Paul Ryan made it all but official Tuesday night. He told his fellow Republicans he had returned from a 10-day recess visit home to Wisconsin with a new attitude toward being Speaker of the House.

As refugees stream into Europe, here's something to consider: the burden being shouldered by Turkey alone dwarfs the numbers currently trying to get to Europe. Turkey alone has 2 million Syrians and Iraqis, and has spent $7.6 billion dollars caring for them. But here's the catch - the refugees are not allowed to seek asylum in Turkey.

Donald Trump was once again at center stage at Wednesday night's debate hosted by CNN - the second debate among the GOP candidates for president This time, however, he had a harder time holding the spotlight. Again and again throughout the seemingly interminable three-hour spectacle, the attention of the audience migrated to the the smallest figure on the set: Carly Fiorina.

When Michael Brown was shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., last August, his death set off riots and violence - and posed deep questions about race relations in America. The Ferguson Commission, appointed by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, was tasked with finding some answers.

With Senate Democrats successfully blocking a vote this week to rebuff the Iran nuclear deal, the American Congress is now virtually out of the picture. So, what's next? As The New York Times puts it, the deal now moves onto the international stage where it will begin to be put into effect.

With thousands of Syrian refugees and other migrants finally reaching havens in Germany and other European countries - and thousands more arriving daily - the Obama administration says it's "actively considering" ways to help, including allowing more refugees into the U.S.