For the first time, someone has been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States.

The security lapses at the Secret Service just continue to mount.

A legal setback for the Affordable Care Act, but the important arguments on this issue lie in higher courts.

A long standing rule is finally repealed, but it’s not likely to change your viewing choices.

U.S. troops will be in Afghanistan for at least the next three years.

The Supreme Court has issued a stay that will allow changes to Ohio’s early voting law to remain in effect for this year’s election. That was the correct decision.

Last week’s security breach just became a lot more serious.

Speaker Boehner wants to delay a vote on the ISIS war until January, but any such debate will be meaningless because Congress has already abdicated responsibility.

Two weeks after it seemed to be tightening, there are signs the battle for control of the Senate may be moving in the GOP’s direction.

Apparently, the buck doesn’t stop in the Oval Office these days.

The streets of Hong Kong have been filled with protesters upset over China’s efforts to control the city’s political future.

The American public’s support for the President’s war against ISIS has its limits.

Facts are stubborn things.

Third-party candidates in several states could end up having a big say in the battle for control of the Senate.

Politics, the law, culture, and a very old language collide.

The TSA is up to its usual shenanigans.

The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are pushing back against Apple and Google’s efforts to provide greater privacy to users.. They’re wrong.

A strong rebound for the economy from the downturn at the start of the year.

The next Attorney General will likely see their nomination taken up by Senators who will not be in office past December. That’s somewhat disturbing, but it’s become all too common in Washington.

Opponents of marriage equality clearly don’t like the idea of a “big tent” in the GOP on the issue.

The Administration’s policy in the President’s war against ISIS has no coherent plan, and that virtually guarantees escalation.

One of last members of President Obama’s original cabinet is stepping aside.

While it still seems unlikely that he’ll run, Mitt Romney does seem to be leaving the door open to a third run at the White House.

Freedom Of The Press, if you can afford to pay the fee.

Before leaving office, Hamid Karzai is once again biting that hand that has fed him for the past decade.

Once again, Justice Ginsburg is telling people she has no plans to resign, but her explanation is a bit different this time.

The former Virginia Senator is talking about running for President.

The war against ISIS continues to silently escalate, with little input from the people’s representatives in Congress.

As we head into a new conflict, perhaps we ought to give more thought to fiscal issues than the President is to overall strategy.

While the world pays attention to Syria and Iraq, Yemen is once against lurching into chaos.

President Obama has opened a new front in his “war” against ISIS

A majority of Americans don’t care very much who controls Congress.