Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) warned that the recent revelations on the government's clandestine national surveillance programs, brought to light by an NSA whistleblower, are just the "tip of the iceberg."

Sanchez spoke to CSPAN's "Washington Journal" on Wednesday, after attending a briefing Tuesday with intelligence...

Sean Hannity sure has changed his tune.

The rambunctious Fox News host on Monday lashed into the Obama administration over the revelations of widespread Internet and phone surveillance by the National Security Agency, warning that "anarchy and tyranny will follow."

But back in 2006, when a...

Liberal Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) emerged as a vocal defender of the National Security Agency on Tuesday, telling Minneapolis-based CBS affiliate WCCO that he was convinced the agency's actions did not constitute spying.

Last week, The Guardian published a bombshell report detailing how the U.S. government...

Since his nomination in May, Virginia's GOP lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson has faced heated scrutiny for past controversial statements. Now he wants the public to know that there is no sunlight between him and his running mate, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R).

In a radio interview...

Journalist Michael Hastings had very harsh words for President Barack Obama on Saturday morning.

Appearing on MSNBC's "Up with Steve Kornacki," Hastings ripped Obama's recent foreign policy comments, saying the president had bought into the Bush administration's neoconservative worldview.

On Thursday, Obama gave a major...

During an appearance at Howard University on Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) made misleading claims about his past support for the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

“I’ve never wavered in my support for civil rights or the Civil Rights Act," he said, speaking at the traditionally black school. "The dispute,...

As the brutal war in Syria rages on, relief organizations have warned that sexual violence has become a "significant and disturbing feature" of the conflict.

In February, the assistant U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Erika Feller, cautioned that the conflict in Syria is "increasingly marked by...

The United States' current gun control debate has centered on what type of guns people should legally own and what hoops people should jump through to procure them.

But what if people could ignore regulations altogether by producing guns in the comfort of their own homes? Thanks...

Melissa Harris-Perry had harsh words for New York mayor Michael Bloomberg on Saturday.

The MSNBC host took issue with a series of controversial ads, paid for by the city, that target teen pregnancy.

In the public...

Mona Eltahawy meets me in Harlem at one of her favorite bars, the place she goes to watch and enthusiastically live-tweet soccer matches. We sit outside and keep our jackets on. Hers is a bright coral pink, as is her hair. The Egyptian-American writer tells me it’s a deliberate choice....

Around noon on New Year’s Eve, Laura Ponce got the phone call she had dreaded for years. Her daughter, Laura Acevez, 21, had been found unconscious in her apartment in Eureka Springs, Ark., lying in a pool of blood. Her 5-month-old son was discovered uninjured next to her...

Are you having trouble getting laid? Maybe you're just not "fresh" enough down there.

That's the message coming from "Fresh + Sexy wipes," a new product from Playtex designed for use before and after sexual activity. The special wipes, which come in a tub for bedside use or in...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) argued at the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on gun control Wednesday that high-capacity magazines are needed to protect families.

His reasoning? Without them, mothers responding to home intruders might run out of bullets.

"Would I be a reasonable American to want my family to have the...

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) got close to tears during his confirmation hearing for secretary of state on Thursday, when he brought up his late father's service.

Richard Kerry, who died in 2000, was as a Foreign Service officer.

"If you confirm me, I would take office as secretary, proud that...

A video claims to show the deadly bombing at Syria's Aleppo University on Jan. 15, 2013.

The footage, which cannot be independently verified, appears to show people running down the street with billowing smoke in the background. Then, a blast lights up a building to the right and a...

Speaking publicly for the first time since Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker signaled interest in running for his Senate seat, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) likened the up-and-coming liberal darling to a naughty child.

"I have four children, I love each one of them. I can't tell (you)...

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) reacted to President Barack Obama's inauguration speech in an interview on "The Laura Ingraham Show" Tuesday, complaining that Obama used a "straw man" argument to purposely misconstrue the Republican position on entitlements.

During his speech, Obama argued that America was "not a nation...

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) questioned President Barack Obama's commitment to the Second Amendment on Thursday morning, telling "Fox and Friends" he thought Obama lacked the "political courage" to admit his real feelings.

"Look, I have questions about whether he is truly committed to the Second Amendment as I understand...

Sexual assault of military women while in a war zone is surprisingly common, according to new research by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

In a new study, around half of women deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan reported being sexual harassed, and one-quarter said they were sexually assaulted, U.S.A...

The House of Representatives will not be in session on Thursday, according to NBC.

Citing House Republican leadership aides, NBC reports that GOP leaders have not called members back to Washington, D.C.

Time for the White House and Congress to reach a deal to avert or delay...