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The national debate on offshore drilling for oil and natural gas has Virginia lawmakers taking sides on how disruptive the procedure would be to military operations in federally managed waters off the state's ...

Sunday night we told you about a congressman from Virginia who is trying to stop juveniles from getting sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Everyday more than 2,000 child offenders around the world are sitting in prison cells serving life without parole but a congressman from Virginia is hoping to stop that number from growing.

The Alliance for American Manufacturing hopes a study released Wednesday by the Economic Policy Institute, showing trade deficit growth with China has caused 2.3 million job losses from 2001-07, will grab the ...

Fixing the worst schools in Texas is about to get harder. A 2006 law meant to spur improvements at low-rated schools gave the state two options for campuses that rack up five consecutive years of "unacceptable" ...

As Barack Obama met with top figures in Iraq today, Virginia lawmakers - who have made a combined 31 trips to the war-torn country - were divided over the value of such trips.

As Barack Obama met with top figures in Iraq today, Virginia lawmakers - who have made a combined 31 trips to the war-torn country - were divided over the value of such trips.

A senior Republican senator and two Democratic congressmen want the FBI to investigate suspected retaliation against an agent who told a House subcommittee that a third of the leadership positions in an elite ...

Two of the Bush administration's most influential lawyers on Thursday downplayed their roles in crafting controversial legal policies in the war on terrorism, even as they rejected criticism that the president ...

It's an age-old story: Federal employee testifies at a congressional hearing , and suddenly allegations of misconduct by the employee appear out of nowhere and he or she becomes the target of an agency ...

Report Finds Racial Disparities in the Severity of Punishment By Robert E. Pierre Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 13, 2008; B02 The nation's juvenile justice system metes out harsher punishment to ...

By Robert E. Pierre Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 13, 2008; Page B02 The nation's juvenile justice system metes out harsher punishment to black and Latino youths, locks up thousands of children for ...

Employers in the construction industry who cut costs by misclassifying workers as independent contractors would face criminal penalties under a bill approved Monday by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Bloomfield Access Television BATV-Channel 5 hosted Congressmen John Larson, and Robert Scott in a discussion with BATV-5's Wayne Hypolite on a bill currently before the United States House of Representatives ...

Lawmakers are demanding that the FBI explain "unacceptable vacancy rates" in the bureau's counterterrorism division and have asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate the impact of current FBI ...

It's easy, politically speaking, to be tough on crime and hard on criminals. But the real way to reduce youth violence isn't enforcement but prevention, two congressmen told a few dozen people at Weaver High ...

Gas Prices on the Rise The State of the Economy Courtney Picks Obama for President Enviro-Justice Campaign Pays Off "Everybody's Got To Eat" Not Busy Tonight? Last-Minute Math Disputed Rell's Take on Minimum ...

The ACLU commends Rep. Robert "Bobby" Scott for introducing H. Res. 1211, a resolution calling on Congress to reinstate the pre-Ashcroft guidelines, which provide stronger protections from unwarranted, domestic ...

“Georgians are facing a wave of foreclosures that threaten families' stability and the safety of entire neighborhoods”

Thursday, Congressman David Scott continued the fight to pass several major housing bills that will help families refinance their bad home loans, save neighborhoods under assault from foreclosures and provide ... via Georgia Politics Unfiltered

Former Gov. Mark R. Warner promised to seek bipartisan solutions to the nation's problems as he launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate before a noisy crowd in Richmond today. via WSLS