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According to former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, the budget showdown and looming federal government shutdown is an irrational fight over a relatively insignificant issue. “It’s like politicians in Washington are arguing over the bar tab on the Titanic while we’re heading toward the iceberg ready to sink the entire ship.” David M

One of the central elements of the Democrats’ plans to cover the tens of millions of uninsured Americans is a sweeping expansion of Medicaid, the state-federal

In an op-ed published in the Bryan-College Station Eagle, Texas A&M University associate professor of history Jonathan Coopersmith argues for a radical

States are making strides in teacher evaluation systems, a report from the National Council on Teacher Quality finds. The data tells the story of

The federal government Monday announced more than $1.89 billion in funding to states to fight the HIV epidemic with access to care and with more cash for the failing AIDS Drug Assistance Program. According to an HHS press release , $813 million of that money will go directly to the ADAP programming. An additional $8,386,340 will be issued as a supplement to 36 states and territories currently facing a litany of unmet needs and access issues.

A 54-question survey developed and implemented by graduate students at Drake University in Des Moines shows within less than a 2 percent margin of error that an overwhelming majority of Iowans support same-sex marriage. The survey was conducted between June 6 and 17, and gauged the attitudes of 1,760 Iowans (making it the largest study of its kind completed in the state)

Americans want to extend the Bush tax cuts for middle-class Americans and to let them expire for the wealthiest Americans, just as the Obama White House

I just talked to Mike Kilburn, a county commissioner in Warren County, Ohio, who’s running against Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) in the 2010 GOP primary. He was

Part of FEMA’s business is to make sure that Americans are prepared to respond to disasters, and in September -- National Preparedness Month -- the agency tries

DES MOINES — Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum sounded off Friday morning aboutThursday evening’s GOP presidential debate in Ames, where many analysts and

Leading up the the first appeal hearings next week on Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law, the East Valley Tribune has a piece breaking down some of the possible

Correction: This article has been amended to reflect that Posner indicated support for the eavesdropping law. He did not rule against it, given the circuit

BP’s Tony Hayward says an acting degree might have helped after the spill. Hillary Clinton is an eater of chips -- just probably not deadly

Writing in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal , Colorado Rep. Jared Polis said President Obama and Congress have a short window to address debt issues before the political considerations of the 2012 presidential election overwhelms any chance at compromise and real leadership. Polis makes a few suggestions for increasing revenues.

In the course of a spittle-inflected Small Wars Journal diatribe against my friend Nir Rosen for the alleged moral failing of embedding with the Taliban,

Inside the U.S. Capitol (Pic by ThatMakesThree, via Flickr) The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health met today to discuss the federal government’s decision to require health insurers to cover birth control services without co-payments. Debate centered on a provision that allows religious employers to opt out of the mandate.

Sgt. First Class Leroy Petry, the Santa Fe native awarded the Medal of Honor buy President Obama Tuesday, appeared on The Daily Show last night. He spoke of his service and the raid in Afghanistan that cost him his hand, which is now replaced with an artificial hand.

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