Conservative Political News

Billionaire hedge fund operator and "green" energy magnate Tom Steyer has pledged $100 million in the 2014 election cycle to help Democratic candidates who oppose the Keystone pipeline and who favor "green" energy over fossil fuels.

Days before the release of her new book, Sen. Elizabeth Warren reiterated that she's not angling for a White House bid.

Boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter Dies at 76 - Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the boxer whose wrongful murder conviction became an international symbol of racial injustice, has died at 76. - John Artis, a longtime friend and caregiver, said Carter died in his sleep Sunday.

"As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

The United States government has direct ownership of almost 650 million acres of land - nearly 30% of its total territory.

New York GOP Rep. Peter King is undecided about a 2016 presidential run and starkly behind the presumptive front-runners when it comes to fundraising and organization.

Long time home schooling leader and former Boerne church official Doug Phillips is fighting back today against allegations raised by his former nanny that he 'groomed her to be his sex object.'

There's a new guest at the White House. Unlike most people who pass through the presidential residence, he wasn't invited.

A government memo revealed this week that Medicaid had paid over $12 million to 2,900 dead people in Illinois.

Early-Release Felon Charged with Kidnapping, Rape, Torture - Photo Credit: California Department of Corrections - A man on probation as a "non-violent offender" under California's prison realignment program has been charged with kidnapping, raping, and torturing a 16-year-old girl in South Los Angeles

Behind the trade embargo lies a huge and nearly forgotten obstacle: the still-active property claims by American companies.

So say Democratic strategists in a blunt declaration that such talk skips over "how much trouble people are in, and doesn't convince them that policymakers really understand or are even focusing on the problems they continue to face."

Speaker John Boehner told donors he would move on immigration. In March he said was "hellbent on getting this done this year."

Last yesterday afternoon, political journalists across the United States were sent into a tizzy with the news that Chelsea Clinton, daughter of a former President and possibly also of a future President, was pregnant with her first child with husband Mark Mezvinsky.

Why atheism doesn't have the upper hand over religion - There are certain experiences that atheism simply cannot explain - I - n my last column, I examined some of the challenges facing religion today.

Kang Min-Kyu, 52, who is believed to have hanged himself in shame after surviving the ferry disaster - more than 300 teachers and students were on board.

Kassim tried to throw off police by leaving an Islamophobic note behind after he bashed his wife's skull in, didn't work.

Writing in The Guardian, Mary Anne Franks and Danielle Citron declare, " It's simple: criminalize revenge porn, or let men punish women they don't like ."

A reporter asked Vladimir Zhirinovsky if Russia should reply to the entry ban recently imposed by Ukraine on Russian men, the politician made a loud and illogical speech, first accusing female politicians from Ukraine of suffering from nymphomania , then suggesting that the reporter must have a similar condition.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford officially launched his re-election campaign before a crowd of supporters Thursday night - sticking closely to the issues he has stressed over his last four years as mayor.