It took just 7 days for Indiana Governor Mike Pence to cave to the social and moral pressure to revise the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).

Vox reported Wednesday that Stanford University has implemented a new program that will make it easier for low-, middle-, and upper-middle class families to afford college. Stanford will now offer free tuition for families earning less than $125,000 per year, and families that make less than $65,000 a year also won't have to contribute to room and board.

Black and white illustrations by Andy Schuler.

MAINE -- The Portland Press Herald reported Wednesday that two bills will be considered by Maine lawmakers that would allow unaffiliated voters to fully participate in public elections. According to the story, independent voters make up the largest voting bloc in Maine and have for quite some time.

Elizabeth Warren has the qualifications to hold any political office in the United States -- a Harvard Law professor, a special advisory to the Treasury, creator of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a United States senator, and active on at least six different Senate committees.

But to be a true heavyweight of American politics, Warren still needs to develop a solid message, and then sell that message to America.

A New Jersey grand jury indicted the senior senator from New Jersey on Wednesday. Democrat Bob Menendez is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation regarding whether he improperly advocated on behalf of a private business. If Menendez were to step down, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie would appoint someone to take his place, which would likely widen the Republican majority in the Senate.

Menendez was re-elected in 2012 and ran unopposed in the state's closed partisan primary.

California is now in its fourth year of a dire drought, with no sign of relief in the future. Almost the entire state - 98 percent - is suffering from the drought, in the form of strained drinking water, increased risks of fires, and little to no snowfall. 

“This historic drought demands unprecedented actions,” Governor Jerry Brown said on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that doctors and health care providers cannot sue to force a state to raise reimbursement rates for Medicaid services. NPR reports that the 5-4 decision comes as a heavy blow to those who provide these services as many doctors and health care companies say stagnant rates are so low that they are losing money on Medicaid patients.