(The Root) — Last week, four-star retired general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed President Barack Obama’s re-election bid. Powell, a lifelong Republican, broke with his party ...

The candidates called it the most important election of our lifetime. This time the cliché seemed especially hollow. Yes, there were big issues at stake: the solvency of social programs, the prospect ...

(The Root) — This is most likely not at the top of your list as you begin to determine your man for president of the United States come Nov. 6. But, in a word, it should be this: SCOTUS, the Supreme ...