Controversial CNN anchor Lou Dobbs announced his departure from the network, sparking a wide array of media speculation on why and what's next.

With the election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts Senate, the Democrats lose their 60-seat filibuster-proof majority in the Senate – and their edge in passing President Obama's health care plan.

A video showing a captive U.S. soldier in Afghanistan sparks condemnation against the Taliban and support for his safe return. American TV media try to find out how the private was captured at the beginning and if he should be called a hero.

Drugmakers say they support Washington’s efforts to reform the health care system. But this year’s price increases would effectively cancel out the savings from at least the first year of reform.

The world’s top two carbon dioxide emitters, China and the U.S., are publicly butting heads over if China is a developing country and whether countries must write down reduction commitments.

Barack Obama's new administration hasn't been on as friendly terms with Israel as the U.S. has been in the past, or so the media are saying.

President Obama has taken more than three weeks to decide on Afghanistan. The media focus on how much longer he'll take and what the right course is.

The federal government is looking to move over 100 terrorist suspects from Guantanamo Bay to a supermax prison in Thompson, Illinois. Will this be a threat to national security?

There seems to be a surrender by the White House on a public option for health care, but is it for for real? And what does it mean?

U.S. President Barack Obama has announced plans to give $3.4 billion in stimulus funds to over 100 smart grid projects to help update the nation’s energy grid.

RNC Chairman Michael Steele confronts calls for his resignation and charges of erratic, anti-GOP behavior. Can he survive the controversy?

When a predominantly white sorority won the Sprite National Step-Off competition, it set off a debate about race.

A recent speech by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton raises the media's eyebrows regarding her relationship with President Barack Obama.

With a 'not guilty' verdict in the first major prosecution related to the U.S. financial meltdown, media sources are talking about what this means for future cases against Wall Street executives.

Media coverage of the Sotomayor hearings has been searching for an angle, and they seem to have found one: "Wise Latina."

SAT results from the class of 2009 show several interesting changes in the U.S. educational landscape. Newsy.com is examining the issues through various media outlets.

Some in the media are warning against the risks of tanning beds and getting out in the sun, but are they taking it too far?

China and Japan publicized new measures to fight climate change in the run up to a UN summit this week. But how much emphasis should countries place on environmental policy?

Afghanistan election results favoring President Hamid Karzai are invalid according to U.N.-backed investigation. The probe says fraud played a role in the election, forcing a possible runoff or power-sharing deal.

Ferocious wildfires that raged through the mountains north of Los Angeles have the media talking about several aspects of the impact they could have on California. Newsy.com takes a look at those perspectives.

U.S. President Barack Obama’s bow to the Japanese emperor is causing controversy. Was the bow an appropriate gesture or a symbol of U.S. weakness?

The Cash For Clunkers program is over, and media outlets are disputing whether it had any effect, and if some effects were unintentional.

President Obama declares job growth a top priority. Conservatives say he wants to spend too much, but liberals are calling for even more money. Will he get it right?

Dr. Tiller was assassinated three months ago. Now anti-abortion group Operation Rescue has directed their message at his predecessor.

Citigroup's announcement it will pay TARP funds inspires debate over how the economy should react.

House Democrats are pointing to the 97 percent of all Americans their new healthcare plan will cover. Republicans, on the other hand, are pointing to the $1 trillion cost.

A new movement pushes consumers to switch from big banks to community banks. Would it make a difference?

Thousands of innocent travelers face additional security screening and delayed boarding because they share a name with someone on the TSA’s watch list.

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is under fire due to videos showing its employees giving tax advice on running a brothel.

Democratic leaders in Congress will reconcile the House and Senate versions of the health care bill in private negotiations without Republicans.