Congress should blame itself for our overly complicated tax code, not the individuals and businesses who follow its rules. Writing nearly 80 years ago, the esteemed federal judge Learned Hand addressed the issue of tax planning in a way that most people understand and practice. read more
Retired Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, who for the past six years has served as a White House adviser on Afghanistan, was nominated by President Barack Obama on Thursday to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to NATO.
Immigration reform has taken a big step to becoming law, but some experts worry that the emphasis on border security could create a demilitarized zone like the one between North and South Korea.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The state Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a Providence man in the killing of a 15-year-old girl who was gunned down the day before she was to testify against him in another murder case.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Senate rules that protect the minority party.
Introduced once again Monday (April 22) in the U.S. Senate, the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act is being pursued by legislators from New Mexico. According to a press release from U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., an accompanying bill was to be introduced Tuesday (April 23) in the House of Representatives.
Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi was allegedly assaulted by CRPF personnel today when he had gone to inquire about the kidnapping and subsequent release of two garden labourers here in Assams Jorhat district.
President Barack Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs, the White House said Tuesday, showing solidarity with First Amendment advocates alarmed by a pair of high-profile federal probes into national security leaks.
QUEBEC CITY, May 24 (UPI) -- Natural resources form "one of the cornerstones" of the Canadian federal and provincial economies, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said.
