The 2012 presidential election was certainly the most expensive in American history. President Obama's re-election effort cost $1.1 billion, including nearly $700 million spent directly by
What if state regulation, not federal law, is the leading impediment to setting up interstate insurance markets, coverage, and sales? Would that be a win for Republicans, Democrats, or simply
In December 2014 the Senate Intelligence Committee declassified its 500-page executive summary on the use of 'enhanced interrogation techniques' by the CIA during the Bush administration. The
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Jon Stewart is known for taking some of the biggest news stories in the media and making them funny, giving audiences an opportunity
A new North Carolina law aiming to protect court officials' religious freedoms may create a stumbling block for not only same-sex couples wanting to marry, but all couples
Greg Valliere, the chief political strategist at the nonpartisan Potomac Research Group, believes that the new climate change encyclical is going to be the biggest news story of 2015, and
The announcement from the presidents of the United States and Cuba that the two countries were
normalizing diplomatic relations after 5 decades got people talking. As the talks evolved, the
FairVote on June 12 released Government of the Few in the “Decided Dozen" -- Frozen Representation and the Distorted Demographics of Decisive Primary Elections. Report authors Andrew Douglas and Zack
On Wednesday night, a gunman opened fire at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Nine people total were killed. The man identified as the primary suspect in the shooting,
A bipartisan panel released a set of recommendations Wednesday with the goal of overhauling presidential debates during the general election.
The panel, known as the Annenberg Debate Reform Working Group,
In December 2014, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed by Congress to provide the budget and appropriations to sustain the Department of Defense. Tucked into the
As an independent, I've often wondered why I chose to think outside of the box as opposed to following the seemingly obvious route of group-think.
I believe
