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President Obama is rolling out the red carpet for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
» Supreme Court to hear arguments in key gay marriage case
Justices will consider whether states can ban unions and whether they must recognize other states’ unions.
» Republicans line up amendments that could test Iran bill
Corker and Cardin have been working on a way to keep critics from upsetting the consensus on the bill.
» Noemie Emery: Now is the time
More specifically, it is time for all Democrats to start thinking of candidates other than Hillary Clinton.
» How Republicans could avoid spending offsets on Supreme Court Obamacare ‘fix’
Republicans have been publicly divided over whether to use reconciliation to deal with Obamacare.
» Violence escalates in Baltimore
Demonstrations in Baltimore in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray took a violent turn on Monday.
The cloud of George W. Bush that loomed over the GOP for years has lifted — as long as your name isn’t Jeb.
» Editorial: Dems will put up with a scoundrel, but not a loser
New poll shows only 75 percent of Democrats believe Hillary Clinton to be “honest and trustworthy.”
» Big batteries could make or break solar energy
Large lithium-ion batteries are seen as the linchpin in moving the country toward greater solar energy use.
» Your guide to the 2016 presidential candidates
Here is a guide to who may be the next president of the United States.
» Japan’s new role: Global in scope, regional in reality
Japanese Prime Minister envisions a military shift from Self-Defense Forces to a “National Defense Force.”
» Next front on gay rights: Employer benefits
About four in 10 employers that provide employees with insurance don’t offer it to same-sex spouses.
» Op-Ed: Japan’s man of the hour
A true U.S. “Pivot to Asia” requires further defense cooperation with Japan.
» Congress seeks to ban plastic beads in cleansers
A 2012 study conducted by Mason found an average 43,000 microbeads per square kilometer in the Great Lakes.
» Philip Klein: How the Baltimore Mayor’s office explains her infamous ‘space to destroy’ remark
As violence spreads in Baltimore, Mayor Rawlings-Blake is under fire for a comment made over the weekend.
