WASHINGTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev won’t be sent before a military tribunal for a technical reason: As a U.S. citizen, he isn’t eligible.But that … more

WASHINGTON — The rout was complete, the retreat disorderly. President Obama got his tax hikes — naked of spending cuts — passed by the ostensibly Republican House of Representatives. After … more

WASHINGTON — President Obama hasn’t even begun his second term, yet already he has been ensnared by scandal. Republicans have uncovered a shocking level of wrongdoing in the Oval Office, and … more

WASHINGTON — When it comes to budgets, balance is in the eye of the congressional beholder. To House Republicans, it means a balanced budget in a decade, achieved by $4.6 trillion in spending … more

Demographics buffs get a special Christmas present every year courtesy of the Census Bureau: its annual estimates of the populations of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This gives … more

WASHINGTON — There is something entirely appropriate about holding the State of the Union address on the same day as Mardi Gras.One is a display of wretched excess, when giddy and rowdy … more

I am in agreement with Mrs. Dorothy Schofield’s recent letter asking why are drunken drivers being released over and over to drive drunk again on our highways and streets. After reading column … more

WASHINGTON — You know the feeling. You wake up filled with dread but, still groggy, you can’t put your finger on the reason.Possibilities flitter across the landscape of … more

Some of you may be aware of Senate Bill 743, the Market Fairness Act, sponsored by our own Sen.Enzi. This bill would require Internet and mail order companies to collect sales tax from their … more