornado. Read More
Bob Dole counsels GOP to put up ‘closed for repairs’ sign
12:25 PM on 5/26/2013
The former Kansas Senator said that he doubted there would be room for him, Ronald Regan, or Richard Nixon in today's Republican party in an interview Sunday. Read More
Donald Rumsfeld calls for accountability on Benghazi, IRS
2:47 PM on 5/19/2013
The former secretary of defense under President George W. Bush said that the controversy over administration talking points following the attack that left four Americans dead was eroding the trust of the public in Obama's presidency. Read More
Obama approval rating stays high despite bruising week
10:41 AM on 5/19/2013
A trio of scandals seem to have had little effect on the public's feelings about President Barack Obama, who enjoys a 53% approval rating, according to the latest CNN/ORC poll. Read More
Mother’s Day shooting leaves 12 injured in New Orleans
5:56 PM on 5/12/2013
Two or three people started shooting at the intersection of Frenchmen and N Villere streets shortly after 1 p.m. for unknown reasons, police said. Read More
Report: IRS knew of targets against Tea Party in 2011
4:02 PM on 5/12/2013
Officials with the IRS apologized Friday for targeting groups with "Tea Party" and "Patriots" in their titles for non-profit status audits, but senior agency leaders knew the groups were being flagged as early as 2011, the Associated Press reported. Read More
Michelle Obama celebrates quiet Mother’s Day, tweets congratulations
1:14 PM on 5/12/2013
The first lady wished a Happy Mother's Day Sunday via Twitter. Read More
Update: Mubarak interview story fabricated, NBC News reports
11:29 AM on 5/12/2013
An interview that al-Watan newspaper claimed to have with Hosni Mubarak was determined to be fabricated, NBC News reported Monday. Read More
Boston bombing suspect says brother’s widow not involved
10:53 AM on 5/9/2013
"We were not surprised by news reports today that Katie played no role in the event of April 15," Katherine Russell's lawyer, Amato DeLuca, said in a statement Wednesday. Read More
Cemeteries refusing to bury body of Boston bombing suspect
3:57 PM on 5/5/2013
Efforts to bury the remains of suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev have been rejected by all of the cemeteries that the funeral home has contacted, NBC News reported Sunday. Read More
House intelligence chair: Hezbollah funding Syrian troops
1:28 PM on 5/5/2013
Michigan's Republican Rep. Mike Rogers said on "Face the Nation" Sunday that the situation in Syria continues to deteriorate. Read More
White House fully supportive of Israeli strikes inside Syria
10:19 AM on 5/4/2013
In an interview with Telemundo Sunday, President Obama said Israelis "justifiably have to guard against the transfer of advanced weaponry to terrorist organizations like Hezbollah." Read More
