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The U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court Justice Obama?

By Newt Gingrich

As the Republican primaries have become increasingly contentious in recent weeks, various factions have threatened not to support the others should their preferred candidate fail to win the nomination. But if the prospect of Hillary Clinton as president is not frightening enough to unite Republicans behind their eventual nominee, perhaps something Mrs. Clinton said in Iowa this week will be.

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses a regional meeting of pro-Kremlin United Peoples' Front in Stavropol, on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. Putin has said that the Russian air campaign in Syria will last for as long as it's necessary to support the Syrian army's offensive. During a meeting with students on a visit to Stavropol in southern Russia, he said Moscow's goal is to help Damascus defeat "terrorists." (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The coming end game for Russia

By L. Todd Wood

There was a whiff of desperation in the Russian Energy Minister's comments Thursday that Saudi Arabia had offered a 5 percent cut in production in a deal with Russia to stem the collapse in crude oil prices. Of course, the Saudis immediately denied the existence of such an offer.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, left, looks to President Barack Obama after introducing him to speak to mayors from around the country, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. They visited the White House as part of the Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington this week. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama's legacy: political thuggery

By Tim Constantine

Chicago-style politics has long been a term that describes a system that rewards one's pals and punishes one's foes. It's brutal, yet no one in Chicago makes any bones about it. If they do, they're punished -- brutally.

Republican presidential contender Donald Trump

How will Trump handle Putin?

By Judson Phillips

Donald Trump, the brash New York billionaire and reality TV star, has made his way into the top of the Republican presidential contenders with one simple message. That is, "I can handle business." Whether he is talking about illegal aliens, terrorism, the economy or Vladimir Putin, his mantra is, he will handle it.

A marcher holds a sign during the March for Life 2016 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 in Washington. January 22 is the anniversary of 1973 'Roe v. Wade' U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A modern day David and Goliath

By Amy Clark

This weekend, thousands marched on the Texas Capitol in celebration of life and in memory of the more than 50 million lives lost since the infamous Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. Just two days later, a Harris County grand jury tasked with investigating wrong-doing by Planned Parenthood shocked the nation by instead indicting the messenger.