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Washington - One of the strangest lead sentences I have ever encountered appeared in Politico last week. It read: "John Kerry has been the most aggressive advocate of climate …

It was 1967, and the world was on fire. War at home and abroad demonstrably began to rear its head, and long-held American values of moral exceptionalism and widespread …

Washington - A congressional commission pressed Goldman Sachs executives Wednesday to spell out how much their company has earned from its exotic bets against the housing market, including $20 …

The state capitol was far from the White Plains, New York, church basement on a recent evening in May, but the 30 or so citizens gathered felt its dysfunction …

Compressed due to this week's memorial services for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia), but not condensed, the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Solicitor General Elena Kagan …

Compressed because of memorial services for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) that are being held this week, but not condensed, the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee …

Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation hearings kicked off on Monday. Her nomination has been met by glum resignation on the left and indifference on the right, as Adam Serwer …

After spending more than ten years in jail without a formal sentence, Curtis Flowers now can point to another unenviable distinction – he’s the first person in U.S. history …

Despite widespread reports of illness, the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on the long-term health of cleanup workers was never studied, reports McClatchy. To many observers, including …

The United States invaded Afghanistan nine years ago to topple the Taliban and weed out terrorists, but the world's richest military has failed to pacify a network of scrappy …