The prospects for passage of legislation to expand background checks of gun buyers got a boost Wednesday with the announcement of a bipartisan agreement reached by a pair of U.S. senators who are often described in media reports as strong defenders of gun rights.

Tighter restrictions proposed on sulfur content will add a penny or less to the retail price of a gallon of gasoline, according to the Obama administration, while the oil industry contends those same rules could hike prices at the pump as much as nine cents per gallon.

Does the individual belong to the state or does the state belong to the people? The question is a tricky one in the way I have worded it.

The Supreme Court decided in a 5-4 ruling Tuesday that police may not bring a drug-sniffing dog to the doorstep of a private house without a court-issued search warrant.

Fans of the ABC reality drama Extreme Makeover will be in "hog heaven" if they watch proceedings at the U.S. Supreme Court this week, for the plaintiffs in two lawsuits before the High Court are attempting to fundamentally transform the definition of marriage in America.  

The debate over ObamaCare "death panels" is back in the news, thanks to U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who raised the issue on the floor of the House Thursday.