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Nell Nere sat on the steps of the Capitol Thursday night, hours before her state government shut down indefinitely. Robert Benson of Hugo (left) and Nell Nere, an employee at the Department of Labor and Industry. Photo: Kathy Easthagen Nere, a worker in the state’s Department of Labor and Industry and a member of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, began chatting with a student representative from Minnesota College Republicans about the numbers behind the budget dispute that has caused a historic shutdown

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele’s guest-hosting gig for Bill Bennett -- it happened March 6, and no one seemed to notice until today --

Obama unveils a new Darfur strategy, but human rights groups aren’t satisfied. The man who sent an Obama death threat had already been warned by the

The day after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services upheld the Institute of Medicine’s recommendation to include contraception in its list of

As the IRS continues to expand audits demanding millions of dollars in back taxes from medical marijuana dispensaries across California, many dispensaries are

The Orlando Sentinel is calling on Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) to withdraw his bill (now co-sponsored by 10 other House Republicans) demanding proof of citizenship

Following a meeting with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson today, Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, said in a press release that the federal agency tasked with protecting the environment has “taken the broad authority irresponsibly ceded to them by Congress, and run wild with it.” Ross also said that the agency “must realize that moms and dads cannot afford thousands more in power bills or plummeting home values.” According to his press release, Ross’ conversation with Jackson centered mostly on the federally mandated numeric nutrient criteria and the future of radiation flyovers. The nutrient criteria were mandated by the EPA after a lawsuit brought by several environmental groups, including the Sierra Club and the St

When it comes to the super PAC game, the Federal Election Commission sent clear signals Thursday morning: Stephen Colbert can play, but elected officials should refrain. Colbert, host of Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report,” told supporters via his show, Twitter and Facebook in May that he and attorney Trevor Potter, a former FEC chairman, were asking the FEC to provide an advisory opinion regarding the creation of a Colbert Super PAC. “The American Dream is simple — that anyone, no matter who they are, if they are determined, if they are willing to work hard enough, someday will grow up to create a legal entity that will then receive unlimited corporate funds which can be used to influence our elections,” Colbert said previously.

Obama to The New York Times: Mr. Obama said on the campaign trail last year that the possibility of breaking away some elements of the Taliban

A new database highlights the hand-in-glove relationship between private organizations and the Defense Department that has watchdog groups concerned.

The nomination of Elena Kagan, President Obama’s nominee for solicitor general -- the government’s top legal representative in cases before the Supreme Court --

Starting on Sept. 1, when combat troops depart Iraq and 50,000 training/advisory troops remain, the war once known as Operation Iraqi Freedom will become

I’m in the air right now, on my way to Sen. John McCain’s first stop of the day in Tampa, Fla. Next comes Blountville, TN. Then we’re off to Moon Township, PA.

Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio tweeted this morning that he’d met with Vice President Joe Biden, who was in Phoenix fundraising for Democratic

Newsweek has intelligently re-posted the transcript of an interview Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar -- the captured Taliban leader -- granted the magazine late last

A test case for climate change litigation was dismissed by a federal appeals court on Friday in a little-noticed afternoon ruling, leaving the door open for a

In a six-page letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the health insurance lobby reiterated today that it won’t be supporting the $894 billion reform

In the spirit of writing more often about climate research, I thought I’d share some new data on the impact of climate change on coral reefs and forests.

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama A More Perfect Union Constitution Center Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania We the

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