Arizona State Senator Defends Religious-freedom Bill
An Arizona state senator went on national television to defend the state's controversial religious-freedom bill against the steady drumbeat of opposition. ...
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AG Holder Says State AGs Not Obliged to Defend Gay Marriage Bans
Attorney General Eric Holder added more fuel to the debate over the Obama administration's attitude toward upholding the law Monday when he said in an interview that state attorneys...
High Court Rejects Appeal: Arizona Must Fund Planned Parenthood
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected without comment an appeal from the state of Arizona of a ruling by a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that...
Pentagon Plans to Cut Troops to Pre-WWII Levels
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel will release a Pentagon budget Monday calling for reduction in the number of U.S. Army personnel and new lower limits on military pay. ...
Federal Judge to Decide If Same-Sex Marriage Is Bad for Children
A judge in the U.S. District Court in Detroit will decide if same-sex marriage is bad for children, following a hearing that will begin Tuesday on a civil suit...
Ariz. Bill Would Protect Those Denying Same-sex Wedding Services
An act to grant legal protection to business people who refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings is in limbo after winning passage in the Arizona House of Representatives...
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to EPA Regulations
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency's application of limits on greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources such as power plants. ...
Opposition Grows to FCC Media Probe
A planned Federal Communications Commission probe into media news coverage has “bestirred the sleeping media to the threat to life as we know it,” according to an editorial in...
Rand Paul Says GOP Needs “Transformation”
The Grand Old Party has to become a brand new party if it is going to win national elections again, predicted Rand Paul. ...
NEA Blasts Implementation of “Common Core” Standards
The National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union and ardent supporter of the Common Core academic standards, has now called the nationwide implementation of the standards "completely botched."...
Minimum Wage Hike Could Cost One Million Jobs, CBO Reports
The president's plan to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour would cause the loss of half a million to a million jobs, according to...
Is Obama the New “New Nixon”?
President Barack Obama politely declined the title of "most liberal president in U.S. history" when asked by Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly if that is what he is, giving...
NFL Extends Its Winning Streak on Tax Breaks
The Seattle Seahawks trounced the Denver Broncos in pro football's ultimate game, but the National Football League extended its winning streak through Super Bowl XLVIII with an equally convincing array...
Playing With Pawns
John Foster Dulles and his brother Allen were leaders in America’s transition from a nation that largely looked to control its own destiny to one that looked to control...
Fischer’s Foibles Trouble Critics of Fed Nomination
If some of Stanley Fischer's press clippings are accurate descriptions of his powers and abilities, the banking superstar should descend on the Federal Reserve with a capital "S" on...