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The Texas House passed Thursday a measure within a Medicaid overhaul bill that removes state funding to all hospitals and clinics that perform abortions or

Author Frank Schaeffer told MSNBC on Wednesday that Michele Bachmann’s beliefs will be a liability for her with the general public if she gets the GOP nomination in 2012. And Schaeffer knows something about where Bachmann stands: His father, Dr

A representative of an organization whose research on oil shale production has been cited for years testified before Congress Friday that “decisions made by the federal government may have a profound impact on the residents in the northwestern quarter of Colorado …” James T. Bartis of the RAND Corporation testified on Friday (pdf) before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Power. He was asked to speak to the alternative fuel provisions in HR 909, the “Roadmap for America’s Energy Future” bill sponsored by Devin Nunes, R-Calif

Responding to a Florida Independent report on Florida resident and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s upcoming fundraiser for an anti-abortion group that likens Planned Parenthood’s work to genocide, U.S.

WATERLOO — Harsh words uttered in Waterloo during former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich ‘s initial visit to Black Hawk County as a 2012 GOP candidate for president were reserved for the Democratic National Committee and President Barack Obama. Gingrich met with former Black Hawk County GOP Chairman Russ Knoll following a public speech before about 100 Iowans in Waterloo

In the wake of the Bear Stearns crash this month, most economic prognosticators agree that the Federal Reserve’s move to swoop in and bail out the near-bankrupt

Hours before The Associated Press ran its piece yesterday on the protester in Hagerstown, Md., calling for the death of President Obama, Michelle and her two

His office sent it to reporters -- it’s worth a read. Richmond Police Investigate Cantor Building Vandalism March 25, 2010 The Richmond Police Department

A Senate aide says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) could file a motion to proceed on his energy and oil spill legislation as early as today, which

CEDAR RAPIDS — There was a lot to take in. On the far end of the table David Nelson, a junior at Wartburg College, described how the cost of a college education has left many students wondering if the investment is actually worth it.

AMES — Thaddeus McCotter, a relative newcomer to the 2012 field, didn’t take the stage in the Hilton Coliseum to a floor packed with supporters that were

Today, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary is debating whether to repeal portions of an bygone law regarding women’s access to contraception.

Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-Holland) says that President Barack Obama didn’t invite him to a tour and speech at the Johnson Controls facility in Holland, and

Reid Wilson, a must-read for everything related to the Republican National Committee, has the latest on Chairman Michael Steele’s kindness to the island

To be successful as the governor of Texas, it doesn’t hurt to be a friend to the Latino community. To become the Republican presidential nominee, however, it may hurt a great deal.

The Minnesota House passed a bill late Saturday night that would put a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage on the ballot in 2012.

Here we go again. Last night, Sens. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the Senate majority leader and the head of the Senate Finance Committee,

Apropos of my query why Peter Orszag, the chief of the White House Office of Management and Budget, wasn’t in yesterday’s all-hands Afghanistan strategy

Robert Pear’s story in today’s New York Times on Democratic health care plans exposes the beating heart of the congressional debate over President Obama’s

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