A recent House bill to block the NSA from collecting millions of phone records was narrowly defeated. Diane and her guests discuss growing concerns over the scope and oversight of domestic surveillance programs.

People on both sides of the debate over abortion say their battle is becoming a fight over zoning, as anti-abortion advocates fight to change the rules surrounding abortion clinics.

Every year, dozens of children die after being forgotten in a hot car. One Virginia mother is working to change that — by sharing her own story.

The judge presiding over the court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning is expected to hand down a decision today. We get the latest from the courtroom and analysis of the decision.

A gay couple in Virginia was turned down when they applied for a marriage license earlier this month, and they are now challenging that decision in federal court.

Police and domestic violence organizations are trying a new approach to curb domestic homicide. Law enforcement, the courts and victim advocates are starting to work together to prevent murders by predicting when they might happen by using a checklist of high-risk factors.

Detective William Hawkins says he saw retaliation for speaking out about the D.C. Police Department's "All Hands on Deck" program — a jury awarded him $2 in damages.

Want to remove a tree lining your Montgomery County residence? Thanks to new legislation, it's going to cost you $750.

Lawmakers' efforts to reform No Child Left Behind may be falling short, as differences emerge between the two parties.

The debate surrounding a proposed dress code on Ocean City's boardwalk is starting to get a bit nasty between councilmembers.