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TWI’s David Weigel took to MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show last night to talk about his reporting on the Tea Party-spurred divisions that are emerging within

Here’s a brief summary of the day’s health care news. The Obama administration continues its push to drum up support for health reform. Vice President

After giving two network television interviews and four press conferences, including three this week and another expected on Monday, since the Nov. 4 election,

National Review is riding the Sarah Palin phenomenon this week with a blog all about Going Rogue, but Newsmax.com is really setting the standard -- it’s

In response to some of the talk about Iran sanctions coming from the Hill -- like from the House Foreign Relations Committee’s chairman, Rep. Howard Berman

It was the perfect opportunity for Maricopa County, Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio. After all, it’s been more than a month since he was in the national spotlight when

A new Epic/MRA poll shows that nearly twice as many Michigan voters disapprove of the way Gov.

The story is a bit surreal, but goes something like this: 1) Republicans claim to hate government spending. 2) President Obama withholds some funding

The stock market leaped giddily in late Thursday’s trading on rumors that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. is thinking of a government-led plan that

Update: I am retracting this post, published yesterday, titled Inside This Morning’s White House Afghanistan Meeting: Anger With Eikenberry, ‘Beef’ With

“They’re trying to throw a bone here, not a very economically effective bone, to give the appearance of a balanced policy after the fact,” says one critic.

DES MOINES — “Wisconsin comes to Iowa next week” was the message Iowa Democrats delivered Thursday as they prepare to square off against Republicans over House Study Bill 117, legislation that makes changes to Iowa’s collective bargaining laws for public employees.

Yet another new poll shows the race in Sen. John McCain’s home state of Arizona tightening -- and this time, it’s within the margin of error. Following two

I’ve been fascinated by the rise of Chuck DeVore, a Republican state assemblyman from California whose grassroots campaign against Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

One tidbit I left out of yesterday’s story about Arlen Specter was that Peg Luksik, a long-time pro-life activist and frequent candidate, was also considering

Marc Ambinder reports Sen. John McCain spoke with Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to congratulate her on making it to the top of President-elect Barack Obama’s

All day, we’re re-running our favorite blog posts of the last year. This post was originally published on March 30, 2009. Is this really the talking point

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson will announce his candidacy for president next week in New Hampshire. Johnson mentioned a “major announcement in New Hampshire” in a press release Tuesday.

Shock, surprise! Exxon Mobil Corp. reported record-breaking quarterly profits today. The oil company earned $14.83 billion in its fiscal third quarter, more

The national oil spill commission has made headlines last week for its reports that heavily criticized the Obama administration for its response to the Gulf oil