The House is back for its first business day after a 10-day break, and the first item of business is a big one: finding a leader. Speaker John Boehner has said he is resigning at month’s end. The Republican conference met to choose a successor, but Boehner ended the session... Leer más

LOS ANGELES — When Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed legislation this month banning concealed weapons on school campuses, the nation was in the midst of one of the worst spasms of gun violence at colleges in recent years. There were three such shootings, including one in Oregon that left... Leer más

We can look at a variety of metrics to see who’s doing well in the presidential race – polls, endorsements, etc. – but as nearly everyone in campaign politics will confess, successful candidates need resources to compete. With this in mind, who’s winning the 2016 money race? The answer may... Leer más

The refugee crisis isn’t over. I’m not talking about the tens of thousands pouring into Europe over the last several months, but about the tens of thousands who are still trying to get to the United States from Central America. But you’d never know it from listening to our government... Leer más

WASHINGTON.-EFE La ventaja de Hillary Clinton sobre el senador Bernie Sanders se estrechó levemente, pese a la victoria de la ex secretaria de Estado en el primer debate televisivo de cara a la candidatura demócrata para las elecciones presidenciales de 2016 de la pasada semana, según un sondeo divulgada hoy... Leer más

Hillary Clinton y Bernie Sanders tuvieron una discusión sobre regulación financiera durante el debate del martes, pero no sobre si convenía o no ajustarles las riendas a los bancos. La discusión fue más bien sobre quién proponía un plan más estricto. El contraste con los republicanos como Jeb Bush o... Leer más

WASHINGTON – Industrial production in the United States fell by 0.2 percent in September as capacity utilization dipped, the Federal Reserve reported Friday. Slack global demand and the strong dollar combined to reduce industrial production for the second consecutive month. Manufacturing output fell 0.1 percent in September after a 0.4... Leer más

Tamir Rice. Eric Garner. Walter Scott. Michael Brown. Each killing raises a disturbing question: Would any of these people have been killed by police officers if they had been white? I have no special insight into the psychology of police officers or into the complicated forensics involved in such cases.... Leer más

In this presidential campaign, political outsiders are outshining experienced politicians. To succeed with the conservative Republican base in the early-voting state of Iowa, Ted Cruz will need to win over supporters of both outsiders and insiders vying for the nomination. At a restaurant in the Mississippi River town of Keokuk,... Leer más

Hillary Rodham Clinton has spent more than twice as much as any other presidential candidate on campaign staff, more than three times as much on office space and millions of dollars more on advertising, according to reports filed this week with the Federal Election Commission. Three months before the first... Leer más