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Tom Oliphant and Bill Kristol analyze what the newly released writings of Supreme Court justice nominee John Roberts reveal, and the ongoing campaign in Texas by mothers of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq.

The Israeli Army has begun demolishing evacuated houses and dismantling checkpoints in Gaza, but a peaceful transition of land to the Palestinians and the future of the Gaza strip remain in limbo.

The most recent documents released by the National Archives on Supreme Court nominee John Roberts shed more light on his work during the Reagan era. A Supreme Court reporter analyzes the newly-released documents.

A report on the continuing Israeli evacuation of Gaza, where for the second day in a row, Israeli troops had to physically remove residents and protesters.

The governors of New Mexico and Arizona have declared states of emergency in response to continued gang violence and drug smuggling associated with the flow of Mexicans illegally entering the United States. Two key players in the debate discuss the…

Chicago was once the U.S. murder capital, but recent efforts to increase police presence on the streets and the implementation of new technologies to target criminals have resulted in a sharp drop in crime.

Israeli soldiers began forcibly removing Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on Wednesday. An Israeli military general discusses the eviction process.

As Wednesday's midnight deadline approaches, Jewish settlers continue to evacuate from their homes in Gaza. Many of the Israelis protesting the pullout in the Gaza's largest settlement, Neveh Dekalim, are younger and more radical than older generations.