Conservative Political News

A damning ethics report that revealed Assemblyman Vito Lopez's penchant for propositioning young women, his high-heel fetish and his aversion to bras brought back a flood of unpleasant memories for one former colleague.

Mike Wolfert, who's developing a massive indoor rock-climbing center in Queens, allegedly asked Van Bramer to pull strings for him after he was slapped with a stop-work order for doing construction work without a permit.

For many, the answer to the question would you rather rot in a Cuban political prison or struggle to survive in Spain has an obvious answer.

The Washington Post has two front-page above-the-fold articles on the scandal, a news story and an in-depth look at the IRS in the wake of the controversy.

Mayor Bloomberg is privately fuming at the data breach that has imperiled the reputation of his global media company, according to sources.

House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa formally demanded the co-'investigator' of the Benghazi clusterfruckman, who is also the man who called Americans rabidly racist and Islamophobes , to appear before the Committee.

The 28-year-old University of Wyoming student who allegedly threatened herself with rape in a Facebook hoax in April was convicted of aggravated assault in 2005 after she brandished a gun at an employer who fired her.

An Uzbekistan national arrested in Boise has pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges he conspired with a terrorist group on a scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction.

LGBT: Portuguese parliament approves right to adoption - Portugal - Portuguese parliament has approved Friday a bill that will allow same-sex married couples to adopt their partner's bilological or adopted children.

For decades, the hired thugs of Cuba's dictatorship have watched, harassed, intimidated, and viciously beat opponents of the regime with relative impunity.

Republican lawmakers are launching an investigation into claims that the Environmental Protection Agency, while giving preferential treatment to environmental groups, made it harder for conservative groups to obtain government records.

Congressional Hearings on I.R.S. Scandal Begin - WASHINGTON - The first Congressional hearing into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny quickly turned into partisan jousting, with House Republicans pressing to expand the inquiry

Councilwoman Inez Dickens is behind on tax payments to the city for two rental properties she co-owns in Harlem.

A 22-year-old Colorado woman described as newly interested in firearms was accidentally shot and killed by an AK-47-style rifle she'd recently bought a gun show.

Hofstra student shot dead during home invasion: police - UNIONDALE - A Hofstra University student and an armed suspect were fatally shot during a break-in at a Long Island home early this morning.

Police have arrested Caleb Lawrence McGillvary - also known as Kai, the homeless, hatchet-wielding hitchhiker - on murder charges, CNN reports .

The motive for the killing isn't entirely clear, but investigators think Galfy met Kai in Times Square on Saturday night after texting over the course of a few days.

'Dumb' house burglar shot after locking homeowner inside his own GUN CLOSET - The victim of an armed home invasion in Houston has turned the tables on the brazen intruders after they stuffed him into a closet that turned out to be the place where he stores his gun.

Councilman Charles Barron points to a voting sign during a primary election at P.S. 36 in Brooklyn on June 26, 2012.

Peter Riehm , chairman of the Common Sense Campaign, a conservative group, was on Your World with Neal Cavuto today.