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Dana Liebelson

CHART: 40 years later, Roe v. Wade is still under siege

Dana Liebelson

CHART: 40 years later, Roe v. Wade is still under siege

Edward Morrissey

Can the 113th Congress get anything done?

Matt K. Lewis

In four years, we'll be inaugurating President Marco Rubio

Paul Brandus

Why the GOP should embrace Obama

D.B. Grady: Obama is right to oppose new sanctions on Iran

December 4, 2012, at 10:35 AM

The White House's move is a good first step toward bringing Iran to the bargaining table

President Obama visits a Pennsylvania manufacturing plant to make his case for action on the fiscal cliff.

10 things you need to know today: December 4, 2012

December 4, 2012, at 8:25 AM

Obama rejects the GOP's fiscal counteroffer, Iran says it nabbed a U.S. drone, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

Should the Pope follow someone on Twitter other than himself?

December 3, 2012, at 4:55 PM

"He won't follow anyone for now," says one adviser. "He will be followed."

Catherine and William smile at crowds from the balcony of the Cambridge Guildhall during an official visit on Nov. 28.

What Kate Middleton and Prince William's baby might look like

December 3, 2012, at 2:23 PM

St. James Palace has confirmed that the Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant — but will the baby more closely resemble Kate or Will? Here's a digital projection

Catherine and Prince William looking how we all (obviously) felt when news broke of their pregnancy on Dec. 3.

3 generations of royal babies: A brief pictorial timeline

December 3, 2012, at 1:15 PM

William and Kate's new baby won't be the first bundle of joy to make the entire United Kingdom say, "Awww"

And baby makes three: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their first child.

Kate Middleton is pregnant: What we know so far

December 3, 2012, at 11:50 AM

The endlessly scrutinized royal couple announces that they're expecting their first child — a possible heir to the throne

Supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi rally in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court in Maadi, south of Cairo, on Dec. 2.

Have Islamists derailed Egypt's fledgling democracy?

December 3, 2012, at 11:25 AM

The country's courts shut down, intensifying their power struggle against President Mohamed Morsi and his Islamist allies

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Nov. 20 in Jerusalem.

10 things you need to know today: December 3, 2012

December 3, 2012, at 8:25 AM

Fiscal cliff talks hit a wall, the U.N. chief warns Israel over settlement plans, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

Boehner says he's "flabbergasted" at the Democrats' proposal that includes $1.6 trillion in increased tax revenues.

10 things you need to know today: December 2, 2012

December 2, 2012, at 10:45 AM

Egypt's high court shuts down indefinitely, Boehner says fiscal deal is "nowhere," and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

More and more Americans are aping language from British exports like Harry Potter.

Why we're speaking British

December 1, 2012, at 3:15 PM

Blame Harry Potter and Tina Brown for our infatuation with Britspeak

All work and no play: President Barack Obama speaks at a toy factory in Pennsylvania on Friday.

10 things you need to know today: December 1, 2012

December 1, 2012, at 8:27 AM

Fiscal-cliff turmoil continues, a Missouri family claims their Powerball prize, and more in our roundup of stories that are making the news and driving opinion

Tens of thousands of Egyptians crowd into Tahrir Square to once again protest a power-hungry president.

Egypt's deja vu revolution: Side-by-side photo comparisons

November 30, 2012, at 4:50 PM

Just as they did in 2011, angry Egyptians are taking to the streets. And the whole scene is looking very familiar

Anti-judicial graffiti in Cairo — presumably painted by leftist protesters

Dispatch from Cairo: What's really happening in Tahrir Square

November 30, 2012, at 3:25 PM

Egypt's secularists, unable to counter the Muslim Brotherhood's impressively powerful political machine, are turning increasingly violent

Palestinians celebrate the U.N.'s upgrade on Thursday of the Palestinian Authority's status to non-member state.

How the U.S. should react to the U.N.'s recognition of a Palestinian state

November 30, 2012, at 11:40 AM

Palestinians cheer the status upgrade from the United Nations General Assembly. Many American lawmakers are less enthused

U.S. military guards move a detainee inside Guantanamo in 2010.

Can Obama still close Guantanamo?

November 30, 2012, at 8:31 AM

The U.S. has 104 prisons that can hold the remaining Gitmo detainees if Congress allows it

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