A study by Brandeis University has found that the wealth gap between Blacks and Whites has tripled in the last 20 years.

Legislation funding the federal government for the next several months wouldn't gain support from Sen. Marco Rubio unless the bill de-funds President Barack Obama's health care law, the Florida Republican said on Thursday.

Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, 78, announced Thursday that he will not run for a seventh term in 2014. The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called it an "extremely difficult" decision and stated that he'll better serve his Michigan constituents in the next two years of his term by not being distracted by a campaign.

abrielle Giffords, the former congresswoman from Arizona who was shot and wounded in a 2011 shooting, has been named this year's recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, the JFK Library said

Hagel is the first Vietnam veteran to be Defense Secretary. He plans to visit troops on his trip to Kabul Afghanistan

(CNN) -- The White House has reached out to Sen. Rand Paul after he spent thirteen hours on the Senate floor demanding answers from President Barack Obama's administration on the use of drones against American citizens, the Kentucky Republican said Thursday.

Sen. Ron Wyden appeared on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow show to explain why the U.S. drone warfare program threatens our civil liberties when the public is kept in the dark

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Tuition at public colleges and universities spiked to record levels last year, according to a new report.

A day after students at Oberlin College put down their books to focus on how to respond to a spate of hate messages targeting blacks, Jews and gays on campus, classes resumed Tuesday amid tension.

A top judicial nominee of President Obama's was denied a final confirmation vote on the Senate floor Wednesday after Republicans expressed concern that she would be an "activist" on the bench.