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Victims' Families Push For New Gun Laws On Capitol Hill

“We need to all speak up,” the father of a Sandy Hook survivor says. The Connecticut deaths move to Washington. Image by Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT WASHINGTON — Family members of shooting...

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Workplace Protections For LGBT Workers Remain Stalled

Neither the Congress nor the White House have taken action on a law to stop anti-LGBT job discrimination or an executive order to ban contractors from doing so. Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Jared Polis...

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Syria's Amateur Photographers Tell The Story Of Their Civil War

An American-Canadian group for Syrian expats has launched a project to collect photos from Syrians on the ground. A ground-level view of devastation. Syrian cat in Aleppo, November 3 The Syrian...

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Michigan's Republican Governor Vetoes Concealed Gun Bill, Cites Sandy Hook...

Sandy Hook was a factor, said Snyder in a statement. “This type of violence often leaves society with more questions than answers.” Republican Michigan Governor Rick Synder vetoed a concealed gun bill...

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Kirsten Gillibrand No Longer Keeps Guns Under Her Bed

The New York Senator emerges as a major gun control backer. Four years ago her NRA rating was 92 percent. Image by Cliff Owen / AP New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand — once a vocal supporter of the...

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9 Takeaways From The Benghazi Report

A report out Tuesday night details the State Department's failings surrounding the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. “System failures” and “management deficiencies.” Image by Esam Omran Al-Fetori...

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House Republicans Call Tax Increase "Tax Cut"

Creative messaging on the edge of the fiscal cliff. Image by J. Scott Applewhite / AP WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are framing the extension of the Bush tax cuts for most brackets as a "net...

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Harry Reid YouTube Account Features Video With Head Of NRA

The Democrat Senate Majority Leader gave a speech touting his love of gun rights featuring Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre. Reid opposed renewing the assault...

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Why Gun Control Is Different For The Obamas

Sandy Hook is the fourth mass shooting they've mourned. “A lot of emotion” on a private visit to a Colorado hospital. Image by John Gara/Buzzfeed Barack Obama doesn’t cry in public often. It’s...

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Mormon Church-Owned Website Suspends Gun Sales

One of the largest classifieds sites in the country takes down its “firearms and hunting” section. A victory for Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg displays a confiscated AR-15 assault rifle above a table...

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The Best Picture Of President Obama Yet

Caught in Spiderman's web outside the Oval Office. Source: White House/Pete Souza  /  via: lightbox.time.com

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White House Shifts Pressure To "Big Deal" With Veto Threat

There are no back-up plans. Boehner spokesman calls it “bizarre and irrational.” Image by Carolyn Kaster / AP WASHINGTON — A White House official said Wednesday President Obama would veto Speaker of...

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How Joe Biden And Ted Kennedy Took Down Robert Bork

The former solicitor general Robert Bork, who passed away Wednesday morning, faced one of the sharpest takedowns in the history of Supreme Court nominations. The New York Times reported Wednesday...

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In Wake Of Newtown Shooting, Obama Announces Commission To Address Gun Violence

“This time the words need to lead to action.” WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that Vice President Joe Biden will lead a commission drawing up recommendations to address...

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Obama To Republicans On Fiscal Cliff: "Take The Deal"

“They keep on finding ways to say no,” says the president. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the fiscal cliff to members of the media in the White House Briefing Room December 19, 2012. Image...

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The Assault Weapon Ban Would Have Never Passed If It Wasn't For Ronald Reagan

Two members said Reagan changed their votes. The bill passed by two. Ronald Reagan with James Brady Source: mrmediatraining.com In 1994, former President Ronald Reagan's health was still good enough...

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Obama Asked About Efforts On Gun Control: “Where Have You Been?”

“I don't think I've been on vacation,” Obama replies. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama was pressed about his lack of leadership on gun control issues in a press conference Wednesday after...

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John Boehner Gives Shortest Press Conference Ever

A curt response to President Obama's fiscal cliff rhetoric. “The president will have a decision to make.” View Video › Image by

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Another Jewish Leader Joins Hagel Opposition

American Jewish Committee executive director David Harris is “puzzled” by the talk of nominating Chuck Hagel to lead the Pentagon. Image by Kris Connor / Getty Images Another leading figure in the...

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Conservatives Push Back Against Boehner's "Plan B"

“There's a core conservative principle here at stake,” Rep. Heulskamp says. Image by Gary Cameron / Reuters WASHINGTON — Conservative Republicans continued to push back Wednesday against House Speaker...

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