An overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favor of marriage equality in a non-binding referendum. The ball is now in the court of the nation’s legislature to move forward.
President Trump returns home from an Asian trip that wasn’t exactly impressive.
Since taking office, President Trump has made an average of 5.5 false claims per day.
On North Korea, there are two options, deterrence and war. And only one of those options makes sense.
Ending a mission that began when it was launched nearly twenty years ago, the Cassini probe was sent into Saturn’s atmosphere to perform one final task.
Sixteen Senators are backing a single-payer system. Another forty-four to go.
At a time when our alliance is more important than ever, President Trump is responding by attacking our ally.
President Trump’s effort to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military faces two new legal challenges.
The Trump Administration has reportedly finalized its order to the Defense Department regarding a ban on military service by transgender soldiers.
Just about two weeks after being announced, the President’s proposed ban on military service by transgender troops is being challenged in Court.
Things are getting far more complicated on the Korean Peninsula. Diplomacy isn’t working, and a military option would most likely lead to disaster.
The President has endorsed a bill that would cut legal immigration in half.
A step backward on civil rights from a President who claimed he would be a friend to the LGBT community.
Donald Trump has been President for nearly four months, but has yet to name Ambassadorial picks for many slots including several important posts.
Has China finally had enough of North Korea?
In a closer than normal vote for the position, Rex Tillerson has been confirmed as Secretary of State.
The mystery of what happened aboard Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 may remain at the bottom of the Indian Ocean forever.
Concepts, basic applications, and even a bibliography! Merry Festivus, everyone.
A new report concludes that Malaysia Air Flight 17 was brought down by a missile brought into Ukraine from Russia.
Despite being much more conveniently located for viewers in the United States, viewership for the just-concluded Olympics were the lowest they’ve been in sixteen years.
China’s economy is still growing, but it’s most recently reported growth rate is slower than the nation has seen in quite some time.
America’s much touted international coalition against ISIS is, essentially a Coalition In Name Only.
Virginia Democrats tried to capture control of the Virginia State Senate by, in part, emphasizing gun control issues. The fact that they failed is instructive.
A new poll shows an up-tick in public support for some gun control measures, but gun control advocates can’t ignore the political reality that says those restrictions are unlikely to ever become law.
A Dutch inquiry has largely confirmed what was widely believed about the fate of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.
Obama’s first Secretary of State has come out against Obama’s Trans Pacific Partnership.
In the past month, the Chinese stock market has lost more than 1/3 of its value.
PolitiFact rates President Obama’s claim that other countries don’t have mass shootings at rates comparable to America”Mostly False.”
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.
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.
Chinese analysts are telling their American counterparts that North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is far more sophisticated than previously believed.
Australia has an interesting new idea about how to encourage parents to vaccinate their children.
President Obama thinks that it would be a good idea if everyone were forced to vote. He’s wrong, and his idea is most likely unconstitutional.
The State Of The Union Address was more of the same, and the same will be true of Washington going forward.
Even with a House and Senate majority, the GOP is unlikely to get what it wants in its current immigration battle with the President.
Was Man Haron Monis a terrorist, or just a lone nut who had latched on to the rhetoric of ISIS to justify his own delusions? In the end, it hardly matters.
A hostage crisis has been unfolding overnight at a cafe in Sydney, Australia that has apparent links to international terrorism.
Russia’s own government is projecting that its economy will slip into recession next year. How that will impact Putin’s current belligerence remains to be seen.
Vladimir Putin’s latest actions seems to have exhausted Germany’s patience.
If the President now believes he can act unilaterally on immigration reform, why did he spend the last five years saying that he couldn’t?
