As the U.S. military prepares to leave Iraq, the​ State Department is blaming the Iraqi government​ for arbitrary killings of civilians and other​ human ...

Why would a gay politician vote against gay​ rights?

Rep. Bart Stupak said he expects to resume talks​ with House leaders in a quest for wording that​ would impose no new limits on abortion rights but​ also...

A small Kansas church that has gained nationwide​ attention for protesting loudly at funerals of​ U.S. service members will receive a Supreme Court​ hear...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior senators​ unveiled legislation on Thursday to require the​ military to hold, interrogate and prosecute​ certain terrori...

A California state senator who reportedly has​ voted against every gay rights measure since he​ took office eight years ago was charged with​ driving und...

The Supreme Court appeared poised Tuesday to issue​ a ruling that will expand to the states the high​ court's historic 2008 ruling that​ individuals...

A majority of Americans think the federal​ government poses a threat to the rights of​ Americans, according to a new national poll.

The new chairwoman for the National Association​ for the Advancement of Colored People, one of the​ oldest civil rights groups in the nation, said​ Sunda...