GOP Address: Indiana Rep. Luke Messer on Student Loans

(WASHINGTON) -- In this week’s GOP address, Indiana Rep. Luke Messer spoke of the importance of preventing a rate hike for federal student loans. Messer began by telling a bit of his own s... Read More

US Attorney Seeks 4-Year Sentence for Jesse Jackson Jr.

(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S. attorney Friday recommended a four-year prison sentence and the forfeiture of $750,000 for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois. U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen sought th... Read More

Obama: 'Nobody Is Listening to Your Telephone Calls'

(SAN JOSE, Calif.) -- President Obama on Friday dismissed the “hype” surrounding his administration’s secret surveillance of Americans’ phone records and the nation’s... Read More

Wikileaks Redux? Intel Officials Fear More Leaks

(WASHINGTON) -- The Guardian appears to have obtained yet another “TOPSECRET/NOFORN” document. This one is a Presidential Policy Directive on U.S. cyber operations and di... Read More

Rand Paul Bill Would Curb NSA on Phone Records

(WASHINGTON) -- Responding to the recent disclosure that the federal government has secretly obtained the phone records of millions of Americans, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced legislation Frida... Read More

Northeast Corner of Colorado Seeks Statehood

(WELD COUNTY, Colo.) -- The northeastern corner of Colorado could be the 51st state if its residents have their way. Weld County Commissioner Sean Conway told ABC News that his constituents feel... Read More

Frank Lautenberg and Senate Link to WWII Laid to Rest

(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the last World War II veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate, has been laid to rest. Lautenberg was buried Friday morning at Arlington National Cemete... Read More

Obama to Press Chinese President on Cybersecurity

(SAN JOSE, Calif.) -- Cybersecurity is expected to top the agenda when President Obama sits down for two days of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in California on Friday, as Obama looks for... Read More

Priebus: GOP Needs to Work Harder to Be Competitive in 2016

(WASHINGTON) -- Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says the GOP needs to work harder to be competitive in the next presidential election in 2016. Priebus admits those effor... Read More

Obama to Promote Affordable Care Act to Latinos in California

(SAN JOSE, Calif.) -- President Obama will highlight how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will impact Latinos across the country during a speech in San Jose, Calif., on Friday. Obama plans... Read More