Social Movements

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A controversy at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service involving extra scrutiny in 2010-2012 of politically conservative groups is dominating the political agenda in Washington, with congressional hearings set for Tuesday and Wednesday....

(Adds dropped word, "movement," in paragraph 9) By Gary Robertson RICHMOND, Va., May 17 (Reuters) - The most nail-biting U.S. governor's race this year is centering on whether a Tea Party Republican can win Virginia, the southern state that has twice...

(In 22nd paragraph, corrects to show that Johnson, Saban are top McAuliffe donors, not that McAuliffe is his own top donor. Removes reference to McAuliffe giving almost $300,000, as that was for a previous fundraising cycle.) By Gary Robertson RICHMOND,...

There was a time, in 1947 and before, when the mere presence of an African-American on a Major League Baseball team was enough to shake the game and the nation alike. Six years after Jackie Robinson smashed the sport's color barrier that year, still...

* Rebels reject idea of facing prosecution for war actions * Colombian president steps up military pressure against rebels * Ending conflict, drug smuggling still to be addressed By Jeff Franks HAVANA, May 3 (Reuters) - Colombia and Marxist-led FARC...

* Government pushing for agreement on agrarian reform * Rebels say hopeful of finding political solution to conflict * Talks began five months ago By Jeff Franks HAVANA, April 23 (Reuters) - Colombia and the Marxist FARC rebels launched their latest...

The tea party, facing lagging interest, is searching for a path to renewed relevance. Gone are the annual April 15 mass rallies protesting taxes and government spending. New leaders are changing priorities in Broward and Palm Beach county chapters....

Kraft Foods Group, you may have heard, is engaged in a dust-up with more than 275,000 online petitioners unconvinced by the food giant's assertion that dyes used to produce the distinctive orange hue in one version of its Macaroni & Cheese pose no...

SAN FRANCISCO — As the battle over gay marriage takes center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, a new survey shows that attitudes on same-sex marriage have shifted rapidly. Polling data consistently show that knowing a gay person is a...

At the top of great social movements, charismatic leaders spin out visions of things that just might be. Closer to the bottom, it's journalists who sometimes force us to confront the way things are. Jack Nelson was one of the best journalists of the...

SAN FRANCISCO – For Ohio senator Rob Portman, knowing that his son was gay helped change Portman's mind. For President Obama, talking with gay White House staffers and learning that his daughters’ friends had same-sex parents proved...

Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo appeared on 'Face the Nation' with Bob Schieffer on CBS Sunday morning. Ayanbadejo was part of a panel discussion on same-sex marriage. Read the complete transcript below. Bob Schieffer: Good morning, again, this...