Supreme Court Strikes Down BRCA Gene Patent

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that isolated human genes cannot be patented, a partial defeat for Myriad Genetics, a company that had been awarded patents on the so-called BRCA... Read More

Pelosi Slaps Down Reporters Asking Questions on Abortion

(WASHINGTON) -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday bickered with a conservative reporter who asked her to explain the moral difference between live-birth murder and abortions executed d... Read More

Hillary Clinton Says Women in Politics Have Ripple Effect

(CHICAGO) -- A “still jet-lagged” former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Thursday she’s turning her focus to helping create more opportunities for women in the workpl... Read More

Sen. Reid: 'Not Going to Give Up' on Gun Legislation

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Congress will not give up the fight on gun legislation. He put on notice the Republicans -- and Democrats -- who voted against the bill.... Read More

Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling Hinges on Justice Kennedy

(WASHINGTON) -- The college admissions process has ended for many relieved high school seniors and anxious parents this year, but the Supreme Court -- after 8 months -- is still considering a major... Read More

Senate Panel Rejects Bid to Remove Commanders from Sexual Assault Cases

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s bill that would have taken military commanders out of the process of reviewing sexual assault c... Read More

Rep. Franks Clarifies Rape Comment, Blames Dems for Distortion

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Trent Franks, who has come under fire on Wednesday for comments he made during a committee markup on his bill to ban all abortions after 20 weeks without exception, worked to c... Read More

Secretary Kerry Defends NSA Program, 'Welcomes' Dept. Scrutiny

(WASHINGTON) -- At a joint press conference Wednesday with United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague, Secretary of State John Kerry defended the National Security Agency, saying that Congress... Read More

Obama Stumps for Ed Markey in Massachusetts Senate Run

(ROXBURY CROSSING, Mass.) -- Seven months after winning re-election, President Obama is back on the campaign trail. This time, he’s lending his political prowess to stump for Senate hopeful R... Read More

Activist Who Secretly Recorded Mitch McConnell Still in Limbo

(WASHINGTON) -- It has been nearly two weeks since a liberal activist and freelance journalist named Curtis Morrison publicly admitted to secretly recording Sen. Mitch McConnell earlier this year.... Read More