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Wiretap: The good news is that apparently it’s illegal even in...

The new politics: On the night before the special election for Montana's lone House seat, the Republican candidate, Greg Gianforte, was charged with misdemeanor...

Littwin: The pope prays at the border. Trump insults him. Who...

Now that we've seen the Donald and the Pope squaring off, we're left with at least two questions. One, what in the name of the...

Wiretap: Pope Francis still has a problem with women, argues Maureen...

Anti-women Maureen Dowd reminds liberals that Pope Francis and his church still have a problem with women. Or as Dowd put its: Francis would be a...

Littwin: The Bernie Sanders pope praises and rebukes Congress

Maybe the most telling moment of Pope Francis's address to Congress came when he finally got to abortion. This would be, at last, the...

Wiretap: Has China been listening to the pope?

Cap and trade Get ready for the big announcement on cap and trade. By 2017, China is ready to begin its program. Maybe the Chinese...

Wiretap: Pope Francis tackles immigration, climate change, poverty

Big talk It didn't take the pope long. First day in town, and he's already talking immigration, climate change and poverty. He also met with...

Wiretape: Can Pope Francis save the world or even the church?

Uniting Catholics Pope Francis is highly popular with American Catholics, even those who don't agree with him. Can Francis's trip help unite them? Via The...

Colorado moms applaud Pope’s climate-change stance

Pope Francis released an encyclical today today warning of the environmental, social and moral consequences of climate change — saying that countries with resources have...

Gridlocking the pope on Gitmo

The Vatican has waded into the debate, frozen on Capitol Hill for six years, concerning the status of the men held in legal limbo...