Colorado state senators recalled over gun control support  —  FILE: This image shows Colorado Democratic State Senate President John Morse, left, and state Sen. Angela Giron, D-Pueblo.AP  —  Two Democratic lawmakers in Colorado, including the president of the state senate …

Colorado Lawmakers Ousted in Recall Vote Over Gun Law  —  COLORADO SPRINGS — Two Colorado Democrats who provided crucial support for a package of state gun laws were voted out of office on Tuesday in special elections seen as a test of whether swing-state voters would accept gun restrictions …

The President Makes The Case  —  That was one of the clearest, simplest and most moving presidential speeches to the nation I can imagine.  It explained and it argued, point after point.  Everything the president said extemporaneously at the post-G20 presser was touched on, made terser, more elegant and more persuasive.

Who Do You Trust?  —  WASHINGTON — Vladimir Putin, who keeps Edward Snowden on a leash and lets members of a riotous girl band rot in jail, has thrown President Obama a lifeline.  —  The Russian president had coldly brushed back Obama on Snowden and Syria, and only last week called John Kerry a liar.

Threaten to Threaten  —  If you're an average American and are confused and worried about us getting embroiled in a no-win Syrian civil war, you're right to be concerned.  It means you're paying attention.  But if you're a member of Congress or a senator who's still wondering whether …