Car Bomb Kills at Least 22 in Syria
In rebel-held town near the Turkish border
Politics
Supreme Court To Hear Michigan Affirmative Action Case
The state banned affirmative action based on race in 2006
Poll: Many Working Americans Over 50 Think it's Likely They'll Work For Pay in Retirement
Financial crisis not helping
Israel's Prime Minister Briefly Follows Persian Erotica Account on Twitter
"Malfunction" being investigated
Republicans Accuse Democrats of Overplaying Their Hand in Fiscal Negotiations
Oct. 17 debt limit deadline only days away
Gabby Giffords Visits First Gun Show Since Tucson Shooting
Former Arizona representative shot in the head in 2011
Federal Judges Criticize Members of Congress Over Government Shutdown
One wrote in a blog post, "It is time to tell Congress to go to hell"
House Republicans Fear Government Shutdown Foiled Chance To Expose Obamacare's Flaws
May have missed an opportunity
The Housing and Financial Meltdowns Revisited
Five years after the housing and financial meltdown, self-styled progressives are still peddling the Glass-Steagall pseudoexplanation.
A Step Toward Facebook.gov?
Get ready for the government to determine what bullying online is (and therefore, what free speech isn't)
Society is Coarser But Better
Yes, pop culture is crude, but who gives an F-word? By virtually every measure, we're a safer, nicer, kinder country.
Democrats Reject Sen. Collins' Budget Proposal
Would have extended government funding for six months and increase debt limit through January
Bipartisan Group of Senators Preparing Measure To Reopen Government
Senate meeting today to vote on lifting borrowing cap
White House Rejecting Part of Debt Ceiling Proposal
Doesn't want to tie it to budget negotiations
Republicans Reportedly Attach Policy Demands in Deal to End Shutdown
Send White House a list of options
Trucker "Ride for the Constitution" Beltway Protest Not as Big as Announced
The thousands of trucks mentioned haven't appeared
Obama To Meet With GOP Senators at White House To Discuss Fiscal Stalemate
Second week of shutdown
Malala Yousafzai Says She Wants To Be Prime Minister of Pakistan
Survived Taliban's assassination attempt
"Death to America" Chants Not Helping Rouhani's Efforts To Make Iran Seem More Moderate
Nuclear program still causing diplomatic tensions
Cruz Says Hecklers at Speech Are "Obama's Paid Political Operatives"
Speech at Values Voter Summit disrupted
