Voters view shifting policy decisions through the prism of their overall assessments of a candidate’s character, writes Gloria Borger of U.S. News & World Report.

The politics and economics of energy are shifting as states create renewable-energy mandates and the federal government moves toward limiting carbon emissions, reports The Washington Post.

Pakistan poses a policy headache for the White House - whoever wins the US presidential elections in November, writes Kevin Connolly.

The Peak District National Park Authority grants approval for two new village halls in Derbyshire.

John McCain told fellow veterans on Monday that his Democratic rival Barack Obama tried to legislate failure in Iraq and has refused to admit he erred when opposing the military increase there last year.