WASHINGTON — One attribute of democracy is that losers accept defeat without resorting to the force of arms or destroying the government with which they disagree. Indeed...
Republicans in Congress are being painted as heartless in their effort to slash funding for food stamps, while at the same time supporting questionable corporate welfare...
What an ending to the Scooter Store.
At one time, the Scooter Store was the largest private employer in New Braunfels, north of San Antonio. It had more than 2,400 emplo...
“It’s total atrophy. We’re earning our 11 percent popularity (rating). It’s easier to talk about Obamacare than the major sources of our problems.”
— U.S. Sen. Johnny Is...
Iran stands at the cusp of a new era in its relations with the West as newly installed President Hasan Rowhani heads to New York to address the U.N. General Assembly. Ro...
I used to be afraid of the Common Core, a national effort to align public school curriculum goals across state lines and provide better tools for measuring what students...
In releasing an opinion by a secret court approving the bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records, the director of national intelligence may have thought he would ...
WASHINGTON — In the liberal remake of “Casablanca,” the police captain comes upon the scene of the shooting and orders his men to “round up the usual weapons.”
It’s alwa...
Unable to push a $20-billion cut in food stamps through the House in June, Republicans are now seeking to cut $40 billion over 10 years by tightening eligibility and cut...
This year, 36.6 million people will be admitted to U.S. hospitals. Each patient will stay an average of 4.8 days, and the cost for all those hospitalizations will reach ...
