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

What’s good for business isn’t always good for public health, which sums up the problem with the food inspection system in the United States.   Making sure poultry farms or meatpacking plants are clean isn’t completely a job that is being perf...   read more

Judicial nominees continue to pile up in the U.S. Senate, where Republicans have blocked so many judges from being confirmed that 19 states now have “judicial emergencies” on their hands—meaning cases are backing up as the legal system becomes c...   read more

L’Houssaine Kherchtou of Morocco joined al-Qaeda in 1991, determined to become the personal pilot for Osama bin Laden. But Kherchtou got out of the terrorist organization after it decided to relocate its operation from Sudan to Afghanistan and i...   read more

As part of its push for the National Broadband Plan, the Obama administration wants to redirect certain portions of the broadcast spectrum for use by cellular companies so they can keep up with demand for advanced wireless Internet service. But th...   read more

A college professor with extensive experience in communications and communications policy, Ernest J. Wilson III is the longest serving member of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board. He has held the position of chair since September 2...   read more

Executives in charge of a controversial body-armor manufacturer have lost another ruling in court.   Last month, former CEO David Brooks and former chief operating officer Sandra Hatfield of DHB Industries were convicted of orchestrating a $19...   read more

Following in the footsteps of Arizona’s controversial anti-immigration bill, the Florida legislature is considering its own new law that would allow law enforcement to stop motorists suspected of being in the country illegally. But the Florida l...   read more

There are more than 20,000 parks in America’s 85 largest cities, providing residents with playgrounds, flower gardens, sports fields, bike trails, dog parks, river walks and more. According to a report by The Trust for Public Land, the leading c...   read more

The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) is one of the few federal agencies housed in the legislative branch. Responsible for monitoring and investigating the bilateral trade relationship between the United States and the Peop...   read more

Kenneth A. Myers III has served as director for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the U.S. Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction since July 27, 2009. The DTRA was created in 1998 with the responsibility ...   read more

In a highly unusual foreign policy move, the Obama administration has decided to sever all assistance to certain units of Pakistan’s army. The move comes in response to the airing of gruesome video footage on the Internet showing Pakistani soldier...   read more

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has finally launched a special program designed to help women-owned small businesses get a small piece of the government contracting pie. In the last year of the Bill Clinton presidency, Congress adopted t...   read more

Is there something about the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class automobile that makes drivers break the law more often than other vehicle owners? Or does the SL Class just attract a more risky element? A new report from Quality Planning found SL-Class drive...   read more

Jose W. Fernandez is in charge of the State Department’s Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB). EEB implements policies involving international trade, investment and finance, economic development and sanctions, debt policy, terro...   read more

The impoverished nation of Timor-Leste, which only recently emerged from years of colonial rule, has a new U.S. ambassador with significant experience in the Australasian region. President Barack Obama nominated Judith R. Fergin to the post June 1...   read more

Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has allowed a lawsuit to proceed against one of China’s largest banks for allegedly helping finance the terrorist group Islamic Jihad.   The case was brought by the p...   read more