Vice President Kamala Harris told thousands gathered for the 59th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday attacks on civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, that fundamental freedoms are under attack in America even today.

Could this be a home run for a baseball great in the Golden State?

House Republicans lauded conservative policy wins in the first of two spending packages to fund the government that was released on Saturday ahead of another deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown.

Senate Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota was endorsed to become the chamber's next Republican leader on Sunday by two of his colleagues.

For Cenk Uygur, the most disappointing thing about his long-shot bid for president has been the lack of support from civil liberties and immigrant rights groups, who have been unwilling to help him in his battle to get on state primary ballots.