Putin is not happy about the high-profile arrests of FIFA officials, which may put Russia’s right to host the 2018 World Cup at risk.

Reuters journalists observed a huge amount of Russian weapons and troops without insignia massing on the Ukrainian border, three times more than there were before the last big flareup in March.

Riyadh can’t pump the gas it needs, so it has to rely on oil to produce electricity.

The Secretary of Defense took a strong stand against China, warning that Beijing’s territorial ambitions risk provoking a U.S.-backed coalition of regional opponents.

In Los Angeles, labor leaders seek exemption from $15 mandatory minimum wage for their own members. Bargaining flexibility is only for the privileged.

A push towards giving nurse practitioners more autonomy is sweeping the nation, despite attempts by doctors’ groups to stop it.

A new Gallup poll shows record numbers of Americans identifying as socially liberal, but for the elite left it may all be downhill from here on.

Some analysts see OPEC inaction achieving the Saudi goal of squeezing out U.S. shale, but longer-term petrostates are in trouble.

Moscow refuses to say when it will deliver strategically significant S-300 anti-aircraft missiles it has promised to Iran. The postponement may be a nod to Russia’s oft-forgotten relationship with Israel.

Stymied by gridlock at the federal level, progressives are increasingly turning to municipal governments to push their agenda.