Alisa Harris | It's job No. 1 for the nation's teachers unions, and they are willing to oppose education-reform-minded politicians to preserve it
Emily Belz | As concern mounts about lapsed Justice Department enforcement of voting rights laws, local groups step up to monitor voting themselves
Edward Lee Pitts | The known costs plus the unknowns put clinics in jeopardy in the communities Obamacare was supposed to help
Edward Lee Pitts | With an East Coast resumé and Tea Party credentials, the GOP nominee for Senate from Alaska is not your average Joe
Jamie Dean | Prodded by President Obama and his office of faith-based initiatives, some churches are being drafted into White House policy promotion
Texas-based Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest low-cost carrier, announced a friendly takeover of Florida-based AirTran Airways
Investigation reveals that children's websites are tracking kids' internet use
Debate rages over the fate of the Neanderthals
Jamie Dean | While House and Senate races are getting a lot of attention, this year's gubernatorial races may do more to shape American politics over the next decade; right now, many of those races look good for the GOP
