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Dispute over the Affordable Care Act has focused attention on the increasing cost of healthcare, with some procedures twice as expensive in the US as in other countries.

Friday's $5 billion cut in the Food Stamp program raises questions. Can a family of 4 eat on $632 a month? Why are 48 million people on Food Stamps in the first place?

When US troops withdrew from Iraq, Prime Minister al-Maliki said his government could maintain order. Now, the country's being shattered by the worst violence in 5 years.

America's National Security Agency has built a massive, online intelligence apparatus in the name of protecting the nation. Is it too successful for America's own good?

Before a House committee today, HHS Secretary Sebelius took the blame for problems with Healthcare.gov. We hear excerpts and arguments about the issues being raised.

A coalition of conservatives is on Capitol Hill to lobby Republicans for immigration reform. Can they move enough GOP members to get House leaders to allow a vote?

Healthcare.gov crashed again yesterday, despite promises to get the ACA site running smoothly. What’s wrong? What could such problems mean for the rollout of Obamacare?

At a time when one in every six Americans don't always know where their next meal is coming from, 40% of the food we produce is being wasted. Why? What does it mean for the environment? What can be done?

President Obama and Pakistan's new Prime Minister met yesterday in hopes of strengthening an alliance complicated by nuclear weapons, terrorism and a lack of mutual trust.

JP Morgan Chase has agreed to pay $13 billion to avoid civil charges over troubled mortgage investments. Is Wall Street beginning to pay a price for the Great Recession?