(CNN) -- The number of American "patriot" extremist groups has reached a record level, according to a new study, and experts are warning of a wave of anti-government violence.

(CNN) -- During an interview on CNN, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday defended his wife against what he described as a "racial slur" by a left-wing group.

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate his picks to lead the Office of Management and Budget, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Energy Department, senior officials in the White House and Obama administration said.

(CNN) -- The family of a Mississippi mayoral candidate claimed Sunday that he died after being "beaten, dragged and burned," but it's an account a medical examiner disputed, saying "I don't know where that is coming from."

Gov. Jan Brewer and Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu say Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency did not notify their offices when it moved some detainees out of detention and into less expensive supervised release programs.

Lawrence Reed faces murder charge in Marco McMillian's death Police Make Arrest In Death Of Mississippi Mayoral Candidate

Congressmen leave Washington; Senate rejects competing Democratic and Republican alternatives $85 billion in spending cuts Obama and Hill leaders are set to meet Friday, but hopes for progress are low

(CNN) -- Veteran journalist Bob Woodward said Wednesday he was threatened by a senior Obama administration official following his reporting on the White House's handling of the forced federal spending cuts set to take effect on Friday.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- There's only one day left before $85 billion in widely disliked spending cuts start to take effect. What are Congress and the president doing Thursday to deal with this self-inflicted crisis?

FORT MEADE, Maryland (CNN) -- Pfc. Bradley Manning pleaded guilty Thursday to half of the 22 charges against him, but not the major one, in what the government says is the largest leak of classified documents in the nation's history.