Rumors are spreading that the U.S. Supreme Court will vote 5-4 to rule that a U.S. president cannot be prosecuted for anything he does while he is president. Some Democrats are suggesting that Joe Biden bring a gun to his first debate with Donald Trump. If he shoots Trump, he would be immune, but if Trump shoots Biden he would be prosecuted because he is not a sitting president.   read more

The revolving door has started going the other way in Washington, D.C., where government officials have a long history of cashing in their public service for high-paying lobbying jobs.   This year, though, a significant number of lobbyists have ...   read more

Having survived war and terrorism in Iraq and endured long bureaucratic delays to settle in the U.S, Iraqi refugees continue to struggle because of high unemployment.   Tens of thousands of Iraqis have fled their home country since the U.S. inva...   read more

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, the Obama administration’s lead official on raising the national debt ceiling, has insisted Congress must act soon to avoid the government experiencing its first-ever default. Such a development “would be cat...   read more

It seemed like a cynical ploy by desperate politicians, but one that might work.   Wisconsin Republicans, faced with six state senate recall elections over their backing of Governor Scott Walker’s budget measure that eviscerated the collective b...   read more

BP says there’s no longer any need to spend the remainder of the $20 billion fund it established after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, claiming the Gulf of Mexico region has recovered from the disaster and is doing just fine.   In documentati...   read more

Having helped end funding for Planned Parenthood in New Hampshire, Republican Raymond Wieczorek made it clear what he thinks of the abortion provider and those seeking its services.   “I am opposed to abortion,” Wieczorek told Reuters. “I am o...   read more

It looks like the debt ceiling battle in Washington, D.C., writ small.   Energized Republican legislators demanding budget cuts; a Democratic chief executive seeking a compromise that includes increased tax revenues. And an 11-day government ...   read more

Seeking to eliminate a repeat of last year’s vote-buying scandal, the United Kingdom has proposed reforms to the International Whaling Commission that would alter how nations fund the international body.   A British media investigation in 2010 u...   read more

Has Rupert Murdoch manifested his own Watergate scandal? Allegations have surfaced that in addition to celebrities and relatives of murder victims, political figures—including former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown—were targets of illegal data...   read more

Now that the party is over, the task of nation building begins for the new Republic of South Sudan, which officially gained independence over the weekend.   South Sudan’s first order of business: Securing its oil-based economy. Currently, 98% of...   read more

Things are not what they used to be along the U.S.-Mexico border, which has been characterized for generations as a place where illegal Mexicans sneak onto American soil in ever growing numbers to take advantage of economic opportunities.   Thes...   read more

Faced with billion-dollar budget deficits, the U.S. Postal Service is considering drastic reductions in the number of post offices nationwide. The impact of this decision could be punishing for African Americans, who rely on government jobs more t...   read more

Environmentalists are hoping Americans are ready to contribute to the cause of saving domestic species under attack from foreign invaders—by eating them.   Invasive species, those plants and creatures not native to the U.S., have been growing in...   read more

Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, sponsor of the nation’s most controversial anti-immigration law, has become the first legislator in his state’s history to face a recall election.   Pearce was the author of SB 1070, Arizona’s law requi...   read more

It doesn’t take a bean-counter to run a hospital. In fact, the better run a hospital is—from a patient standpoint—the more likely a doctor is in charge.   A study out of Germany, but focused on 300 top-ranked American medical facilities, says ...   read more

JPMorgan Chase has become the third major bank to settle charges of improperly gaining access to the local bond business of local governments.   The Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, bank regulators and 25 state...   read more