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Political Washington was consumed with a charged debate over Hillary Clinton's legacy Wednesday, but the former secretary of state largely steered clear of politics in a speech in Beverly Hills. Read More

Mitt Romney is making a return to late-night television. A publicist for The Tonight Show confirmed that former Republican presidential candidate will sit down with Jay Leno on Friday, May 17th. Read More

In the year since President Obama publicly endorsed gay marriage on May 9, 2012, the movement in favor of marriage equality and LGBT rights has had a few more firsts. Read More

The measure would criminalize the enforcement of federal gun laws, punishing federal agents who attempt to enforce any of those laws with up to four years in prison. Read More

The former Florida governor, who went from Republican to independent to Democrat in just two years, became the latest politician to evolve on same-sex marriage. Read More

Democratic Senate candidate Ed Markey tries to get hip by talking about this strange thing called "the internet." Read More

The nationwide wave of fast food strikes is "potentially the largest organizing drive in decades." Read More

Ariel Castro, who was born in Puerto Rico, is part of a Latino community that has grown by about 30% since 2000 in Cuyahoga County. “The whole community is just extraordinarily embarrassed by this event," said one local leader. Read More

"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

“The Senate is being used for the 2014 election and that’s the primary goal, that’s why it’s a disaster,” Republican Sen. Tom Coburn said. Read More

Looks like the effort to block African-Americans' path to the voting booth backfired. Read More

The underlying problem for both parties: Democrats can’t convince their incumbents to stay, while Republicans can’t convince their candidates to run. Read More

Actors George Takei and Jesse Tyler Ferguson use humor to soften opposition to marriage equality in new PSA for Funny or Die. Read More

If the government can bail out banks, why can't it help millions of Americans struggling to pay back billions in student loan debt? The senator wants students to get the low rates that big banks do. Read More

Could Cleveland Police have rescued Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight sooner? Congresswoman Marcia Fudge says that questions need to be answered. Read More

In case you had any doubts on whether the far-right could find a way to trace any tragedy or negative event back to President Obama, rest assured. It can be done! Read More

America's Catholic Bishops are urging Catholics to pray, fast and sacrifice "for life, marriage, and religious liberty," warning that the cases currently before the Supreme Court are the "Roe. v. Wade of marriage." Read More

Gov. Chris Christie searches for his infamous navy fleece in a new web video featuring politicos and celebrities like Jon Bon Jovi, Alec Baldwin, James Carville, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. Read More

The former Deputy Chief of Mission in Libya, Greg Hicks, recounted a harrowing night at the U.S. Embassy in Libya's capital on September 11, 2012, trading dropped calls and text messages with U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, who by morning would be dead. Read More

Minnesota may join 11 states and the District of Columbia in allowing gay couples to marry. Read More