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» Superbugs spread across U.S.

As Americans worry about Ebola, the swiftly spreading virus that has traveled from West Africa to Texas, a more silent killer poses a greater danger. It sounds pedestrian, easy to dismiss. That’s what makes it so devastating.

» Democrats losing long war against voter ID

With few exceptions, liberal pressure groups have lost lawsuits in state after state, with courts tossing out their faux claims that ID laws are discriminatory, unconstitutional or suppress minority voting.

» Philip Klein: Supreme Court will weigh heavily in next presidential election

There will be no shortage of consequential issues at stake during the 2016 presidential election. But one issue could loom larger than all of them.

» GOP sharpens knives to cut political spending by labor

Federal labor law might be overhauled for the first time in 70 years if Republicans win control of the Senate in November, with key lawmakers planning to reintroduce legislation that would effectively cripple the ability of unions to raise political funds.

» Emission-free nuclear industry blasts EPA plan

The nuclear power industry says it’s getting a raw deal under President Obama’s proposal to limit carbon emissions from power plants.

» Watchdog: Veterans Affairs IG missed wait-time scandal’s warning signs for a decade

Decade of investigations confirmed scheduling fraud, but investigators failed to sound the alarm.

» After we have bombed Syria, what comes next?

Two weeks of almost daily airstrikes against Syrian bases of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have had an impact.

» Democratic women struggle in governors’ races

Around the country, in states fire-engine red and royal blue, Democratic women running for governor face lots of roadblocks and little to celebrate.

» Obama’s murky record on transparency reforms

It’s one of the central paradoxes of the Obama presidency, according to government watchdogs. They argue that the White House should be criticized for not meeting pledges to usher in an era of unprecedented transparency and commended for making some more subtle fixes.

» Will Hillary Clinton tweet her way to victory in 2016?

It is likely that the 2016 presidential election will surpass even 2012 in social media engagement and its influence on the election. What isn’t known is whether Hillary Clinton will be ready to face that monumental shift.

» GOP plotting 2015 agenda that Obama cannot refuse

With Republicans expected to win a slim majority in the Senate and maintain their hold on the House, party leaders have been quietly putting together a plan for what to do next.

» Does Pence want out of Medicaid expansion?

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is visiting Washington this week to meet with Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell to discuss the state’s proposal to expand Medicaid. But it may be better for his political future if HHS rejects his proposal.

» Think Tanks: College graduates struggle in current economy

Despite falling unemployment and a recovering labor market, young college graduates continue to struggle in today’s economy.