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As if we needed more evidence that not all is well in the housing market: Bloomberg reports that the Federal Housing Administration may be involved in more

Republicans today have been quick to use the Dept. of Labor’s new employment numbers as evidence that the Democrats’ efforts to stimulate the economy over the

Last year government watchdog group Colorado Ethics Watch asked the state’s Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel to investigate charges that Colorado-licensed attorney and former Congressman Scott McInnis violated professional ethics when he reportedly plagiarized articles he was contracted to write for the Hasan Family Foundation. The plagiarism charges tanked McInnis’s 2010 campaign for governor, but the Regulation Counsel found McInnis not guilty of either plagiarizing or misrepresenting his work to the foundation .

Last month, on a conference call with reporters, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair stated that the total budget for U.S. intelligence activities --

I got a little friendly fire from my friend and colleague Matt Welch over last week’s article on the Obama birth certificate conspiracy. He took issue with my

The amendment-athon on Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D-Conn.) financial regulatory reform bill is coming to a close, with staffers saying only five or so more amendments

In lieu of federal inaction on immigration policy, at least 25 states will soon consider legislation that mirrors Arizona’s new immigration law, SB 1070, one of the strongest immigration-enforcement measures in decades.

A few weeks ago, Citigroup and the real-estate investment firm Redwood Trust announced they had organized the sale of new mortgage-backed securities. They

This uncharacteristically lazy Yuval Levin essay on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is making the rounds, but it doesn’t contain anything that wasn’t hashed out on talk

Pat Robertson, the host of the 700 Club and a former Republican candidate for president, has added his voice to a growing chorus calling for the decriminalization of marijuana, reports the news site The Raw Story. In an episode of his widely watched show that focused on prison ministries, Robertson had this to say about the war on drugs, and marijuana specifically: “We’re locking up people that have taken a couple puffs of marijuana and next thing you know they’ve got 10 years with mandatory sentences,” Robertson continued. “These judges just say, they throw up their hands and say nothing we can do with these mandatory sentences.

The governor of Minnesota took to the Laura Ingraham Show -- which has quietly become a place for Republicans to dish out red meat and make news -- to attack

Remember that controversial rule in the financial regulatory reform law, designed to prevent banks from making risky bets on their own behalf? It did not take

There are two high-profile primaries in Utah and runoffs in the Carolinas tonight; here’s a rundown of what’s to come: UTAH Two races hold national

It’s not looking good for Senate Democratic leaders hoping next week to pass a $245 billion proposal to give Medicare doctors pay raises over the next decade.

Can Wikipedia help vanquish voter suppression in America? That’s the model some activists are betting on. Democrats have been moving swiftly to fight

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty is scheduled to headline a tea party summit in Phoenix, Ariz., from Feb. 25 to 27.