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Proponents worry the legislation will be doomed the way the 9/11 attacks spoiled efforts to overhaul immigration laws in 2001.

Two recipients of this yearu2019s Goldman Environmental Prize are working to abolish the practice of sending trash to landfills and incinerators.

Despite a strong opening, legislation to allow paid sick days fell one vote short in Philadelphia at the dismay of hundreds of workers.

After an officer shooting Thursday night, one of the suspects in the bombings was apprehended and has died.

Gaius Publius: This is not the full rollback to Medicare drug price negotiation we want, but it's a good start.

In today's On the News segment: Conflicting reports continue surrounding the Boston Marathon explosion, and more.

86 percent of Americans support expanded background checks on gun buyers. But yesterday, the Senate failed to pass a bipartisan plan by a vote of 54-46, 6 votes …

The USPS has consistently presented lifesaving ideas to an apathetic Congress that seems utterly unconcerned with saving a federal service that caters primarily to the economically disadvantaged.

Across the world, domestic workers are organizing to protect their rights as workers and as women.

In today's On the News segment: Today, the US Senate is expected to vote on gun control legislation for the first time in nearly 20 years; the so-called "Gang …