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Kansas’ decision to take federal family planning funds away from Planned Parenthood has put the state in a vise. On one side, the state is facing a …

(Image: JR / Truthout; Adapted: martinhoward, Pengster) The increasing lack of racial diversity in the U.S. media landscape is becoming a hot topic and putting pressure on …

Former Massachusetts Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets attendees at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 11, 2011. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New …

Des Moines - A half-dozen Republican presidential hopefuls jockeyed Friday for attention on the eve of the Iowa straw poll, a ritual that has taken on outsize meaning as …

CAIRO – As the violence in Syria mounts, the international community’s paralysis has become increasingly jarring. But the role of external regional forces is almost as important in fueling …

Moments ago, in a 2-1 decision, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act, ruling that Congress cannot “mandate that individuals …

The political world is abuzz with a heat-of-the-moment comment by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney that is starkly revealing. Here's how The Huffington Post reported it: …

(Photo: The U.S. Army / Flickr) It’s a bit odd to me that with my sense of geographical direction I’m ever regarded as a leader to guide …

(Photo: Matt Baran / Flickr) Despite coming up short of retaking control of the Wisconsin Senate, Tuesday's recall elections sent a clear signal to conservative politicians who …

Several days of unprecedented revolt by the most impoverished minority populated neighborhoods of London has shaken the normally staid and reserved British aristocracy. Prime Minister David Cameron cut short …