More than 50 soon-to-be members of Congress arrived on Capitol Hill this week with plans for changing America. 

Jason Chaffetz came with a cot wrapped in duct tape and a plan for washing his underwear.

Elected …

It’s tough out there for a NYU College Republican.

Although their candidate, Sen. John McCain, conceded shortly after 11 p.m. on Election Night, NYU College Republicans want you to know they are still here.

According to …

When the recount begins on Wednesday, it marks the beginning of the end to the heavily contested U.S. Senate race between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken .

Representatives from the campaigns will be able to …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before he ran for president Barack Obama quit smoking. Now that he’s won the job, he may have to break another addiction: Checking his BlackBerry for e-mail.

The president’s e-mail can be subpoenaed by Congress …

School of Communication professor David Zarefsky acknowledged the word "ruthless" has been used to describe his former student Rahm Emanuel.

It’s probably a good thing, Zarefsky said.

"I think it can be applied to him in …

Signs, banners and chants surrounded City Hall on Saturday afternoon, as thousands of same-sex marriage supporters rallied in opposition to California’s ban on gay marriage.

"Out of the closet, into the street," yelled protesters in unison as they …

The youth presence in this year’s presidential election jumped only one percentage point, from 17 to 18 percent, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE).

Youth voter turnout was up to between …

Suggestions of voter fraud took on a central role in the campaign, but Barnard political science professor and expert on the topic, Lorraine Minnite, calls such accusations baseless.

Voter fraud was contentiously debated during the recent presidential election. Senator …

WASHINGTON — What does "energy policy" mean to you?

Does it conjure up questions of national security and terrorism? Or is it more about promoting cheap, renewable fuels? Maybe your take is about climate change and reducing greenhouse …

Barack Obama has 43 predecessors he can look to for lessons on everything from devising a cabinet, to raising children in the White House. When it comes to developing a Web strategy, though, the president-elect is on his own. …