The Senate on Thursday passed and sent to the president the final legislative act sponsored by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Supreme Court justice says framers of US Constitution wanted limited government

# piracy In response to tuesday#39;s online blackout in protest of the proposed SOPA and PIPA bills floating around congress, Senate leader Harry Reid has opted to postpone the vote on the bill, believing there#39;s a way to first find compromise between all parties. More »

Dear drug policy reformer: One of the most important actions taken by Congress in recent years was the lifting of a ban on the use of federal AIDS grants . . .

Computer hackers from the loose knit Anonymous collective have claimed responsibility for attacks on several high profile Web sites in revenge for the Department of Justice takedown of popular file-sharing Web site Megaupload.