"Utah will now require doctors to provide anesthesia to women having abortions at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later."

"Disinterest and apathy are crushing it in the US elections right now"

"Voters go to the polls in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio on Tuesday. Here's what to watch in those contests:"

I predict that if Rubio does not win Florida today, he will drop out and support Ted Cruz. Clinton will win Florida, but Sanders will take the other states.

"The Iowa Caucuses are on Monday, February 1st, 2016. Learn more about how the caucuses work, where you can participate, eligibility requirements, and more with the links below."

"The state of the union is strong, according to President Barack Obama. The state of some of the President's facts, however, aren't as solid. As part of a partnership with FactCheck.org, CNN's Jake Tapper looks at four of the President's claims."

Trump said in an interview with The Washington Post that Republican voters should think twice before voting for Cruz, who could face challenges to his eligibility to serve as president given that he was born in Canada, and not the United States.

Obama is announcing "executive orders" which have the same power as a law, but there are many Republicans who believed that the President should not be able to take actions in this way without getting a law passed through Congress. What do you think?

I remember when we discussed Shays rebellion in class... that was in 1786. Is it 2016 already? I am really curious what you think of this situation.

"Transcript: President Obama's address to the nation on the San Bernardino terror attack and the war on ISIS"

"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a complaint in federal court against the United States, State Department and the International Rescue Committee, seeking a stay of federal plans to settle any Syrian refugees in his state."

"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the first time is endorsing three-point seat belts on school buses."

"Location matters - enormously. If you're poor and live in the Omaha area, it's better to be in Saunders County than in Pottawattamie County or Douglas County. Not only that, the younger you are when you move to Saunders, the better you will do on average. Children who move at earlier ages are less likely to become single parents, more likely to go to college and more likely to earn more."

"The purchase is part of a property horse-trading deal aimed at enticing engineering firm HDR to build its new corporate headquarters downtown. HDR wants to build on a parking lot currently owned by Omaha Performing Arts. However, Omaha Performing Arts will only sell the lot to HDR if the city can secure three properties along Douglas Street adjacent to the Holland Performing Arts Center."

"In July, a group of legislators introduced the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015, popularly known as Kate's Law. On Wednesday, the U.S. Sentencing Commission estimated that Kate's Law would expand the federal prison population by over 57,000 prisoners, according to Families Against Mandatory Minimums, a nonprofit organization that supporters sentencing reform."

"This Sunday, Guatemala held the final round of its presidential election. Jimmy Morales, a television comedian with no political experience and no real policy platform, won with 70 percent. Just six months ago, Morales was commanding less than 1 percent in polls."

"In a few weeks, some 6,000 inmates will be released from federal prison because of sweeping changes in U.S. sentencing guidelines for nonviolent drug offenses, approved last year. It's part of a move to overhaul the American criminal justice system, which incarcerates more citizens than any other nation in the world."

"The counting is finished and Nebraska's Death Penalty will remain on the books until voters have their say about what to do next."

"Global inequality is growing, with half the world's wealth now in the hands of just 1% of the population, according to a new report."

"Edward Snowden says he's offered "many times" to go to prison in the United States as part of a deal to return from exile in Russia but is still waiting for an answer from the American government."

"He allegedly made statements on Facebook Sunday night seeking vigilante justice in connection with the disturbance that occurred earlier in the evening in Glenwood."