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Zimmerman trial drew 'relatively modest public interest' (Pew Research Center)
In a weekend survey, 26 percent say they were following news about the trial very closely. The final days of the trial of George Zimmerman, which concluded July 13 with a verdict of not guilty, "attracted relatively modest public interest overall," the pollster says.
Republicans stalling until 2016 election, Rep. Elijah Cummings says
A top Democrat in the House believes his counterparts in the GOP want to bottle up most legislation and hold out until the 2016 presidential election, in the hopes their party will recapture the White House.
Democrats declare they've built the nation's 'biggest and smartest' grassroots group
Republican strategists please note: Organizing for Action, the grass-roots group that grew out of President Obama's 2012 presidential campaign, announced Sunday that it has raised $13.1 million in small donations and now has 3.1 million members.
Thousands sign White House petition demanding another Zimmerman trial
Supporters of a civil-rights prosecution of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin have started an online petition on the White House's website.
Obama revamps federal AIDS response
President Obama issued an executive order Monday to enhance the federal government's response to "the ongoing domestic HIV epidemic," including expanded testing, the White House said.
Obama hosts former President George H.W. Bush at White House
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush at the White House Monday to honor the 5,000th Point of Light award recipient from the national volunteer service that Mr. Bush helped to create.
Donald Trump: George Zimmerman not 'going to heaven very quickly'
A Florida jury has decided that George Zimmerman is not guilty, but at least one observer says he's still "no angel."
On immigration, only older whites lean toward GOP: poll
As the debate over immigration reform swirls in Washington, new polling data released Monday shows that a solid plurality of Americans say they "relate" more to Democrats than Republicans on the issue.
Run for cover: it's the most 'severe' liberal media bias in 25 years
"The press have gone from the right to know to the right to keep people in the dark. Until the liberal media’s suppression of the facts is exposed and neutralized, Republicans can forget about ever winning another election," observes Media Research Center analyst Tim Graham.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Critics are wrong about abortion bill
Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Sunday defended his state's new limits on abortion, widely seen as the most restrictive in the nation.
NAACP chief: 'How is it ... George Zimmerman gets no time when Michael Vick got 2½ years for killing dogs?'
In the wake of the George Zimmerman not-guilty verdict, pressure is mounting on the Justice Department to pursue civil rights charges against the neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted Saturday night in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Obama hits the links for 130th round of golf; ESPN's Wilbon, Kornheiser join in
President Obama hit the links Saturday morning for his 19th round of golf this year and the 130th of his presidency.
McCain condemns conviction of dead Russian whistle-blower
Sen. John McCain on Friday condemned the posthumous conviction of Sergei Magnitsky, an auditor who accused Russian tax officials of corruption and then died in custody in 2009, as a "shameful act" and evidence of the "systematic deterioration of the rule of law" under President Vladimir Putin.
Schumer: Napolitano did 'A+ work'
While those on both sides of the immigration issue have panned Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's time in office, Sen. Charles E. Schumer gives her the very highest marks.
Mass. will repeal state's employer health mandate: Report
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says he will not veto a plan to repeal the state-based mandate requiring employers of 10 or more workers to provide health coverage, even though a less-stringent federal mandate has been delayed for one year, according to the Boston Globe.
Napolitano's California appointment to be 'met with protests'
Immigrant-rights groups are vowing to protest if the University of California hires Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to head its school system, saying her record as chief of President Obama's immigration policy has been "an unmitigated failure."
Feds tout research on shattered baseball bats
Hailing it as work to make "America's Pastime safer," the Agriculture Department announce Friday that government research funded by Major League Baseball will significantly reduce the number of shattered wooden bats.
Treasury IG needs to explain scope of IRS investigation, Rep. Elijah Cummings says
The top Democrat on a House investigative panel wants an inspector general who raised questions about the IRS' reported targeting of conservative groups to testify about new emails suggesting progressive groups were singled out, too, and that inappropriate criteria was driven by confusion, not politics.
Sarah Palin has not talked to Alaska GOP about possible Senate bid: report
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told her Fox News colleague Sean Hannity that she has considered running for the Senate against Democrat Mark Begich, but she apparently has not hashed out the idea with party leaders back home.
House Republicans file bills to delay Obamacare mandates
A pair of House Republicans have filed legislation to delay key mandates in President Obama's health care law, following through on GOP leadership's plans to seize on recent setbacks in the law's implementation.
