Congress may have been aware of the massive data collection, but the administration may have taken its authority beyond what was intended.
Lawmakers said the tactic thwarted a terrorist plot. But is that enough justification for the program?
Private government email accounts were used by officials in George W. Bush's administration, too. Are they even really secret?
Two Democrats at Tuesday's IRS hearing pushed back against the idea that targeting tea party groups was a White House plot.
White House Homeland Security adviser Lisa Monaco had also been considered for the position.
The House Agriculture Committee passed its 2013 farm bill, a monster worth nearly a trillion dollars -- you read that right.
President Michael Sata's government could slash subsidies to corn millers as it cuts back on the expenses.
We're used to seeing tough guys from the NRA speaking out against gun control. But these women of the NRA feel equally strongly.
A U.S. law mandates that minors be included in sex-offender registries. A Human Rights Watch study reveals the devastating effects of that law.
George W. Bush avoided weighing in on the national gay marriage debate during his interview with CBS's Charlie Rose.
Speaking at the George W. Bush Library dedication, Obama says the former president deserves credit if comprehensive immigration reform gets done.
The George W. Bush Presidential Center is being dedicated Thursday.
Former first lady Barbara Bush says her youngest son, Jeb Bush, is qualified to be president but doesn't think he'll run in 2016.
Former President George W. Bush implored his brother, Jeb, to "run."
Former President George W. Bush spoke with Parade magazine and said he hopes his brother, Jeb, will run for office in 2016.
A Tuesday morning Twitter roundup.
Two old buddies sharing stories: Fidel Castro and Diego Maradona, who dropped in after paying his respects to Venezuela's Maduro.
In the United States, at least at the highest level of politics, being short appears to be a distinct disadvantage.
Jenna Bush Hager gave birth to her first child this weekend in New York, and gave former President Bush's first grandchild a family name.
Canadian scientists are fighting in a free-speech minefield: Is the grass greener in the U.S. and China?
Not surprisingly, the president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, was not invited to Thatcher's funeral.
Citing a backlog of "stale" indecency complaints, the FCC is seeking public comment on whether it should relax its enforcement policy. One conservative watchdog is not happy.
