Politics

The U.S. Postal Service plans to stop delivering letters and other first-class mail on Saturdays beginning Aug. 1
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The White House has released a photo today of President Barack Obama skeet shooting at Camp David, amid efforts to tighten gun control.
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The hacker group Anonymous threatened early Saturday to release sensitive information pertaining to the U.S. Department of Justice after it gained access to the website of the U.S. government agency responsible for federal sentencing.
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The president spoke immediately after being sworn in with a public oath of office by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
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A federal grand jury on Friday charged former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin with 21 counts of public corruption, including bribery and fraud related to his dealings with city vendors following the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster.
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With four children from across the country behind him, President Obama today unveiled a sweeping plan to curb gun violence in America introducing an extensive package of legislation and executive actions not seen used in half a decade.
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The New York State Legislature passed the first gun control measure following the Newtown school massacre
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U.S. Sen Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called Tuesday on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) to conduct an investigation into a report that more than 700 VA patients were exposed to a fatal virus after the use of recycled insulin pens at the Buffalo VA Medical Center.
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NY State lawmakers are expected to vote on a gun-law package today that would further strengthen New York’s assault weapons ban and toughen penalties for illegal gun use
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President Barack Obama held the last press conference of his first term in office, focusing on the debt limit and gun control legislation.
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