Ashley Portero

President Barack Obama implied he will have the final say when it comes to finalizing construction of the highly-contested Keystone XL Pipeline.

A bipartisan appeal to the Joint Select on the Deficit Reduction -- the super committee -- calls on the committee to consider all options in their effort to cut trillions from the federal deficit.

On Monday, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour told multiple news outlets that while he is pro-life, he is concerned the state's proposed personhood amendment could have negative impacts on women's health. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Personhood USA implied the measure could go as far as prohibiting birth control pills.

A constitutional amendment proposed in both the U.S. House and Senate would aim to clean up the nation's campaign finance system and overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC.

Although the U.S. ranks fourth in overall human development, when the scale is adjusted to account for income, health and education inequality, it falls to 23.

Several religious leaders and organizations, including members of the Faithful Budget Campaign, will meet with U.S. Senators on Wednesday to stress the ethical obligation they have to preserve foreign assistance funding.

During a speaking engagement at the University of Michigan on Monday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor implied he and the GOP does not support cutting or eliminating funding for Pell Grants, although his record says something different.

Agents from the Immigration Customs and Enforcement agency and local police officers raided multiple apartments without a search warrant and detained 20 residents. When asked if they had a warrant, one ICE agent replied, We don't need a warrant, we're ICE.

GOP leaders in Virginia are condemning an e-mail that includes an image of both President Barack Obama and Rep. Nancy Pelosi as disfigured zombies.

Following an attempted rape on Sunday night, a county sheriff in South Carolina has urged women to obtain concealed weapons permits and carry guns in fanny packs.

Scientists hypothesize that unseasonably warm temperature spikes during the past two winters may be the result of global warming.

The American Jobs Act has picked up more than 90 endorsements in the House of Representatives in the past week.

A White House official said President Barack Obama will sign an executive order on Monday ordering the FDA to take steps to reduce vital medication shortages across the nation.

State legislatures have proposed 900 bills dealing with reproductive rights this year, 600 of which are anti-choice.

About 285,000 acres of desert land in six Western States have been designated as ideal candidates for the development of solar energy projects..

A coalition of religious organizations has come together to urge Congressional leaders to spare safety-net programs that assist the poor when they search for ways to reduce the U.S. budget deficit.

While the Statue of Liberty was synonymous with freedom for generations, these days some may take it for granted.

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said she plans to personally monitor investigations of police misconduct following a raid on Occupy Oakland protesters on Tuesday night.

While Herman Cain's recent campaign ad featuring his cigarette-smoking chief of staff has become a viral sensation, the GOP presidential hopeful has made some equally bizarre advertisements in the past.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told the House Judiciary Committee that instead of enforcing the Alabama immigration Law, her department has been working with the Justice Department to challenge it.

Researchers from the University of Illinois said the herbicide 2, 4-D -- an ingredient in Agent Orange -- may be farmers' best option as some weeds become resistant to traditional herbicides.

President Barack Obama Wednesday is expected to announce the details of a new student loan repayment initiative aimed at easing the heavy debt many college graduates face.

During a CNBC interview on Tuesday, Gov. Rick Perry said the huge tax breaks to the wealthy offered under his new flat-tax plan is necessary for job creation.

In a lengthy statement, the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace called for far-reaching reforms of the global economy to create a system that serves the common good of all nations and economic classes.

Delegations from the United States and North Korea met on Monday for two-day talks to discuss a possible disarmament of North Korea's nuclear weapon's program.

A letter released from the Vatican on Monday calls for sweeping reforms to the global economy for the return of a system in favor of ethical behavior and achievement of a universal common good for both rich and poor countries.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will develop national standards for the disposal of wastewater polluted by hydraulic fracking from shale-gas drilling and coal bed methane extraction.

Sixty-two percent of Americans -- including a majority of Democrats and Republicans -- said they would support a constitutional amendment to replace the Electoral College with a popular vote system, according to a recent Gallup poll.

The Tea Party Nation blogger who said U.S. small businesses should stop hiring new employees in order to ensure President Barack Obama will not be re-elected expands on her statement. Melissa Brookstone said a global socialist movement is well underway and Obama is connected to it.