Afghan girls study during a lesson at a school in Herat province
National Security

First Lady of Afghanistan Pushing for Increased Access to Education for Girls

Two-thirds of girls still kept home from school 16 years after fall of Taliban

Natalie Johnson
October 31, 2017
Issues

Back to the Drawing Board

DOL asks court to give it time to rewrite controversial Obama Overtime Rules

Bill McMorris
October 31, 2017
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Sen. Ben Sasse
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A picture shows the interior of the burnt US consulate building in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on September 13, 2012
Clinton pauses while speaking during BookExpo 2017 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, June 1, 2017 / Getty Images
IDF soldiers prepare for a day of combat practice
Culture

Duke University Press Under Fire Over Book Claiming Israel Has Policy of Maiming Palestinians to Dominate Them

Book says Israel 'creating injury and maintaining Palestinian populations as perpetually debilitated'

Rachel Frommer
October 30, 2017