A federal judge in Texas threw a dagger into the Affordable Care Act on Friday, ruling that the entire health-care law is unconstitutional because of a recent change in federal tax law. The ruling came on the eve of the deadline for Americans to sign up for coverage in the federal insurance exchange created under the law.

Chances are that George W. Bush didn't need to be tutored on how to pronounce Osama bin Laden's name, after the president was informed about the events of 9/11 while reading the story about that goat to grade-schoolers in Sarasota, Florida. The Bin Ladens and the Bushes go way back.

I wonder if you were able, as I was, to watch on TV or online as our nation honored the life of our 41st president, George H.W. Bush. It was a wonderful set of ceremonies and rituals, meant to honor the nation and the office of president as much as the man.

The Weekly Standard, the once influential conservative magazine that has been sharply critical of President Donald Trump, will publish its final issue next week, the magazine's publisher announced Friday. The magazine, founded by William Kristol and Fred Barnes under News Corp., published its first issue on September 18, 1995.

At age 85, Fred Bartlit is still skiing slopes that would challenge an accomplished skier decades younger. The reason? Serious strength training that he dubs the StrongPath.

One can believe without fear of realistic opposition that people in general are much the same everywhere. Sure, cultures vary, religions and social systems vary, but the fundamental aspects and challenges and even joys of human life remain constant.

The eulogies for George H.W. Bush keep rolling in, and a great American hero's life has been given proper tribute. But there has also been a rewriting of history about the Bush presidency that needs to be cleared up.

Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., speaks with a staffer before the start of the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's budget proposals for fiscal year 2018 on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. File/Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Congressmen Mark Sanford and Tom Rice have nothing against the childhood home of former President George W. Bush, or the site where Puerto Rican baseball legend and Pittsburgh Pirate great Roberto Clemente died in a tragic plane crash.

Over the past few weeks, Americans witnessed countless reflections on the legacy of George H.W. Bush. My own interest in the Bush saga derives from a work in progress, a book on the last 11 elected presidents, from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump .

It's snagging accolades from some of Hollywood's most prestigious groups, but "Vice" - the cinematic rendering of former Vice President Dick Cheney , starring Christian Bale in the title role - is getting far less love from those who actually know the man. That proves true even for some in the George W. Bush administration who didn't always agree with the vice president.

Japanese Americans behind barbed-wire fences at a camp during World War II. The Pinedale Assembly Center was a temporary internment site during World War II for 4,832 Americans of Japanese ancestry.

We allowed an important idea-American exceptionalism-A to be hijacked and misused. Now we need to rescue that idea and let it guide America at home and abroad.

With some success, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has tried playing recent U.S. presidents. Now, it's Donald Trump's turn.

The former chief White House ethics lawyer in the George W. Bush administration said on MSNBC that President Donald Trump's defense lawyers need to negotiate a plea agreement. Richard Painter is a law professor at the University of Minnesota and vice-chair of the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington .

Republicans all too often adopt themselves many of the most misguided beliefs of the left. Among these misconceptions: money is inherently corrupt.

When evangelical voters cheer on President Trump in the United States or newly elected leader Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, probably the last thing on their minds is that they might be creating problems for fellow evangelicals elsewhere in the world. It's one of the first things that evangelicals in France think about, however, because many other French people instinctively link the small but growing evangelical presence here with large political movements abroad that they don't like.

Callista Gingrich, Ambassador to the Holy Sea, Rep Chris Smith and Vice President Mike Pence at the White House for the bill signing ceremony President Donald Trump signed two bills crafted by Congressman Chris Smith into law on Tuesday: a five-year, $30 billion extension of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief , and the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act, legislation to ensure ISIS genocide victims in Iraq and Syria receive humanitarian relief and hold the perpetrators accountable for their crimes.