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Following years of arduous negotiations, and decades of hostile relations, Iran and world powers on Tuesday announced a nuclear agreement that proponents say provides a historic opening for military deescalation,…more»

President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that the United States and Cuba would restore full diplomatic relations and reopen their respective embassies in Washington, D.C. and Havana on July 20—a move…more»

The coal industry won a reprieve at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as the nation’s highest court refused to back the Environmental Protection Agency’s new power plant emissions standards.…more»

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday issued a historic 5-4 ruling that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states, sparking instant celebration and declarations of triumph, as well as…more»

In what is being heralded as a far-reaching win for civil rights, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that an Abercrombie & Fitch clothing store in Oklahoma unlawfully discriminated against…more»

Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler on Thursday introduced a proposal to subsidize Internet access for low-income Americans, marking the agency’s strongest and most recent recognition that broadband services are…more»

Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has been indicted on charges that he lied to the FBI and attempted to skirt financial disclosure laws. The indictment alleges that the…more»

Tensions between China and United States continue to rise over the South China Sea as a Chinese government newspaper warns that war may be ‘inevitable’ if the U.S. and its…more»

Are Indiana’s corporate executives overpaid? A new report from the AFL-CIO finds that CEOs of Indiana companies in the S&P 500 index earned more than 306 times the amount of…more»

Indiana’s two senators took divergent paths in their votes on so-called “fast track” trade authority. Senator Dan Coats, a Republican who announced that he is retiring in 2016, voted to…more»