German auctioneer PFC Auctions announced Thursday that they have canceled bidding on a vial containing residue of former President Ronald Reagan’s blood. The anonymous individual selling the item says that he intends to give the vial to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, despite the fact that bidding had risen to…

Patrick Fitzgerald, the Special Prosecutor tasked with investigating the Bush White House amid the Valerie Plame scandal, is leaving the Justice Department. “Over the years, he has gained the trust of two presidents and the unwavering confidence of four Attorneys General, and I am deeply grateful to him for his…

Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood for America, said Wednesday that a new Gallup poll showing that fewer Americans are describing themselves as pro-choice has less to do with the public’s attitude on abortion than one would think. “What this poll makes clear is that labels like ‘pro-choice’ and ‘pro-life’…

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler says that, though the CFTC has authority to examine trades in its clearing house, those made by JP Morgan Chase were made with a bank not yet registered. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

As Catholic organizations file suit against the Obama administration challenging a provision in the Affordable Care Act requiring Catholic hospitals to help employees obtain contraception, a new Gallup poll shows that the majority of Catholics believe that birth control is morally acceptable. The poll shows that 82 percent of Catholics…

By Elizabeth Vlock Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) told the Center for American progress Tuesday that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) delivery system reform clauses have the potential to reduce health care spending by 700 billion to 1 trillion annually by cutting “drivers of unnecessary and excess cost in the United…

The blood was obtained by medical personnel following the failed assassination attempt in 1981.

The Archdiocese of New York and other Catholic organizations have filed suit against the Obama administration over language in the Affordable Care Act that requires all employers to provide preventive health care to women.

After a series of starts and stops in the diplomatic discourse between China and the United States, Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese activist who escaped from house arrest on April 27th, has arrived in the United States with his family.

The United Nations is still investigating possible links to Al Qaeda (UN Photo/Nadine Kaddoura)