The Alexandria City Council voted 6-1 last weekend to demolish affordable apartments in the city's West End to make way for 6,600 luxury units, displacing long-time residents and families.

Fifty years after the Supreme Court case that guaranteed criminal defendants a lawyer even if they can't pay, Kojo examines the crushing caseloads facing most public defenders today and the impact on the justice system.

By a vote of 68 to 31, the U.S. Senate voted to consider expanded gun control legislation, which is already farther than most expected it to go.

A witness, believed to be a member of Seal Team 6, is slated to testify in the trial of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, as to whether documents released to the website Wikileaks wound up in the hands of al-Qaida.

Thousands turned out to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to call on Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. Unlike in past years, there was a sense that change may really be on the way.

Supporters of the gun control legislation passed in Maryland this legislative session are confident that the legislation banning assault weapons and large magazines will hold up to a referendum.

The latest on the investigation into the deadly Boston explosions and new questions on the limits of security.

More than half the prisoners at Guantanamo are on a hunger strike. Most of the inmates are still being held without charges. The unclear future of Guantanamo.

The Senate moves forward on an Internet sales tax bill: What the measure could mean for consumers, online retailers and brick-and-mortar stores.