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The Washington Post reported this afternoon that Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas), chairman of the investigative subcommittee tasked with substantiating the claims of

Now that it’s more or less official that Republicans will take over the House, key Republicans are working to position themselves to take over the House Energy

Pennsylvania is now a main site of action in the international chess game that pits the Catholic Church against advocates for the victims of sexual abuse. This fall, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was just breaking free from fallout of a vast abuse scandal when the high-profile abuse scandal broke at Penn State University, adding new urgency to lawmaker efforts to reform state statutes of limitations in order to give victims more time to file civil claims against abusers . Those efforts will undoubtedly garner great support among citizens but they will also surely meet savvy well-managed resistance from the Church under new Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput, who orchestrated successful opposition to similar efforts in Colorado as Archbishop of Denver over the past half decade.

Supporters of diverse local media and champions of competition among news outlets are celebrating the recent U.S.

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Jane Lubchenco will send a letter today to the

Over the weekend, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley announced his resignation from his position via a statement available on the State Department website.

Rep. Michele Bachmann has selected high-profile political strategist Ed Rollins to run her presidential campaign, two sources close to Bachmann told CBS

State Senator David Robertson (R-Grand Blanc Twp.) has introduced a bill that would require doctors to offer keepsake ultrasound photos to women who are seeking abortions. The bill requires that doctors perform an ultrasound, offer a description of the ultrasound image, an opportunity to listen to the heartbeat of the embryo or fetus, and a hard copy of the image.

We’re going to re-define the pro-life debate in the 2010 election, said Terry.

With the confirmation of Judge Albert Diaz on Dec. 18 to the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, President Obama’s influence on the court seems firmly in

Dawn reports that the five U.S. citizens arrested late last year in Pakistan on suspicion of attempting to liaise with al-Qaeda have now been indicted on

A group of powerful Senate Democrats is urging leadership today to repeal the federal anti-trust exemption that insurance companies have enjoyed for more than

Next month at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Houston, anti-abortion rights advocates will gather for two hours of prayer, lunch and spring wear -– all made

Former Rep. Heather Wilson holds a commanding early lead in the Republican Senate primary, according to a Republican pollster

In light of Iraq spokeman Ali al-Dabbagh’s vision of Iraq pushing the Middle East in a European Union-style direction of common markets, it’s striking just how

Not since Lt. Governor Bill Halter’s (D-Ark.) primary race and battle for the public option in the health care debate has MoveOn.org looked this

In testimony given late last week, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said that false accusations about her agency’s numeric nutrient criteria to govern Florida waterways are proving to be a detriment to their implementation. # Testifying before the House Agriculture Committee, Jackson said her agency’s work was often “mischaracterized” and addressed several myths surrounding its work

More important than anything Director of National Intelligence-nominee Dennis Blair and CIA Director-designate Leon Panetta said at their rollout this morning

Yesterday, New York Times business columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin suggested that members of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission -- the panel charged with