A third-party candidate picks up endorsements and momentum in New York's 23rd district congressional race
Emily Belz | Critics worry about the effects on free speech of recently expanded hate crime laws
Edward Lee Pitts | The case of a small Benedictine college-and federal attempts to pressure it to pay for employees' contraception-could foretell the loss of religious freedom after Congress overhauls healthcare
Edward Lee Pitts | Bypassing confirmation, a platoon of bureaucrats sets federal policy
Powerful women gather in Northern Virginia to talk about an issue dominating the state's race for governor
The Senate Finance Committee passes healthcare reform with the support of one Republican, Olympia Snowe
Despite no water solution, California Gov.
Jamie Dean | Critics wonder why the 2010 census isn't going to find out whether respondents are U.S.