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.

They're calling it "snowquester."
A winter storm that set snowfall records in Chicago arrived in the capital region early Wednesday, forcing federal offices in Washington and school districts around the area to close -- hence the play on "sequester," the forced spending cuts making the rounds in government.

(CNN) -- Was there a drone flying over Brooklyn Monday afternoon?

(CNN) -- Oberlin College in Ohio suspended classes Monday after a student reported seeing a person resembling a Ku Klux Klan member near the college's Afrikan Heritage House.

(CNN) -- The number of American "patriot" extremist groups has reached a record level, according to a new study, and experts are warning of a wave of anti-government violence.