Gitmo: The US has transferred six inmates from the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects to freedom in Uruguay. The six have been held 12 years without being tried or charged. The move reduces the Gitmo population to 136. Sixty-seven …

Econ 101: Just three days after an election that was taken as a vote of no confidence in President Obama’s stewardship, the Labor Department announced today that unemployment has fallen to 5.8 percent with an addition of 214,000 jobs in …

Ukraine: Pro-Russian separatists have taken positions within the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk in anticipation of an onslaught by Ukrainian troops. Russia appears to be standing by, taking no action, as Ukraine sealed off the border to stop the flow …

At The Br$nk: Day 16. Senate leaders are expected at mid-day to announce a deal to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling, but they will have to put the bill on a fast track to avoid debt default …