The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) may have led media reports in recent days with a number of its members embroiled in a Colombian prostitution scandal, but making headlines is unusual for the historically secretive federal law-enforcement agency.
The U.S. Secret Service has already let go three of the 11 agents caught up in a prostitution scandal that allegedly took place in Cartagena, Colombia, and the U.S. military continues its investigation into the matter. And while prostitution is legal in Colombia, American military personnel accused of picking up prostitutes ahead of President Obama's visit to Colombia may face prosecution under U.S. military law.
The proportion of Americans contributing to the nation's public presidential election campaign fund has decreased considerably since the programs hey-day in the 1970s.
Senator Daniel Akaka's retirement jeopardizes the fight to grant Native Hawaiians federal recognition
The Obama administration's Supreme Court attorney asked the justices to review the Federal Communications Commission's $550,000 fine against CBS for airing the infamous Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 Super Bowl.
Charles Colson's condition has worsened after undergoing brain surgery two weeks ago. Jim Liske, chief executive officer of Prison Fellowship Ministries, issued a statement on Wednesday noting that Colson will soon be home with the Lord. News of Colson's deteriorating health came after signs of improvement.
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Wednesdayhe was supporting Mitt Romney for president, another unsurprising but important endorsement for the likely Republican nominee.
Republicans in the U.S. Senate are filing a friend-of-the-court brief in a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of U.S. President Barack Obama's controversial recess appointments.
Senate Republicans on Monday afternoon blocked President Barack Obama's Buffett Rule legislation, which would have put a 30-percent minimum tax on millionaires.
Lord Nazir Ahmed was suspended from the Labour party Monday after reports surfaced that the Muslim life peer offered a bounty for the capture of President Obama and former president George W. Bush.
If he holds out long enough, Angus King could become a kingmaker. The insistently independent Senatorial candidate from Maine is adding extra angst to this November's closely contested Congressional elections.
A divided federal appeals court struck down a federal ban on political advertising on public TV and radio stations, a decision that could open the public airwaves to campaign ads for the November elections.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Apple and publishers worked to eliminate competition. Three publishers settled the case.
Former President George W. Bush admitted that he wished the Bush tax cuts had someone else's name attached to them. Bush said he does not miss his old He stated he does not miss his old job as Commander-in-Chief in a speech Tuesday at the New York Historical Society.
Today marks National Siblings Day. How did it start?
Iraq is facing a serious crisis, Kurdistan's leader Massoud Barzani said during a recent visit in Washington -- and his semiautonomous region's ambitions in the oil-and-gas business aren't going to help defuse potentially explosive ethnic tensions.
On April 5, the famous blonde doll, Barbie, announced that she will be running for President in 2012. It's official, dolls, she announced on her Tumblr. Welcome to my official glam-paign headquarters.
More than 100 advertisers, including all his technology advertisers except for LifeLock, withdrew their commercials from “The Rush Limbaugh Show” in the past five weeks.
The aide-turned-author, who is portrayed in the HBO movie Game Change, has a short list of potential female running mates she'd like to be considered for the 2012 Republican ticket.
An open mic oversight ended in embarrassment for Obama and Medvedev. What 'missile defense' issue were they discussing?
The Supreme Court will begin a three-day review of the Affordable Care Act, known to some as either the health care reform or Obamacare, on Monday, which will go down in history as a landmark case, perhaps the most monumental in more than a decade. Justices will decide whether the mandate, which would require all Americans to buy health care, for the 2010 Affordable Care Act is constitutional or not. Here are 10 things to know about the landmark Affordable Care Act case.
Obama traveled to a US military base located at the edge of the 2.5 mile wide DMZ and greeted the soldiers there, as a symbolic reassurance of its support to South Korea.
