Todd Zwillich

Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee say they have come to a consensus that there should be no hearings on a Supreme Court nominee this year, period.

Ninety-one prisoners remain at Guantánamo Bay military prison. “It drains military resources, with nearly $450 million spent last year to keep it running,” the president said Tuesday.

London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced that he intends to break from U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and support the growing campaign to take Britain out of the European Union.

Donald Trump has made the 2016 election cycle his performance space. Is his campaign the ultimate reality TV show? 

From Broadway to television and the big screen, Mike Nichols was a prolific director. The new HBO documentary "Becoming Mike Nichols" explores his career and legacy.

After the controversy of Bush V. Gore, Florida officials attempted to overhaul the voting process, something that created an entirely new set of problems.

Across the country, communities are grappling with how to remember the past, from statutes of Robert E. Lee in New Orleans to halls named for President Woodrow Wilson at Princeton.

Iraq war vet Kristofer Goldsmith was forced out of the military after missing a flight to Baghdad. The reason he wasn't on that plane? He had attempted suicide the night before.

Antonin Scalia loved to be heard. In oral arguments and written opinions, he joked, he criticized, and he judged. 

Last spring, actor Edward Gero had to capture Scalia's multifaceted personality in "The Originalist," a stage play by John Strand performed at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C.

More than 30 people have been killed in a U.S. airstrike carried out against the self-proclaimed Islamic State.  Is President Obama opening a new front in the war against ISIS?

While most states have passed legislation to prevent cyber harassment, the law often breaks down and fails to protect victims.

The EPA has found that the water in Hoosick Falls, New York has high levels of perfluoroctanoic acid, a man-made chemical used in everything from Teflon to food wrappers.

On Thursday, Pope Francis came out to denounce Donald Trump, saying his plan to build a wall along the border "is not Christian." One pastor says the billionaire has his support.

At least 28 people were killed in a car bomb in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday night. The militants accused in the attack are allies of the United States in Syria.

A report from São Paulo, where teams of public health workers are going door-to-door to talk to residents about Zika virus prevention. 

If none of the candidates come away from primary season the requisite 1,237 delegates to clinch the nomination, they could face a contested convention, which hasn't happened since 1976.

The GOP hopes to block President Obama from appointing a successor for Justice Antonin Scalia, something that could hurt Republican senators facing tough re-election campaigns.

As the New Hampshire primary and Iowa caucus result show, young people are supporting Bernie Sanders in large numbers. But Republicans believe that they can also rally first-time voters.

Drug overdoses and deaths have skyrocketed in the Granite State, and New Hampshire voters are happy the issue has made it into this year’s presidential election.