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New observations from the spacecraft Mercury reveal the planet did not form the way scientists thought it had.

Voting can be a chore, but getting more people to vote by allowing early voting may not be doing the candidates or the electorate any favors.

Two scholars take the news media to task for repeating, without much fact checking or analysis, the mostly Republican political charge that one policy or another is a "job killer."

A new report from the Pew Research Center shows a growth spurt for Islam — and a change in the hub of Christianity.

The July numbers were roughly in line with economists' expectations, and likely were strong enough to keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates.

From our content partner Talk Business & Politics:A short-term highway bill drew the support Thursday of 91 U.S. Senators, including Arkansas’ Republican…

Rich lobbyists, lawyers and contractors will no longer be able to pay someone to hold a place in line to get a much-in-demand seat at a Supreme Court argument or a congressional hearing.

Francis has a full schedule, which includes a meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro in Havana and President Obama in Washington, D.C., where he will also address a joint meeting of Congress.

The nation's population is now projected to become "majority-minority" in 2043, the Census Bureau says. Meanwhile, the average age will continue to rise as Americans live longer, birth rates continue to decline and immigration slows.

On Monday, FBI investigators said they had not found any trace of ricin in a search of Paul Kevin Curtis' home.