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Klaus-Juergen Warnick, 62, stands next to a memorial that used to boast the first Soviet tank to make it to Berlin in World War II, but today is maintained with an old Soviet snow-plow (Swords to plowshares).

Sunday marks 25 years since Berlin Wall fell, but East and West still divided

The graying activist pulls up to the scant and rusted remains of the Berlin Wall’s Checkpoint Bravo on an uber-trendy electric bike, and says that when looking back over the 25 year since the wall fell, it’s important to keep perspective.

White House

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on the midterm elections that saw his party lose the Senate during a press conference in the East Room of the White House on Nov. 5, 2014, in Washington, D.C.

Obama says Republicans “had a good night”

President Barack Obama sought to strike an upbeat, conciliatory tone Wednesday in the face of sweeping Republican gains in the midterm elections that are likely to constrain his final two years in office.

Elections

North Carolina Speaker of the House Thom Tillis, January 12, 2013.

Economy, Obama drove Tillis voters in US Senate race

Voters in the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina elected Thom Tillis over incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan because of concerns about the economy and the president.

Congress

Will there be zombies in the Capitol in Washington D.C.?

Next up: The zombie Congress

Jim DeMint likes his zombies on television or in the movies, not roaming the halls of Congress. 2 hours ago

World

U.S. airstrikes said to hit 2 Islamist extremist groups in Syria

U.S. aircraft struck al Qaida-linked Islamist forces fighting U.S.-backed moderate rebels in northern Syria Thursday. 7 minutes ago

Health Care

From the CDC: the Ebola Virus. (AP Photo/CDC, File)

Obama seeks more money for Ebola

The White House is asking Congress for a $6.18 billion emergency funding request to tackle Ebola in West Africa and at home.

National Security & Defense

Former ‘forever prisoner’ leaves Guantánamo for Kuwait

A Kuwait aircraft lifted off from this remote Navy base with a long-held captive before dawn Wednesday, sealing the first repatriation of a former so-called “forever prisoner” whose dangerousness was downgraded by a U.S. government ...

Economy, Business & Consumer

The U.S. Capitol dome, October 1, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT)

Election results aside, financial world expects more of the same

Voters called for change in Tuesday’s nationwide elections, but the financial world isn’t expecting much of it. 1 hour ago

Courts & Crime

Investigators find nepotism at Executive Office for Immigration Review

Justice Department investigators found pervasive nepotism at the Executive Office for Immigration Review.