The ticking-clock late-night showdown over an abortion bill was riveting TV news. So why did it play out almost entirely online?
In Landmark Ruling, Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act
The ruling caps one of the fastest civil rights shifts in the nation’s history
Morning Must Reads: June 26
In the news: Supreme Court, Australia, college graduate taxi drivers, Wendy Davis, Ed Markey, and the “best presidential address on climate change ever.”
Immigration Bill Faces Tough Odds in the House
When the debate resumes after the holiday, the action shifts to the House of Representatives, Washington’s legislative killing field.
Obama’s Climate Words Are Nice. His Climate Deeds Are Even Nicer.
Obama has probably done more than anyone in the history of the planet to reduce carbon emissions.
Government Cuts Creation of New Secrets, At Last
The number of new government decisions to classify information decreased dramatically from 2011 to 2012.
High Court Rolls Back the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Racially-troubled counties no longer need federal ok to change local election laws.
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Secular Humanist Watch
Well, there’s been a bit of a kerfuffle about my observation in this week’s cover story, that you don’t see organized groups of secular humanists giving out hot meals in disaster relief areas like Moore, Oklahoma, after the …
Tomorrow’s Threats
Experts’ views on the true threats to U.S. national security are growing wider.
“It not only calls for finishing a literal fence, it will create a virtual human fence of Border Patrol agents. Under the border surge, the Border Patrol will have the capacity to deploy an armed agent 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to stand guard every 1,000 feet from San Diego, CA, to Brownsville, TX.”
— Sen. Chuck Schumer advocating for the Corker-Hoeven amendment to the immigration reform bill. The amendment passed on a 67-27 vote Monday.
Carbon Regulations and Keystone Silence: Previewing Obama’s Climate Speech
President Obama is set to give a major address on climate change today—one that won’t include the Keystone XL pipeline. Will carbon regulations make a real difference?
Morning Must Reads: June 25
In the news: climate change, affirmative action, the FBI, Snowden, Al Jazeera, and the red panda.
Senate Faces July 1 Deadline for Student-Loan Reform
Over 7 million college students will see their subsidized student-loan rates double on July 1 if Congress can’t reach a compromise to avert the hike. In the meantime, House Republicans — having acted first this time — are …