Nation: President Obama yesterday issued an executive order requiring all companies with government contracts to give their employees seven days of sick leave a year. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez told reporters, “We believe the cost of implementing this rule is …

The Great Migration: Germany accepted about 20,000 new migrants over the weekend and an estimated 11,000 more are expected to arrive today. Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that what she describes as the “breathtaking” influx of migrants will “occupy and …

The Great Migration: Thousands of migrants have crossed the border from Hungary into Austria in the past 48 hours, many of them on their way to Germany. About 11,000 have already taken trains to Germany. Migrants from the Middle East …

The Great Migration: Thousands of migrants arrived in Austria today in buses provided by the Hungarian government after several hundred frustrated people set out to walk to get out of the country. About 4,000 migrants were told they were welcome …

Church v. State: Five deputy clerks in Rowan County Kentucky offered to issue same-sex marriage licenses after their boss was found in contempt of court and sent to jail for refusing. District Judge David L. Bunning yesterday ordered Kim Davis …

Migration Crisis: The image of a drowned three-year-old boy washed up on a Turkish beach has drawn attention around the world to the migration crisis in Europe. The Syrian boy lying face down at the waterline was wearing a bright …

Nation: Church and state collided yesterday in Kentucky when Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis continued to deny marriage licenses to same sex couples … or any couples … after the Supreme Court rejected her application to be allowed to do …

Hillary Mail: The State Department is releasing another 4,368 Hillary Clintons emails from her time as secretary of state, about 150 of which are censored because they contain classified or sensitive information. Some were “confidential,” but none contained information considered …

The Horse Race: Hillary Clinton is slipping and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is gaining ground in the Democratic race for president in Iowa. Sanders is just seven points behind Clinton, who now leads 37 to 30 percent in the Des …

Bomber Bust: Police in Bangkok have arrested a 28-year-old foreigner believed to be responsible for a bombing two weeks ago at the Erawan Shrine that killed 20 people. Police said they found bomb making materials and 10 passports in the …