Ashley Portero

The U.S. Secret Service tightened its rules of conduct for agents last week in response to the scandal.

Members of the military have reportedly been targeted by for-profit college recruiters, due to federal educational benefits they receive via the Post-9/11 G.I. bill.

Consumer, producer, and environmental groups are concerned that Dow AgroSciences appears to be on the cusp of winning U.S. regulatory approval for genetically engineered corn -- a move that could potentially have devastating consequences by encouraging the increased use of the herbicide 2,4-D.

The lawyer for Trayvon Martin's parents wants George Zimmerman's bail revoked after it was revealed the defendant did not disclose the more than $200,000 he received in web donations.

Speaking on the American Family Association radio show, Governor Bryant implied that Democrats aim to kill children in the womb.

Ron Paul has been a favorite among members of the armed forces this election cycle -- until March.

The website, set up to collect donations in Zimmerman's defense in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, went dark on Tuesday.

The high costs and moral implications of applying the death penalty has led five states to repeal their capital punishment laws in the same number of years.

A military judge on Wednesday denied a defense motion to dismiss all 22 charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning.

President Obama, relating his and the First Lady's experiences with student loans, told a crowd of college students that he's been in their shoes.

Newt Gingrich's daughter said the former speaker will reassess his presidential ambitions if he loses the one state he has placed his hopes on.

Manning's defense lawyer has submitted several motions calling for the alleged WikiLeaks source's release from military prison.

Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee will resign from his position on Monday, only a month after he announced he was temporarily stepping down in the wake of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

The Playboy Magazine founder called out repressed conservatives for their hardline stances against contraception and abortion this election cycle.

Speaking at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, President Obama announced a new strategy against atrocities and genocide.

The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) may have led media reports in recent days with a number of its members embroiled in a Colombian prostitution scandal, but making headlines is unusual for the historically secretive federal law-enforcement agency.

A Florida judge granted George Zimmerman bail after the defendant took the stand and apologized to Trayvon Martin's parents for his role in their son's death.

ALEC attempted to recruit conservative bloggers at a Heritage Foundation event as part of a public relations counteroffensive, as corporate sponsors continued to drop the company.

Gov. Rick Scott announced the name's of Florida officials charged with reviewing investigating citizen safety in relation to the controversial self-defense law.

The proportion of Americans contributing to the nation's public presidential election campaign fund has decreased considerably since the programs hey-day in the 1970s.

Gohmert's joking comments highlights a problem haunting the Romney campaign: no one is excited about his nomination.

The Massachusetts congressman told the New York Times Magazine that he believes its important for him to marry while he's still in office.

A prominent Democratic donor has vowed to spend $100,000 on a campaign designed to pressure President Barack Obama into signing an executive order that would protect LGBT workers from workplace discrimination at the hands of federal contractors.

A video released on Monday calls on grassroots supporters to help President Barack Obama defeat Mitt Romney in November.

Here's a look at the five most profitable companies profiled in a recent Citizens for Tax Justice report on corporate taxation and the top five federal political candidates or incumbents to whom each has contributed during the 2011-2012 election cycle.

A Florida circuit court judge said her husband is law partner's with a CNN legal analyst who was initially approached to represent Zimmerman.

Florida's Democratic Party release a video highlighting the controversial and often insulting comments the Florida Republican has directed at Democrats.

The defendants are the first to be charged with committing a hate crime in violation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act.

Zimmerman will be arraigned on second-degree murder charges on May 29.