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Over the past four years, the office at the Centers for Disease Control that is responsible for vaccine safety has undergone numerous leadership changes,

In what is being described as a “royal gaffe” and a senior moment during Wednesday night’s GOP presidential debate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry failed to

Judge Roger Vinson’s Monday decision was not the first time a federal judge struck down the portion of the federal health care reforms that requires most Americans to either buy insurance or pay a penalty. # A Virginia judge ruled against that provision in December, in a case separate from the one brought in Pensacola by Florida and 25 other states. But one line, on page 76 of Vinson’s 78-page opinion, summarizes what sets his decision apart: “Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire Act must be declared void.” # The Virginia decision struck down the mandate more narrowly, leaving the rest of the law intact.

State Rep. Betty Reed, D-Tampa (Pic by Meredith Geddings, via myfloridahouse.gov) Advocates for legislation that would create humane rules for the shackling of incarcerated pregnant women say the law would fill a present gap in jail policies in Florida, despite claims by the Florida Department of Corrections that the measure is unnecessary

The New York Times has a good overview of an extremely powerful conventional weapons system that could be fired from a missile in the U.S. and reach anywhere on

On the same day that the Washington Examiner’s editorial board blasted Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) for not being conservative enough to become the chairman of the

The administration today announced an expansion of its Housing Finance Agency Innovation Fund for the Hardest Hit Housing Markets program, which uses TARP

The congressional race in Ohio’s second district is shaping up to be an odd one. And it’s not just because one Democratic candidate is a self-described Reagan

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has lied and dissembled about her past support for the Bridge to Nowhere earmark, as many journalists have reported. Now, the Obama

Recent statements show broad support for inquiry into White House decisions.

The U.S. Environmental Protection agency has released its annual list of cities that have the most Energy Star certified buildings, noting that Des Moines has increased its participation during the past year.

I hate to pour cold water on Sam Stein here, but the Republican National Committee health care memo from Alex Castellanos that I quote from in my story today is

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Pembroke Pines (Pic via Facebook) Two staff members from the office of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Pembroke Pines, will be at tomorrow’s meeting between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and residents of southwest Broward County, at which they will discuss an immigration detention center scheduled to be built nearby

This morning, the Department of Labor announced that initial unemployment insurance claims rose to 462,000, an increase of 13,000 from last week’s 449,000,

The Obama administration announced today that it is lifting the moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico that was imposed in the aftermath of the Gulf oil spill.

Politico this morning published a lengthy profile on Carol Browner, the White House’s climate and energy adviser or climate czar. The story focuses on rumors

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) Audit the Fed amendment to Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D-Conn.) financial regulatory reform bill just passed the Senate in a bipartisan

Phil Mudd is a counterterrorism heavyweight, one of the first CIA operatives in Afghanistan in 2001, a highly respected former CIA analyst. He’s now at the

Something to warm the cockles of Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ heart: The White House might have disagreed with him over a legislative push to repeal the ban

As control of the Iowa Legislature hangs in the balance and some Republicans push to pass new restrictions on marriage and abortion, political leaders in the Hawkeye State disagree on how much influence faith should have on such topics. Those emotionally-charged issues came up several times during the 2011 legislative session, after Republicans made huge gains in state government.