"In the same way that the United States isn’t the shootouts and killings that happen so frequently in the schools...Puerto Rico isn't that man's atrocity," said Padilla. Human Rights Watch calls domestic violence a "serious problem for Puerto Rican women and girls", though women in Puerto Rico also have long outpaced men in college graduation rates.

Gov. Chris Christie's office released a satirical video featuring the outspoken New Jersey Republican.

Otis 'Doc' Bowen, also a one-time small town family doctor, was perhaps best known for his work as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. "Remember," he famously said, "when a person has sex, they're not just having it with that partner, they're having it with everybody that partner had it with for the past 10 years."

Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said he had lap band surgery in February to deal with his weight issues.

NJ Governor Chris Christie signed a good Samaritan bill into law, protecting overdose victims and those seeking medical help for them. Rock Star Jon Bon Jovi attended the signing, congratulating the governor on his efforts.

When Max Baucus and a number of high-profile Democrats retire in 2014, will the Republicans win back the Senate?

Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, a Philadelphia-area Democrat, announced her bid to become Pennsylvania's first female governor.

Gov. Susana Martinez, R-N.M, is seen as a possible 2016 presidential contender.

The new Puerto Rican governor announced his support of a measure granting driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie has never been coy about offering his opinion; many have found themselves the target of the governor's wrathful fondness for candor. If that wasn't clear before, Christie truly proved he's going to speak his mind no matter who or what the subject Wednesday, aiming some explicit, harsh words at high-profile members of his own political party.

Arizona Republican Governor Jan Brewer, in yet another clash with the White House, issued an order on Wednesday barring illegal immigrants who qualify for temporary legal status in the United States from receiving any state or local public benefits.