WASHINGTON -- The wave of town hall protests targeting House Republicans, and aided by labor and progressive groups, is forcing lawmakers to put restr...

WASHINGTON -- Protesters unhappy with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposals forced a GOP congressman to shut down a town hall meeting on Mond...

Somehow, despite the clear and large majority of pro-reform supporters in the room, reform opponents ended up being the ones to ask two thirds of the questions.

Race-based attacks and criticism of President Obama have been on the rise during the dog days of August. And they're not just happening at health care...

Representative Jim Moran fell victim to a vigorous maligning from out of town teabaggers last night during his town hall in Reston, VA. Howard Dean w...

As the greatest generation becomes a memory, it is up to the generations that follow them to keep "Hitler" and "Nazi" out of the clutches of those who would make them political buzzwords.

As we enter the back-to-school phase of the calendar, I want to share some good news and offer some unsolicited advice to our nation's education top cop.

A man was spotted Monday afternoon carrying a semi-automatic assault rifle and a pistol at a pro-health care reform rally next to the Veterans of Fore...

The third-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives on Thursday compared the disruptive protesters at recent health care town halls to people w...

On Tuesday's Hardball with Chris Matthews, Matthews' guest was William Kostric, the man who brought a gun earlier in the day to protest President Obam...

When I held a town hall on Saturday, I was greeted by a self-described "mob" with chants of "Health care...NO!" and "I hate Obama-nation." We cannot back down to these intimidation tactics.

Over the last few days, a conservative activist in St. Louis named Kenneth Gladney seems to have become something of a cause celebre in far-right circ...

Democratic grumbling about disruptive protests at health care town halls is simply an attempt at distraction and and admission of weakness, Senate Min...

Voters are not like policy wonks. Only when they get really riled up do they send their message -- loud and clear -- to public officials. Hence the growing public debate over reform.

It is time for President Obama to assume more of a leadership role on health care or he and America will suffer a serious defeat.

Misinformation and angry mobs are not how democracy functions. Freedom of speech and assembly are certainly our rights, but they must be exercised with responsibility and accountability.

One of the country's largest unions has been hit by a wave of hostile calls and even death threats from people upset with its involvement in town-hall...

Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.) was forced to cancel a town hall after it was overrun by protesters, Politico reported. Kirkpatrick, a freshman, was u...

WASHINGTON — Conservative activists are vowing to keep up their fight against President Barack Obama's health care plans, even as the Democratic...