WHY IT MATTERS: Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: No one likes an even number on a court that makes decisions by majority vote. Yet that's just what the Supreme Court has been...
Political News
WHY IT MATTERS: Jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: Tepid income growth and shrinking opportunities for blue-collar workers have kept many Americans anxious about jobs and the economy, seven years after the Great...
WHY IT MATTERS: Income inequality
WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: The rich keep getting richer while more Americans are getting left behind financially.
WHY IT MATTERS: IRS
WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: The Internal Revenue Service touches everyone, not just taxpayers but anyone who receives a government check, drives on roads made possible by tax revenue...
WHY IT MATTERS: Money in Politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: Voters are disgusted with the way political races are paid for — disproportionately by big-money donors, including those who stand to gain or lose...
WHY IT MATTERS: Debate showed how divisive trade has become
WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: Free trade has become a ripe target in the U.S. presidential campaign.
WHY IT MATTERS: North Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: Pariah state North Korea could soon be capable of targeting America with nuclear weapons. Economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation have failed to halt its...
US border town shrugs off Trump's Mexico wall plan
Guadalupe Manrikez sums up the feeling of many in the small US border town of Nogales, when asked about Donald Trump's promise to build a giant wall dividing the...
Trump gains on Clinton, poll shows 'rigged' message resonates
By Emily Stephenson and Chris Kahn NEWTOWN, Pa./NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gained on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton among American voters this week, cutting...
The Latest: McMullin calls for new 'conservative movement'
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin, who is surging in Utah (all times local):
