Capitol Hill aides tell TIME the negotiations to end the shutdown are happening in secret and with little urgency by Philip Elliott by Callum Sutherland Shadati—Getty Images by Tiago Ventura ...

Eighty-one percent of Americans say the law should not allow companies or other institutions to use religious beliefs to decide whether to offer a service to some people and not others.

The Chatham House Rule helps create a trusted environment to understand and resolve complex problems. Its guiding spirit is: share the information you receive, but do not reveal the identity of who ...