For Donald Trump at least, the start of the General Election campaign is the perfect time to dredge up decades old conspiracy theories.
No trial for Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood Robert Dear, at least not for now.
The rise of Trump and Sanders has resurrected a debate as old as Western civilization.
Paul Ryan takes himself out of contention as a potential Republican nominee.
A series of bomb attacks across Brussels has left at least 26 dead, and dozens more injured.
Nancy Reagan was a crucial part what made Ronald Reagan the man he was, and today she passed away at the age of 94.
It seems increasingly apparent that the only way to stop Donald Trump now is by trying to force a contested convention. It also seems clear that such a plan probably wouldn’t succeed.
The U.S. is poised to send troops to the front lines of yet another war we have no reason to be involved in.
Chris Cillizza thinks “Rush Limbaugh totally gets Donald Trump.” I disagree.
We’re in another Presidential election cycle so it must be time to speculate about Michael Bloomberg again.
A pseudonymous government relations professional examines “The Radicalization of Luke Skywalker: A Jedi’s Path to Jihad.”
No, there really haven’t been 355 ‘mass shootings’ since January 1st. Not unless you’re relying on completely unreliable data.
The news that the late football legend Frank Gifford suffered from the same chronic brain disease that has been diagnosed in many N.F.L. players in recent years, and the upcoming release of a new film on the issue, seems certain to increase pressure to protect players at all levels of football.
Democrat John Bel Edwards scored an easy victory over Senator David Vitter last night in Louisiana, and Vitter announced that he’d be leaving the Senate after his term is up.
French officials have confirmed that Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the man believed to be the plotter of last Friday’s attacks in Paris, was killed in a police raid early Wednesday morning. This doesn’t mean authorities in France or elsewhere in Europe are any less concerned about future attacks, though.
In the wake of the attacks in Paris, some people have argued that American solidarity with France, in contrast to seeming disregard for tragedy elsewhere, is something we should feel bad about. That argument is ridiculous.
France launched its first attacks against ISIS even as the investigation into Friday’s attacks continues, but it’s not clear that the retaliation really accomplished anything.
The news that at least some of the men who were involved in the terrorist attacks in Paris were among the refugees who have arrived in Europe since the summer is likely to complicate an already complicated situation.
France’s President blames ISIS, vows response, as death toll from Paris terror attacks stands at at least 127.
Reports of at least up to sixty dead, a hostage situation, and attacks at multiple locations in Paris.
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill legalizing physician-assisted suicide, making California the fifth state to legalize the practice and possibly giving real political momentum to the Right To Die movement.
California’s legislature has approved a bill that would legalize physician assisted suicide in the nation’s largest state.
Some Republicans are threatening a government shutdown over funding of Planned Parenthood, but a new poll shows that it would be a big political risk for Republicans.
A few days late, but a story worth noting if it has escaped notice.
A Republican political consultant says Hillary Clinton is in danger of losing the nomination.
In a setback for the gun rights movement, the Supreme Court has let stand a San Francisco law that places tough restrictions on handgun ownership.
A new poll shows that Americans have moved to the left on a wide variety of social issues.
A new poll shows that nearly seven in ten Americans believe that people who are terminally ill should be allowed to end their lives with the help of a doctor.
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.
The Atlantic has a fascinating cover story by Graeme Wood titled “What ISIS Really Wants.”
NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shot dead while sitting in their patrol car In Brooklyn. And those suggesting that anyone other than the killer has “blood on their hands” are being absurd.
The families of many of the Sandy Hook victims are seeking to have the manufacturer of the AR-15 held legally responsible for what happened. While understandable, their lawsuit is misplaced and largely without legal merit.
An American freed from captivity, and potentially huge changes in America’s diplomatic and trade relationship with Cuba.