By Hayes Brown on September 27, 2013
For the first time since 1979, leaders from the two country have spoken directly.
By Zack Ford on September 27, 2013
A New Jersey judge has ruled that same-sex couples must have access to marriage, a decision that will take effect October 21 if it is not stayed by the appeals process.
By Sy Mukherjee on September 27, 2013
The agreement will extend health benefits to 200,000 low-income Arkansas residents -- and could serve as a template for red states skeptical of expanding the public Medicaid program.
By Alyssa Rosenberg on September 27, 2013
Showtime's 'Homeland' took a dive last season, but it can correct course this year. Here are five ideas for improving the show--and a sense of how well 'Homeland' is doing through the first two episodes.
By Igor Volsky on September 27, 2013
Unlike the the rest of the Republicans in his state, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) is telling his constituents to enroll in the law's new plans.
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By Rebecca Leber on September 27, 2013
The NRA didn't appreciate research showing 55 percent of gun dealers want stronger background checks.
By Tara Culp-Ressler on September 27, 2013
How does the Lone Star State want to try to prevent unintended births? By spending $1.2 million on a website full of buzzwords and devoid of any real sexual health information.
It's a compromise, as diplomacy is meant to be, but it's a better deal that many ever thought possible.
By Alan Pyke on September 27, 2013
Everybody says cracking the debt ceiling would be a disaster, but what do they know?
By Rebecca Leber on September 26, 2013
A second county joins a northern California county’s bid to secede and form a new state of “Jefferson.”
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