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Among the chief concerns surrounding the Bush administration’s $700-billion Wall Street rescue plan has been the startling absence of oversight that

Just a brief no-news update. American Civil Liberties Union national security chief Jameel Jaffer told me on Monday that he hoped to hear from federal Judge

The Wall Street Journal reports today that BP and the federal government are nearing the end of talks on a plan to ensure that the embattled oil company can

Rather than naming Elizabeth Warren to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, President Obama plans to name her to a new White House and Treasury

GE Energy, which has been a vocal proponent of so-called clean coal technology, is none too pleased with the Obama administration’s interagency report on the

This morning, Obama signed into law the $600 million border security bill passed by the Senate yesterday. The bill will money to hire 1,000 new Border Patrol

Lara Jakes of The Associated Press reports that the Obama administration is studying an option to close Guantanamo: open a facility in the United States --

Houston immigration judges are throwing out an unprecedented number of cases after an internal review of the city’s immigration court docket, the Houston

I can’t make heads or tails of Sarah Palin’s analysis of her death panels remark in the lengthy, friendly Q&A she gave to National Review

More than 30 governors -- Republicans and Democrats alike -- supported the state aid bill, granting $26.1 billion in fiscal relief to local governments facing

Despite its small size, the 99ers’ rally accomplished an important goal: It got the attention of the press, and advocates for the 99ers see the press as the key to creating pressure for legislation.

Among all the reshufflings set to occur in the wake of Sen. Arlen Specter’s (Pa.) surprise switch today to the Democratic Party, it looks like Sen. Charles

South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Chad Connelly announced Monday that his state will hold its first-in-the-south primary on Jan. 21, 2012. The date is 10 days before the rogue Florida primary on Jan.

After the Texas Legislature’s latest round of funding cuts to higher education, some public universities in the state hope outsourcing some functions will help

In what could end up being the closest Senate race in U.S. history, Al Franken now claims a four-vote lead over incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in the

Senate leaders are trying to hotline a bill that would expedite previously passed credit card reforms to prevent companies from hiking rates and fees before

Mike’s reported on the White House’s shift away from a war on drugs mentality toward an increased focus on prevention and treatment. Today, National Drug

While the U.S. House is trying to prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving federal dollars, other legislation pending in the House -- albeit quietly -- would

U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle this morning denied the government’s attempt to further delay the hearing of Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohammed Jawad and, as