Sen. Schumer Reintroduces Media Shield Law

(WASHINGTON) -- Faced with blowback after it was revealed this week that the Department of Justice had secretly obtained Associated Press phone records, the White House and Senate Democrats are rev... Read More

Immigration Reform Could Help Immigrant Farm Workers

(WASHINGTON) -- The pay for farm jobs is usually low and the work is grueling. That's why no one should be surprised by a study released on Wednesday looking at immigration and agriculture in North... Read More

GOP Sees the World Through Google Glass

(WASHINGTON) -- This week’s Republican House meeting was a little more exciting than weeks past, and it wasn’t just because of what was on the agenda. At the request of the G... Read More

Boehner Says Jail Time Possible in IRS Scandal

(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker John Boehner suggested on Wednesday that those who were responsible for the IRS targeting conservative groups should face jail time. “Now my question... Read More

Rep. Speier Calls Congress 'Enablers of Sexual Assault'

(WASHINGTON) -- On Wednesday, Lawmakers came down hard on military leaders, the morning after allegations emerged of another head of a military sexual assault prevention program engaging in the ver... Read More

IRS Has Long History of Political Dirty Tricks

(NEW YORK) -- If you think the IRS's targeting of Americans for their political views is something new, think again. Historians, tax lawyers, civil libertarians and past victims of abuse... Read More

Obama Calls IRS Scandal 'Intolerable and Inexcusable'

(WASHINGTON) -- President Obama has a few choice words for the Internal Revenue Service over the way it dealt with the Tea Party and other conservative groups. In a statement late Tuesda... Read More

Maryland Town Lowers Voting Age to 16

(TAKOMA PARK, Md.) -- When the polls open this November in Takoma Park, Md., a new set of voters, 16- and 17-year-olds, will be casting their ballots for the first time. The city council... Read More

'Ineffective Management' at IRS to Blame for Tea Party Targeting, Report Finds

(WASHINGTON) -- Ineffective management at the Internal Revenue Service led to certain groups being singled out for more than 18 months based on their names or mission statements, according to a Tre... Read More

Minnesota Freedom to Marry Bill to Be Signed Into Law

(ST. PAUL, Minn.) -- Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is set to sign the Freedom to Marry Bill into law on the steps of the State Capitol Tuesday. The bill passed by a vote of 37 to 30 in the... Read More