Taxing Issues: The Senate Republican tax plan would increase the deficit by $1.4 trillion over the next 10 years, according to an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO also estimates that if the bill wipes out the Obamacare …

Bar the Door: In one of his most extreme pronouncements on any issue so far, leading Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for all Muslims to be barred from entering the Unites States until US leaders can “figure out …

National: President Obama arrived in Israel today on his first official visit to the Jewish state. He will meet with both the Israeli prime minister, and the Palestinian president, trying to get them back to talking peace. While discussing what …

 XLVII: The San Francisco 49ers meet the Baltimore Ravens today in the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 EST on CBS. The NY Times statistical prognosticator Nate Silver says the numbers lean toward the 49ers to …

Guns: Sen. Diane Feinstein of California says that today she will introduce a bill to ban 157 types of semi-automatic weapons and bullet magazines that hold more than ten rounds. Existing weapons would be grandfathered, although they would have to …

Guns: President Obama today proposed a new ban on assault weapons, a ten-round magazine limit, and universal background checks for all gun sales, including at gun shows. The President, and Vice President Biden, spoke to an audience that included parents …