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Prosecution of whistleblowers, dragnet seizure of phone records, the threatened criminalization of basic news-gathering - it's dangerous for the media, and dangerous for democracy.

Vice President Joe Biden and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi took turns Wednesday leading an often humorous but sometimes emotional celebration of the decades-long service of the Rev.

Author: Julia E. Sweig , Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies May 22, 2013 Folha de Sao Paulo Vice President Joe Biden will visit Brazil, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago next week.

Vice President Joe Biden told graduating cadets Wednesday at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy that the nation will increasingly rely on the service for missions including more remote Arctic operations and fighting maritime crime alongside the U.S. Navy.

Later in his remarks, Corbett noted that Pennsylvania is home to 800,000 Latino residents , who represent about 6.8 percent of the state's total population.

Help End FReepathons by Donating Monthly! Generous FReeper Sponsors are donating $10 for every New Monthly Donor! Please Sign Up today! Vice President Joe Biden joined House Democrats in lashing tea party Republicans Monday, accusing them of having 'acted like terrorists' in the fight over raising the nation's debt limit.

'It was a humiliating experience. And how can a graduation speech be this political?' said a UPenn student, taking issue with Biden's comment that China cannot 'think different' Chinese students and parents are demanding an apology from US Vice-President Joe Biden for "insensitive" comments, weeks after he referred to China as the nation that ... (more)

US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night lauded the influence of Judaism on the United States, specifically mentioning the efforts of Jews on gay rights issues, according a report on the Politico website.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with DREAMers who have received Deferred Action and U.S. citizen family members of undocumented immigrants, in the Oval Office, May 21, 2013.

HAPPENING TODAY: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is huddling with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at 4:30 p.m. in the Oval Office.

President Barack Obama invited two illegal immigrants to meet him and Vice President Joe Biden in the White House today to help promote the Senate's immigration bill.

Among the many scenes of devastation caused by the vast tornado that swept through Oklahoma City and its surrounding suburbs on Monday, a small sliver of hope was captured on camera.

The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St.

The Lyndhurst -based law firm Scarinci Hollenbeck has recently opened a Washington office, headed by Moises "Moe" Vela, a former senior White House adviser.

Halfway through The Unwinding, George Packer - author of the highly praised The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq - delineates how quickly political idealism can disappear when one becomes exposed to a world of easy money.

His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party's liberal base.

President Obama survived a terrible week in Washington unscathed in the eyes of the American people.

ABC newswoman Martha Raddatz, center, enters Newlin Hall at the Norton Center, where she gave the commencement address Sunday for Centre's Class of 2013.

With three scandals dogging Barack Obama, the president and government functions continue to be a focal point on late-night television.

The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading.