Under current law, the U.S. Department of Defense automatically faces significant spending cuts over the next 10 years—cuts that america's civilian and military leaders have cadidly described as "devastating" and "very high risk."

Using global-warming theory as the basis for extreme policy mandates could plunge the world into a long-term recession or even a depression.

Al Armendariz, the top Environmental Protection Agency official in the oil-rich Southwest region, resigned from his post, effective Monday. It’s the latest twist in the never-ending and increasingly ugly fracking fracas. A two-year old video had surfaced last week (and since pulled) featuring Armendariz comparing his “philosophy of enforcement” to...

With the midterm elections behind us, how does the political terrain in Congress look for both parties in 2008?

At a time when so many developing nations are struggling to provide decent lives for their citizens, Kyoto-style measures will prolong poverty.

What the critics have been complaining about is the political process.

The campaign to bring low-priced drugs to HIV/AIDS sufferers in poor countries has met unexpected resistance.

The firestorm caused by Sen. Larry Craig's hold on more than 300 Air Force nominations, promotions, and pay raises may provide an additional impetus to reform of Senate holds.