Debt projections released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office illustrate three fiscal paths: dangerous, dumb and smart.

Developments involving the Minnesota Vikings' push for a new stadium continue to pile up faster than points in an NFL Pro Bowl. In other words, a lot.

President Obama's decision this month to install executive-branch nominees without the advice and consent of the Senate continues to be fodder for an intense and legitimate debate.

WASHINGTON - The culture wars in this country have grown so acute that we can't even agree to support a patriotic, faith-affirming, achievement-oriented group like the Girl Scouts.

The Supreme Court this week rapped the knuckles of the Obama administration for arguing that law enforcement officers did not need a court order before slapping a Global Positioning System device on a suspect’s car and then tracking him around the clock for weeks on end. It was a welcome decis...

Like a few million other people this past holiday season, we bought an iPhone 4S, with its much-hyped Siri feature.

America's battle with its bulge received potentially good news a week ago when a couple of studies showed the nation's obesity rate may be leveling off after about 30 years of big gains.

A new federal program aimed at cutting pollution in rivers and lakes has some good ideas for encouraging farmers to adopt better land-use practices. Unfortunately, the program as presented has a fatal flaw.

In creating the Race to the Top program, which directed new federal dollars to education, federal officials vowed that they would yank money from any state that didn't live up to its promises of school reform.

A state requirement that seniors call a consultation line before moving into an assisted living facility smacks of overreach, isn't sure to save taxpayers much money and annoys some seniors.