Pema Levy

On Monday, SCOTUS paved the way for same-sex marriages in 11 more states. What's next?

A legal judgment restricting abortions leaves Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis in a quandary.

Women's issues and getting out the vote helped Democrats win a Colorado Senate seat in 2010. But will it work next month?

As soon as it became known the attorney general is resigning, a list of likely successors emerged.

Senate Republicans wouldn't confirm a replacement "I would like to see in the court," she said in an interview

Efforts to register tens of thousands of new voters in Georgia run into charges of voter fraud.

Ahead of a likely presidential run in 2016, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is honing her message

"Christians have no greater ally than Israel," Cruz told a conference, as some in the crowd began to boo

The militarization of police forces has gotten out of hand, senators tell federal government officials

A small war chest and a Boxer fundraiser suggest a top woman Democrat is about to retire from the Senate

With the midterm elections looming, the top priority of both parties is to shore up their supporters

The racial divisions exposed last month in Ferguson, Missouri, have long been part of local politics

Deciding whether Michael Brown's killing was lawful depends on a prosecutor with a long history of siding with the police

The GOP presidential hopeful distances himself from Rubio, Cruz—and Clinton

If the cop who shot dead Michael Brown stands trial, what will the case turn on?

For Missouri native Ryab Hatten, the death of Michael Brown hit close to home

Columbia Law School professor Patricia J. Williams considers the power of race in the time of the first black president

Lewis said the scenes from Ferguson remind him of the civil rights battles of 50 years ago.

Whatever happened to questions about The Founding Fathers and Manifest Destiny?

The likely Democratic presidential candidate shows off her hawkish side.

Democratic newcomer Alison Lundergan Grimes is giving Mitch McConnell a run for his money, in a place unfriendly to Obama

The CIA admits wrongdoing in ongoing feud with Senate panel over torture

Republicans' lawsuit is political fodder for both parties.

A handful of Republicans have been talking about impeaching the president—and Democrats are loving it

Ryan plan would shift focus from Federal aid and gives states more autonomy in managing programs

Democrats say Georgia's GOP Senate nominee is just like Mitt

The conservative Supreme Court may ultimately have to decide whether states alone can provide cheaper healthcare

The president lays the blame for the deaths and the cover-up on the Russian leader.

States with Republican senators have some of the longest delays for trial due to a shortage of judges

Blaming rebels backed by Russia for shooting down the Malaysian plane, Republicans want action from President Obama