Right Turn: Fueled by anger at President Obama and disappointment with the economic recovery, Republicans took control of the Senate in midterm elections yesterday, picking up seven seats. It will be the first time they’ve held the Senate majority since …

Ukraine: A brief truce was broken by gunfire today and at least 20 people were killed in Ukraine’s capital city Kiev. Police had moved in using stun grenades and were repulsed by gunfire. Shots came from both sides during the …

Shutdown: Day 10. House Republicans today are considering a short-term raise in the debt limit to prevent the financial markets from taking a suicide jump. The Dow Jones is up almost 200 points on the news.   Treasury Secy. Jack …

ShutUp: Day 4. Some Republicans fearing damage to their own party may now be looking for a way out of the shutdown deadlock with a bargain that gives them something, anything, to say they won. House Republicans would have to …

ChemWeps: The five permanent members of the UN Security Council, including Russia and the US, have agreed on a resolution to require Syria to give up its chemical weapons. Because of Russian objections, the resolution will not include a threat …

The Supremes: Two days after de-commissioning the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the court threw out lower court rulings that the Texas voter identification law and political redistricting are discriminatory. National: Arriving in Senegal today, President Obama said he was not …