Ben Carson is inching closer to running for President, and he’s continuing to pander to the most extreme elements of the Republican Party.

As expected, Republicans have caved in the showdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

The most widely honored General from the Iraq and Afghanistan War has plead guilty to sharing classified information with his mistress.

Now that they control all of Congress, some Republicans are suddenly deciding that the filibuster should be repealed.

Hillary Clinton’s use of email while Secretary of State pretty much violated every Federal law and regulation on the issue.

The Supreme Court seems likely to strike down state laws that take redistricting completely out of the hands of state legislatures.

Just as his political star is rising among conservatives, Scott Walker is walking back his previous support for immigration reform.

Another lesson in incompetence in governing from House Republicans.

A fishy tale from the Supreme Court that may give us a clue about bigger cases to come.

Polling indicates that the American public opposes the GOP position on DHS funding, but that’s unlikely to change many minds on Capitol Hill.

As expected, President Obama has vetoed the bill that would have authorized the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Nearly three years to the day after it started, the George Zimmerman case is essentially over.

With three days to go, there are signs the GOP is ready to give up on its showdown over DHS funding.

For those of us old enough to remember, February 22nd, 1980 marked one of the great moments in sports history.

A new poll of 2016 primary voters shows that even Republicans are coming to accept that gays and lesbians should have the right to get married.

By a wide margin Americans think it was wrong of the GOP to invite Israel’s Prime Minister to speak to Congress.

A Federal Judge has issued a temporary halt to the Obama Administration’s deferred deportation program, but appeals can be expected.

ISIS apparently now has a foothold in Libya, and is making inroads in Yemen.

Reflecting a growing national trend away from the barbarity of capital punishment, the Governor of Pennsylvania has imposed a moratorium on executions in the Keystone State.

Justice Ginsburg acknowledges the fact that, over the past nineteen years, same-sex marriage has gone from something that most Americans oppose to something that most Americans are willing to accept.

A cease fire deal in Ukraine, but a long term settlement will require compromises from both Moscow and Kiev.

President Obama will ask Congress to authorize a war he started six months ago.

By refusing to stay the legalization of same-sex marriage in Alabama, the Supreme Court has sent the strongest signal yet that it is ready to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is apparently realizing that speaking to Congress may not be a good idea after all.

In the end, there is no difference between Roy Moore resisting a Federal Court Order related to same-sex marriage and George Wallace’s efforts to block desegregation.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu’s speech to Congress is becoming even more partisan, much to the apparent chagrin of the Israelis.

The January Jobs Report showed that the trend of strong jobs growth we saw in 2014 appears to be continuing into the new year.

Pressure is building on the Administration to send military aid to Ukraine, but it would be a very bad idea.

Some Congressional Democrats are considering skipping a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a Joint Session Of Congress.

The House voted to repeal the PPACA for the 56th time, but it’s clear that this vote will end up being a pointless as all the others.

Scott Walker surged to the top of a new poll of Iowa Republicans, but Iowa is not a very good predictor of success in the race for the GOP nomination.

By inviting Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress, Republicans are damaging the U.S. relationship with Israel.

With no real opponents in the race for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton has no reason to rush getting into the race.

Conservatives finally seem to be waking up to the truth about Sarah Palin.

Get ready for another pointless House lawsuit against the President.

Reports indicate that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is likely to be charged with desertion for leaving his post in 2009, but he’s unlikely to serve time in prison.