By Charles Hurt The Washington Times GOLAN HEIGHTS — Surveying the live minefields, cratered roads and mortar-pocked concrete buildings along the border here between Syria and Israel, it is hard not to be reminded of the historic and monumental dis… more »

Cr edit note: We refer to this appointee as a "Czar" because the President has decreed yet  another cabinet level head without the typical checks and balances  normally subject to Congress, and not within the normal parameters subject to the ongoing rule… more »

3 The Brigade USS Charlotte Hull Number SSN-766 Is a Los Angeles class fast attack submarine. At the North Pole, we set the World Record by breaking through 61 inches of ice. The temperature went from a balmy -30 to -50 while we were th… more »

The HillBy Bob Cusack Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned Tuesday there is a chance that the government could shutter by the end of this month. Criticizing House Republicans for the disaster relief provisions in their budget b… more »

By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY With the race for the GOP presidential nomination now shaping up to be a three-person contest, Texas Gov. Rick Perry can expect intense scrutiny of his record as the newest entrant -- and current game changer -- in the R… more »