The White House defended Vice President Joe Biden on Monday after he was forced to call leaders in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates to apologize for remarks he made suggesting they had supported Islamist militants in Syria.
The denial lets decisions from three federal appeals courts take effect, legalizing same sex marriage in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin and making appeals likely to follow in Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming, as they share the same appellate court.
Two sides agreed to further talks in the coming weeks North Korea sent a high-level delegation to South Korea on Saturday, a nearly unprecedented move that could renew hope of repairing relations between the neighboring countries.
The midterm elections traditionally do not have the same popular voter turnout as the presidential election cycle, but national voter and media organizations are attempting to improve voting figures, particularly among Latinos and millennials.
Despite President Barack Obama's promise to enact immigration reform before the end of 2014, U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart says change isn't likely to happen until the beginning of 2015.
Seven appeals on same-sex marriage bans are pending The U. S. Supreme Court on Monday declined taking up as many as seven cases concerning same-sex marriage, allowing gays to marry in up to 11 new states and leaving nationwide status cloudy.
Central American women often running away from sexual violence in their home countries claim women are being sexually assaulted by guards at a Texas detention center, according to a civil rights group.
Ben Affleck and Bill Maher got into a heated debate over Islam Actor Ben Affleck clashed with television comedian and political commentator Bill Maher and his guest and author Sam Harris.
Bulgarian voters fed up with political deadlock may end up with another shaky coalition after a snap election on Sunday, leaving the European Union's poorest member struggling to resolve a banking crisis and revive growth.
There are reports that an imposter managed to swindle his way backstage at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation awards dinner, where President Barack Obama delivered a speech.
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed two provisions of North Carolina's 2013 voting law that law groups claimed were restrictive against minorities.
Immigration reform could factor the potential presidential run for Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL, but his recent stance on the issue has soured the view of a fellow Republican senator.
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus on Thursday urged his party to step past criticism of President Barack Obama's delay on Immigration Reform
Officials announce they are sending fighter jets to help the fight Australia said Friday it will soon launch six fighter jets that will conduct airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, joining the U.
President Barack Obama confronted the immigration system and plans for executive action to Latino attendees at the annual Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Gala on Thursday.
