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Senate Democrats at the White House last fall during the government shutdown fight.

For Obama And Senate Democrats, The Goal Is Mutual Protection

For President Obama and Senate Democrats, it's all about mutual aid. The president needs their support to achieve whatever of his remaining agenda he can get through Congress. They need him to help raise money for their re-election campaigns.

Republican Ed Gillespie announced Thursday that he's challenging Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner in November's election. Gillespie, a senior adviser to Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential race, is shown here at Romney's election night rally in Boston on Nov. 6, 2012.

GOP's Gillespie Injects Intrigue Into Virginia Senate Race

Republican hopes of picking up the six seats needed to capture the U.S. Senate include a suddenly interesting race. Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a top White House aide to President George W. Bush, announced that he'll challenge popular Democratic Sen. Mark Warner.

The Birth Of The Minimum Wage In America

For decades, the Supreme Court ruled that laws regulating things like wages and working conditions were unconstitutional. That changed during the Great Depression, when one of the justices switched sides, paving the way for the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Americans may recoil at the thought of eating horse meat, but other countries feel quite differently, as the sign above this butcher shop in Paris attests.

Congress Blocks Slaughtering Horses For Meat In U.S.

The omnibus spending bill approved by the Senate on Thursday night contains language banning funding for USDA inspections of slaughterhouses for horses. That effectively stops plans to restart the slaughter of horses in the U.S. to export meat abroad.

MTSU On the Record Analyzes Impact of Youth on NAACP Progress

The contributions of young people to the NAACP’s civil rights activism is the topic of the next “MTSU On the Record” radio program.Host Gina Logue’s…

How Many Suicides Occur in Tennessee Each Year?

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (TNS/WMOT) -- Tennessee’s suicide rate appears to be holding steady, but at an alarmingly high level.The latest statistics show…

Before the voter ID law was put on hold, this Penndot Drivers License Center in Butler, Pa., displayed signs promoting the requirement for voters to show an acceptable photo ID at the polls.

Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Struck Down

The state's controversial law threatens the rights of hundreds of thousands of potential voters, a judge has ruled. His decision is almost sure to be appealed. Republicans champion the law, saying it's common sense to require such identification. Democrats say it targets minorities.

President Barack Obama at a "Twitter Town Hall" on July 6, 2011 at the White House.

News Match Game: Leaders And Tweeters

Politicians of the world have caught on to the fact that Twitter can help get out the party line.

The chemicals in home wart-freezing treatments are flammable, the Food and Drug Administration warns.

One Downside Of Home Wart Treatments: Bursting Into Flames

Home wart-freezing devices can spark fires, the Food and Drug Administration warns, and people have been burned. People also can be injured by using these frostbite-inducing tools too enthusiastically, dermatologists say, damaging skin as a result.

Hackers use credit card scanning machines as part of their sophisticated campaign to steal credit card information and sell it.

Analysts: Credit Card Hacking Goes Much Further Than Target

Retail analysts say more data breaches like the hits on Target and Neiman Marcus are coming. A new report details how hackers "with ties to the former Soviet Union" stay ahead with "innovation and a high degree of skill."

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