The white smoke began billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at just after 2:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday and continued for the next 30 minutes.

In a sharp turn from a historically conservative position on gay marriage, a staggering number of prominent Republicans have signed a legal brief arguing that

In a final tally of 78 to 22, the Senate has approved the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, a surprisingly controversial bill that aims to

Neil Heslin, father of 6-year-old Newtown victim Jesse Lewis, attempted to describe the indescribable–the loss of a child. Mr.

Among its first order of business, the newly sworn in 113th Congress is trying yet again to expand protections for women across the country.

January 19 is Gun Appreciation Day.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) was among several lawmakers who attended President Obama’s gun control proposal Wednesday.

It is exactly one week since the members of the 113th Congress were sworn in.

While the world rang in a new year and the U.S.

President Obama gave an exclusive interview to NBC’s David Gregory on Meet The Press this Sunday morning, and with just one day left until the deadline on the f