The real question hanging over all this is whether there was a quid pro quo for Mr. Chen’s release.

Washington is already in mini-crisis mode over North Korea’s planned launch of a “satellite” (actually, an intercontinental ballistic missile)...Now comes word from South Korea that Pyongyang may also be planning another nuclear test.

President Obama announced his intention to graduate "5 million more Americans from community colleges by 2020," but if one sweeps past all the familiar Obama boilerplate, one sees that he is setting the stage for yet another massive government production.

Evenwhile facingharsh press,Obama still finds support--a lookat the dynamics of his success.

Liberals crave a comfortable plot, but should instead climb down from their supposed perch atop the moral high ground to find the facts before writing their script.

These recommended changes to Title I--a key provision of No Child Left Behind--could make significant improvements when it comes to what goes on in America’s schools and school systems day-to-day.

Forty-five years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the Justice Department has adopted a definition of discriminatory intent that strengthens the federal hand in micromanaging districting in states and counties throughout the United States and increases the odds that the Supreme Court will soon cast a skeptical eye on Section 5.

The attorney general's interpretation of the Voting Rights Act and proposed guidelines to ensure that certain states obtain federal approval for all proposed changes in voting procedure including "redrawing districting maps" will negatively affect the landscape of American politics for decades to come.