The confluence of numerous factors in both Texas and North Dakota is working to help the United States wean itself from dependence on foreign oil, including low taxes, improved technology, and enforced private property rights.

A U.S. Army soldier was disciplined after he hosted a party for his promotion and served Chick-fil-A sandwiches in honor of traditional marriage.

President Obama used his fundraising trip to California to promote the Affordable Care Act — popularly known as “Obamacare.”

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed tri-partisan legislation, supported by top law-enforcement officials and almost two-thirds of voters, decriminalizing possession of cannabis in the state.

The Washington Post reports that the NSA and FBI are tapping directly into the servers of 9 Internet companies to track people's movements and contacts.

Both houses of the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill restricting the use of drones in surveillance.

Sen. Rand Paul will introduce a bill aiming to guarantee that Fourth Amendment protections are not violated by any government entity.

A federal judge has overruled the refusal of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to intervene on behalf of a ten-year-old girl in need of a life-saving transplant.

A California doctor treks around the world in 40 days to uncover the tragic consequences of banning DDT.

In what President Obama has called "the most transparent administration in history," a secret order from a secret court, authorizing the secret collection of untold millions of Americans' phone records, was defended Thursday by a White House official speaking anonymously.