UNITED STATES: AMY M. PAYNE

What IS the Fiscal Cliff for the United States?

With just a few weeks left in 2012, all eyes in Washington are on Capitol Hill and the “fiscal cliff” negotiations. As usual, Congress and the President are taking highly contentious issues down to the wire before cutting a deal—never a situation that ends well for taxpayers.

UNITED STATES: DR. JAMES CARAFANO

Wanted: New Spy Chief

Today, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency resigned. There are few positions in government more vital than the head of the agency with primary responsibility to provide the strategic intelligence Presidents...