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The trial begins for Guantanamo’s youngest prisoner. JetBlue’s angry flight attendant finds fame. Colorado Republicans don’t like their options in today’s

Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association, one of a handful of national anti-gay groups that lead the effort to oust three Iowa Supreme Court justices , wrote on his blog Thursday that not only did the country’s founders not intend for the First Amendment to protect Islam, but Muslims do not have a constitutional right to build mosques in the United States. “Islam has no fundamental First Amendment claims, for the simple reason that it was not written to protect the religion of Islam.

Following up on earlier reports that the White House this week will announce new national standards for vehicle fuel efficiency, The New York Times is reporting

The electricity-less cruise finally makes it back to shore (and smells). Nancy Pelosi demands perfection from Obama. The Tea Party helps Bristol Palin

Is the administration getting its money’s worth from the health care industry? Palin’s popularity remains unscathed by her recent resignation (at least among

An anonymously sourced Fox News story claiming the defunct voter mobilization organization ACORN is behind the Occupy Wall Street movement has served as a

The statements are dribbling in slowly, but the common verdict from members of Congress surrounding the economic team put together by President-elect Barack

Yes, this is still happening. Take it away, Lt. Col. Terry Lakin: For the first time in all my years of service to our great nation, and at great peril to my

Michigan state representative doesn’t want any part of health reform plans. Obama to talk health care on conservative radio. Blackwater was in the

Conservatives in Utah signed a pact last week promising to push for a moderate approach to immigration reform as a state lawmaker works on an Arizona-style

Facing criticism that the administration has given BP too much control over the response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama asserted that

From a Washington Post breaking news alert: President Obama will oppose the release of several dozen photos depicting abuse of detainees held in U.S. military

With a U.S. District Court slated to rule today on the Susan B. Anthony List’s lawsuit over an Ohio law outlawing false claims in campaign ads, tensions are

Sunday’s inaugural same-sex marriages in New York were met by thousands of protesters blasting the New York Legislature’s passage of the Marriage Equality

Kathleen O’Dell reports on a town hall meeting held by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) with some choice hecklers: t was the next question from a Rogersville man

It’s still unclear exactly when the State Department’s inspector general began its inquiry into department contractor ArmorGroup’s apparent physical and sexual

There is no joy today for New York political reporters. Media-savvy, blunt-talking Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) has passed on a 2010 run for the Senate against Sen.

This summer, Americans who hadn’t studied civics since eighth grade got a refresher on the 14th Amendment when several Republican senators called for its

As lawsuits wind their way through the court system, more details and allegations about the inner workings of the subprime world are emerging.

Matt Corley at ThinkProgress picks up on a bizarre statement from Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) on financial regulatory reform. On CNBC this morning, Corker