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
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
Los Angeles student lambasted by professor over religious speech
The high court shows empathy in trying to untangle the free speech issues surrounding Westboro Baptist's funeral protests