Elected officials hold ceremony celebrating the life, legacy and values of Nobel Peace Prize winner, former South African president
Capitol Hill focus has now shifted away from the former contractor who revealed NSA surveillance programs to privacy, civil liberty concerns
Young Hispanic immigrants say Republicans will pay a price with Latino voters
Leaders of Republican majority say they plan to take a step-by-step approach aimed at slowing momentum toward reform
President Obama, some former top officials say surveillance is important for national security, though European lawmakers demand explanation
Experts say if some form of substantial reform is enacted into law, the immigration population is likely to remain diverse
Spotlight on immigration reform shifts to Republican-led House of Representatives, where bill is expected to face an uphill battle
One former leader of agency's governing board calls for ending journalistic agency's independent status and putting it under the US State Department
US Supreme Court invalidates one section of landmark Voting Rights Act
Members of panel call on Sudan to stop alleged state-sponsored violence and abuses against civilians
General Keith Alexander says documents about those cases will be provided to Congress in a classified setting
Legislators face off for first day of what is expected to be several weeks of wrangling over legislation based on bipartisan plan
Republican lawmaker accuses president of failing to speak up clearly on the side of peaceful Syrian protesters when the conflict began
Hearing comes just days before President Barack Obama is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping
IRS Director of Exempt Organizations, says her legal counsel has advised her not to answer questions, but that did not mean she was guilty
Miller says he could not name names, but he did apologize amid sharp questioning
Tea Party leaders say IRS scandal confirms their worst fears about federal government
Questions centered on government's handling of tax issues for conservative groups and leak investigation involving Associated Press news agency
Some Republican lawmakers criticized Obama administration for not stating clearly that attacks were inspired by Islamic extremists
Authorities arrest two Kazakh nationals and an American who attended same Massachusetts college as accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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