This spring, a wide range of issues dominated American political discussion, from gun law reform to North Korea, from immigration to gay rights. Yet, a very important subject has escaped notice: nuclear arms reductions. In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama said that "we will engage Russia to seek further reductions in our nuclear arsenals." Since then, there has been very little public dialogue about the matter, despite its immense importance.

The parties in Field v. Bowen, one of the legal challenges to the nonpartisan top-two primary in California, reached a settlement over the amount of attorney's fees awarded to the defendants/interveners.

The state of student debt in California, especially at public universities, is better than the rest of the country. That doesn't mean the situation is manageable for all student borrowers.

The community of federal campaign oversight will undergo significant downsizing following announcements from the Federal Election Commission and the House Administration Committee, Wednesday. Tony Herman, General Legal Counsel to the Federal Election Commission, will leave the agency this July and the Elections Assistance Commission (EAC) moved one inch closer to being scrapped.

Military men and women are not afforded the same whistle-blowing rights as civilian men and women. Furthermore, the award-winning documentary film The Invisible War claims that a woman in the military has more likelihood of being raped by a fellow serviceman than killed by the enemy. But military women do not have the same access to justice.

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Ninety-four percent of Americans do not approve of Congress' job performance, according to the latest poll from Rasmussen on congressional performance. Only 1 percent of survey takers said Congress is doing 'excellent,' while 5 percent said lawmakers are doing a good job.