The Public Servant

Law Firm Imposes Ban on Hiring Ivy League Graduates Adam Leitman Bailey, a Manhattan attorney who runs a real estate firm, says his firm has instituted a ban on hiring graduates from Ivy League law schools.

Iran nuclear deal: What each side won and lost DO NOT PUBLISH UNTIL DEAL IS ANNOUNCED The agreement between world powers and Iran announced XXWHENXX in Vienna preserves Iran's nuclear program in a limited form that President Obama has said will ensure it

Greece Gets a Bailout But at what cost?

Garment Workers' Lives Are Worth More Than Fashion Industry Profits The excessive profits of the powerful fashion moguls should not outweigh the cost of lives, and the human right for garment workers to make a fair living wage.

Gay Marriage Upheld by Supreme Court in Close Ruling The decision came against the backdrop of fast-moving changes in public opinion, with polls indicating that most Americans now approve of same-sex marriage.

The fading of the teen summer job The share of teens working summer jobs has dwindled, from well over half as recently as the 1980s to less than a third last year.

Supreme Court Keeps Key Housing Discrimination Protections Intact WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday that housing policies and practices with discriminatory outcomes can be challenged under the Fair Housing Act, even if there was no intent to dis

Supreme Court upholds Obamacare subsidies The Supreme Court spared a key part of President Barack Obama’s signature law in a 5-4 decision Thursday, ruling that the federal government may continue to subsidize health insurance in the dozens of states that did not set up their own exchanges.

Obama Outlines New U.S. Hostage Policy U.S. President Barack Obama announced the creation of a new office to work with families of hostages and outlined changes to the country’s policy on handling hostage situations. Photo: AP

"Texas ranks among the worst of any state for flood-control spending. According to the Texas section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the state is second only to Louisiana the U.S. in terms of dollars paid out in flood claims. The state does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (a part of FEMA), even though Texas ranks second only to Florida in its number of total flood insurance policies across its communities."

Texas's Reckless, Expensive Lack of Flood Infrastructure While cities along its rivers are growing the most dramatically, the state continues to forego any and all central planning for floods.

Why More Immigration Judges Are Needed If there is any aspect of immigration reform over which there should be no partisan disagreement, it is the dire need to increase the number of immigration judges

The 2016 Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy on Thursday—offering Hillary Clinton her first official challenger.