President Obama announced on Tuesday a firm commitment to veto any Keystone XL measure passed by the new Republican-led Congress. With the votes in hand to fight off any
On Tuesday, U.S. House Speaker
John Boehner (R-Ohio) will face a challenge from a small handful of Republican lawmakers who are dissatisfied with his leadership as speaker, demanding
Jury selection began on Monday in the Boston Marathon case, a process that could go on for weeks as prospective jurors not only weigh the guilt or innocence of 21-
The turn of the twentieth century was a period of profound change on the art of journalism. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin
explored this era in her book,
Russia President Vladimir Putin has openly accused the Saudi government of orchestrating a form of economic terrorism by glutting the oil markets with supply. While most Americans are cheering over
At first blush, an elected representative might rejoice after learning that 2014 was the first year since 2008 that the economy wasn't the American public's biggest
A 2014
Gallup survey showed that a majority of Americans – for the first time since Gallup started asking the question – believe their children’s lives and lifestyle will be worse
No State shall . . . coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts... --U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 10
For the U.S., ‘quantitative easing’ (QE) is over—for now, anyway. While the costs and benefits will take time to reveal themselves completely, we can assess what we know
This article is for people who would like to believe that, despite our nation's political woes, there is cause for renewed optimism. It is for those among us
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration published state-level
data from it's National Survey on Drug Use and Health this month. The data examines marijuana use
For about a decade, Russian and Chinese politicians, bankers, and industry captains have been calling for a new world super-currency in an effort to ditch the United States dollar
