Abby Ohlheiser is a former staff writer for The Wire.

Kerry Tells Afghanistan to Pump the Brakes on Election Results With the results of Afghanistan's presidential elections still under dispute, Secretary of State John Kerry met with both candidates on Friday to discuss the crisis.

Judge Rules GOP Operatives Manipulated Florida's Voting Maps Despite Florida voters' recent approval of "fair districts" amendments to the state constitution, a judge on Thursday ruled that a portion of the state's voter maps still aren't, well, fair.

Here's How Obama's Approval Ratings Break Down by Religion The president's shaky approval ratings have been a thing this midterm season. Providing a bit more insight into where those numbers come from, Gallup published a Friday poll looking at President Obama's approval ratings by religion.

Colorado Clerks May Marry Same-Sex Couples Despite State Ban In a victory — albeit a confusing one — for same-sex marriage advocates in Colorado, a judge determined that a county clerk in the state could continue to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, even though the state's ban on same-sex marriage is still in effect.

Vatican Dumps Cooler Full of Cold Water on Papal World Cup Viewing Party With Argentina and Germany advancing to the World Cup finals, one question has been on everyone's mind: will the two living popes, Francis and ex-Pope Benedict XVI, watch the match between their two hometown teams together on Sunday?

Top Commanders Suggest Two Separate Groups Organized Benghazi Assault Evidence suggests that the Benghazi attacks were the work of two separate militant groups, commanders involved in the U.S. response to the attacks told the House Armed Services Committee in testimony released on Wednesday

Germany Expels U.S. Intelligence Official After Spying Allegations Germany asked a U.S. intelligence official based at the American embassy to leave the country over allegations of Americans spying on Germany, officials announced on Wednesday.

Rick Perry Really Really Wants the Border Crisis to Be Obama's Katrina Texas Governor Rick Perry got his turn to speak about his meeting with President Obama on Wednesday night, hours after the president characterized the pair's roundtable immigration discussion as "constructive."

Houston Man Reportedly Kills 6, Including 4 Children, in Suburban Rampage In what was apparently a domestic dispute that became a massacre, a Houston-area father is now in custody after allegedly killing six people, including four children, on Wednesday night.

U.S. Capitol Building Slowly Reopens After Asbestos Scare The House of Representatives will reconvene at noon after an asbestos scare closed the House wing of the U.S. Capitol.

Rick Perry's Immigration Meeting With Obama Produces Photo for the Ages In a statement on Wednesday, Obama described the meeting as "constructive," but well, this photo also exists.

After 'Constructive' Meeting With Perry, Obama Pushes Congress to Fund Immigration Fix In a statement in Dallas following a roundtable discussion on the immigration crisis on the Southwest border, the President called on Congress to authorize some $3.8 billion in funds to address the situation there in the short term.

Utah Will Ask the Supreme Court to Rule on its Same-Sex Marriage Ban Although it's hardly a surprise to many court watchers, it looks like a legal challenge to Utah's same-sex marriage law will go to the Supreme Court for consideration, after the state announced its intention to appeal to the high court.

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Sentenced to 10 Years Behind Bars Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty on 20 counts of corruption and bribery charges earlier this year.

Why Were Five Muslim-American Leaders Subject to NSA Surveillance? The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald has been teasing a story connecting NSA surveillance to specific Americans, and now that story is out in the world.

The U.S. Just Found Some Rogue Smallpox In a Closet, No Big Deal On Tuesday, the CDC announced that it found vials of a smallpox-causing virus in a lab's storage room.

Insane Clown Posse Loses FBI Lawsuit; Juggalos a 'Gang' A federal judge has dismissed Insane Clown Posse's lawsuit against the FBI and the Justice Department, allowing the agencies to continue classifying the group's fans, called Juggalos, as a "gang."

Did the Cuban Gov Make Up Menendez's Prostitution Scandal? Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democratic Senator from New Jersey, has blamed the Cuban government for creating allegations that he slept with underage prostitutes.