In striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act, the Supreme Court—for now, at least—steps back from declaring same-sex marriage a constitutional right
Daniel James Devine | Privacy advocates of different political stripes want to halt or declassify the government’s leaked surveillance programs
Edward Lee Pitts | Chaplains are pursuing their mission in a military suddenly hostile to Christianity and ready to suppress religious freedom
Americans will soon learn how costly Obamacare is going to be
The Senate gets behind the bipartisan ‘Gang of Eight’ to approve the first major immigration overhaul in decades
Social conservatives in Congress vow to keep up the marriage fight, but GOP leadership may be wavering