To the Point

The debates are over and it's on to the swing states in a presidential campaign that's almost over. Is last night's debate on foreign policy likely to make a difference?

Presidential elections are not won on foreign policy issues, but they are the focus of tonight's debate. Do people overseas see real differences between Obama and Romney?

Foreign policy, which may not decide the election, is now subject to vigorous public discussion, and it's the subject of Monday's final debate. But do the candidates disagree as much as they'd like us to think?

How much defense the US needs and what it can afford are issues raised by "sequester." Will it happen or will the White House and Congress kick the can down the road again?

Last night's presidential debate turned into a prime-time political confrontation, this time including a president fully engaged with a challenger ready for action.

"Small business" may be crucial to small-town, independent entrepreneurship, but is it really the engine of job growth claimed by President Obama and Mitt Romney?

VP Biden and Rep Ryan disagreed last week on women's rights issues. We hear how abortion and Supreme Court appointments have become issues in the presidential campaign.

Last night's vice-presidential debate might be old news by the Obama-Romney "town hall" on Tuesday, but Biden and Ryan still had an impact on the national campaign story.

Even many Republicans concede that the GOP has given up on cities, in favor of the fast-growing suburbs. Will turning away from urban centers mean future political costs?

Today, the US Supreme Court took up affirmative action and the effort to equalize educational opportunity in a diverse society with a history of racial discrimination.