Bush Family Split on Jeb Running in 2016

(WASHINGTON) -- During an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl that will air this weekend, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush joked that his parents are divided on whether he should fol... Read More

FBI Chief Defends Surveillance Programs, Condemns NSA Leaker

(WASHINGTON) -- The head of the FBI said on Thursday that leaks by a National Security Agency contractor about secret surveillance programs "have caused significant harm to our nation and our safet... Read More

NSA Director Will Declassify Some Info on Surveillance Programs

(WASHINGTON) -- Following up on a promise he made earlier, the director of the National Security Agency told the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday that certain information about secret surve... Read More

Dingell Honored as Longest-Serving Member in Congressional History

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. John Dingell, who is serving his 30th term in the House of Representatives, was honored Thursday as the longest-serving member in the history of the U.S. Congress, having eclip... Read More

Reid Warns Bloomberg Against Attacks on Democrats

(NEW YORK) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that he expressed his displeasure with Michael Bloomberg in a phone call this week over his plan to target Democratic senators who vote... Read More

Obama’s Africa Trip Comes with Hefty Price Tag

(WASHINGTON) -- President Obama’s upcoming trip to Africa will require extraordinary security measures and will likely cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, according to a confidential... Read More

Bill Clinton Criticizes Obama on Syria

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Bill Clinton reportedly expressed his support for U.S. intervention in Syria, while criticizing President Obama’s inaction, at a closed-press event at the McC... Read More

Will Republicans Listen to Jeb Bush About Immigration Reform?

(WASHINGTON) -- Jeb Bush is trying his best to convince his fellow Republicans that immigration reform is good for the party, despite concerns among some that there is little to gain politically fr... Read More

Supreme Court Strikes Down BRCA Gene Patent

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that isolated human genes cannot be patented, a partial defeat for Myriad Genetics, a company that had been awarded patents on the so-called BRCA... Read More

Pelosi Slaps Down Reporters Asking Questions on Abortion

(WASHINGTON) -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday bickered with a conservative reporter who asked her to explain the moral difference between live-birth murder and abortions executed d... Read More