Hillary Clinton has admitted she made a mistake in supporting the Iraq War in 2002, but there are plenty of other questions she needs to answer when it comes to foreign interventions.
North Korea now claims it has miniaturized nuclear warheads sufficienctly so that they can be placed on missiles. They also say they can launch missiles from submarines.
Maryland’s former Governor will announce his candidacy for President next week. Don’t expect him to go very far.
A New Jersey legislator is proposing finally getting rid of an antiquated law that makes it illegal to pump your own gas in the Garden State.
Republicans could learn a few things from the Tory victory in the recent British elections, but they are in danger of drawing the wrong conclusions.
A Second Amendment victory in the District of Columbia,
The largely conservative state of Nebraska seems to be on the verge of repealing its law authorizing capital punishment.
Marco Rubio is the latest Republican Presidential candidate to have a problem giving a coherent answer to a few simple questions about the Iraq War.
President Obama is taking steps to reduce police militarization, but there’s much more that needs to be done.
South Carolina’s Senior Senator is set to be the latest entry into the race for the Republican nomination.
There’s a better way to finance news than hiding it behind paywalls.
Some analysts are wondering if Jeb Bush might just forgo investing serious resources in the Iowa Caucuses.
ISIS has captured Ramadi, and revealed yet again how fractured Iraq actually is. Fixing that isn’t something that American aid or arms can accomplish.
Lindsey Graham says that, if elected president, he would summarily kill anyone thinking about joining ISIS.
Pollsters on both sides of the Atlantic have been trying to figure out why the polls released right up until the eve of the British General Election were so wrong. Here’s one theory, and it’s very compelling.
The gang at The Week are surprised that “Only jurors who were open to the death penalty were chosen for the Tsarnaev trial.”
Bill and Hillary Clinton have done quite well for themselves of the speaking circuit.
The Republican debate stage in 2016 is going to be even more crowded than it was in 2012.
A five-time heavyweight champion has beaten a rich politician in a bizarre charity event.
Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s first truly-elected president, has been sentenced to death by the government which ousted him in a coup.
Final justice, but far from the end of the road.
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is going to be looking for that elusive second act in American politics.
Fresh off an election victory, British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to propose a series of new measures to crackdown on extremism that raise serious civil liberties concerns.
Hillary Clinton told supporters she’d require Supreme Court nominees to pledge to overturn Citizens United, a decision she completely misrepresented.
George Stephanopoulos’ s ties to the Clinton’s have always raised questions about his objectivity. Now, there’s further reason to doubt that he can play fair when the Clinton’s are part of the story he’s covering.
The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia has seen better days.
The House has passed a bill that would place real restrictions on the National Security Agency’s data mining program. Now, it moves to the Senate.
The first of what is likely to be many defamation suits related to Rolling Stone’s discredited campus rape story has been filed.
As expected, the Republican-controlled House passed a bill that would ban most abortions after twenty weeks. It also happens to be completely unconstitutional and has no chance of actually becoming law.
Iraq seems to becoming a political headache for yet another member of the Bush family.
The Vatican has announced that it will recognize Palestinian statehood, but this is not going to resolve the underlying issues that prevent a Palestinian state from actually coming into existence.
A new survey shows that Americans are becoming less Christian, and less religious overall.
North Korea’s mercurial leader has apparently executed yet another high ranking official.
Jeb Bush will not participate in this year’s version of the Iowa Straw Poll.
If a new campaign succeeds, Harriet Tubman could replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
Ray Mabus is trying to make serving in the Navy and Marine Corps more attractive to women.
