The Numbers: A new NY Times poll says that among likely voters Hillary Clinton holds a thin margin over Donald Trump of just 46 to 44 percent. When the poll includes the two third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, …

It’s Political: Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine have released some tax returns, turning up the heat on Donald Trump do the same. Clinton’s 2015 return reveals that she and her husband Bill hauled in $10.6 million in 2015 and paid …

Ukraine Crisis: Russian parliament leaders are saying they welcome Crimea breaking away from Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation. They are unlikely to have said it without the approval of Russian President Vladimir Putin.   A Kiev court ruled that …

Bankrupt: The Detroit bankruptcy could set a precedent that excuses state and local governments from pension obligations they don’t have the money to pay.  In allowing Detroit to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy yesterday, Judge Steven W. Rhodes also granted an …