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The crisis is no accident, experts argue, but instead represents a failure on the part of many states to build up a funding cushion during the good years that could see them through the bad.

Sen. Barack Obama reiterated his economic priorities in a major interview on NBC last night, telling Brian Williams that he is fighting for a bailout plan that

We ran a piece today touching on the difficulty of fixing an economy broken by the bursting of something as large as the recent housing bubble. That is, if the

The Obama budget outline balances a line that was widely applauded by Republicans from the president’s Wednesday night speech to Congress—“we will

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) claimed prime estate for the August Ames Straw Poll, his state campaign chairman Dr

So what happened with those leaked cables from Ambassador Karl Eikenberry doubting the utility of the extended surge? Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) wants to

Maybe it really is time to revisit those standards for watchlisting, as per Mark Hosenball: A procedure used to place suspects on U.S. terrorism “watch

I didn’t come here to speak with you as the head of the opposition in Israel, said Tzipi Livni, leader of Kadima, to the AIPAC annual conference. It’s not

What did the human-rights-promotion community think about the Cairo speech? According to vanguard organization Human Rights Watch’s official statement, emailed

With much of the focus of the health reform debate on whether or not to include a public option, the individual insurance mandate also being pushed by President

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, died late Tuesday in Hyannis Port, Mass., after a

According to a new United Nations report, 2009 was the deadliest year for Afghan civilians since the U.S. invaded in 2001. The international body tallied 2,412

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki opened the door for the first time Wednesday to the prospect of a U.S. military presence in Iraq after the December 2011 deadline for troop withdrawal set by last year’s bilateral accord -- something President Obama appeared to rule out during a joint appearance on Wednesday.

Following up on my post yesterday about the Obama administration’s court filing in the case of Rasul v. Rumsfeld -- in which four British former prisoners at

This is the sort of big-headline political news that won’t matter much in the long run. Though he has persistently denied the rumor’’ that he’ll step down,

Ahmed Chalabi -- you remember him -- provides new vistas of meaning to the concept of audacity. Via Tom Ricks, here he is in an interview with al-Hayat accusing

Anyone want to take precious metals investor Jason Hommel up on this offer? I, Jason Hommel, promise that I will give $100,000 to the first person who

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