Policy
NSA Names Its First Privacy Officer
Rebecca "Becky" Richards is leaving the Department of Homeland Security to take up the position
Rick Snyder's Artless Bailout Plan For Detroit
It'll set a bad precedent while preventing a deep restructuring
Sen. Tom Coburn Loses Oncologist After Enrolling in Health Plan Under Obamacare
Oklahoma senator announced he had cancer last November
Farm Bill To Include $9 Billion in Cuts To Food Stamps
$1 trillion dollar piece of legislation
Sen. McCaskill: Karzai is 'Divorced From Reality'
Lawmakers are increasingly frustrated with the Afghan president
Hedge Fund Manager Paul Singer Says Minimum Wage Increase Would 'Destroy Jobs'
Made the comment in letter to investors
UN Authorizes European Troops For Mission in Central African Republic
French have already sent 1,600 troops
Amid Falling Supply of Lethal Injection Drugs Some States Consider Older Execution Methods
State representative in Missouri has proposed firing squads
John Boehner: Republican Leaders To Outline Principles on Immigration Reform This Week
Senate immigration bill was passed in June
Obama Approval Rating Highest in Hawaii and DC
Lowest approval rating in Wyoming and West Virginia
How Republicans Could Replace Obamacare
A new proposal from three GOP Senators tackles access and affordability.
Most Americans Shrug at State of the Union Spectacle
As President Gerald Ford once said, "the state of the union is not good"
Dept of Agriculture Shuts Down Slaughterhouse Over Animal Rights Group's Secret Video, Opens Investigation
Into alleged inhumane practices
Crony Capitalism vs. Market Morality
Finding an ethical lobbying line in a fallen age of corporatism
Arrested Bitcoin Leader Offered Freedom for $1 Million Bond
Charged with laundering money to Silk Road black market
Feds, Tech Companies Reach Agreements on Info Disclosures
Firms want to be more transparent about requests for data
Officer Indicted in Ex-Football Player's Fatal Shooting
Second attempt through grand jury succeeds
Supreme Court Rules Airline Immune from Liability in Defamation Case
Pilot accused bosses of making false statements about him suggesting he was unstable
Feds Offer Tech Companies Possibility of a Little More Surveillance Transparency
Here, have some delicious crumbs
Hillary Clinton: Benghazi Her Biggest Regret
It certainly will be coming up a lot should she run for president
GOP's Obamacare Counter Plan Would Scrap Mandates
Would not require people to have health insurance
Guacamole Is the Real Winner of the Super Bowl
As is so often the case, popular and consumer culture are ahead of our political culture.
Medical Marijuana Initiative Headed to Ballot in Florida
State Supreme Court narrowly rules to allow a vote
Most Minimum Wage-Supporting Democratic Leaders Don't Pay Interns
96 percent of them, in fact
Uber Faces Lawsuit over Girl's Death in San Francisco
Driver was alleged logged into app when he struck girl
Take a Look Inside the Wasteful Spending of the Most Expensive Winter Olympics Ever
Financial corruption in Russia? Well, I never!
Second Grand Jury Convenes over Fatal Police Shooting of Ex-Football Player
Jury last week declined to indict in voluntary manslaughter case in North Carolina
Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Rally for School Choice
Houston, Texas hosts National School Choice Week kickoff.
Ex-Journalist Steven Glass' Bid to Become a Lawyer Fails
California won't grant scandal-written writer a license
Putin Foe Documents Corruption of Sochi Olympics Spending
Website shows how much money developers were able to wring out of government
Supreme Court Tosses Out Drug Conviction Based on User's Overdose Death
Unanimous ruling that dealer can't be held accountable if drug is a 'contributing' factor, not entirely main reason
