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Who said Congress never gets anything done? House lawmakers yesterday passed a bill urging the establishment of National Watermelon Month. That’s different than

State Sen. Alan Hayes, R-Umatilla (Pic by Senator Hays, via flsenate.gov) State Rep. Luis Garcia, D-Miami sent a followup letter Monday to Senate President Mike Haridopolis and House Speaker Dean Cannon about comments their fellow Republican Sen.

A coalition of environmental groups are preparing to file another lawsuit over the approval process for the Keystone XL process, arguing that the federal government has failed to comply with the law regarding the protection of endangered species in considering the project. The Hill reports : The groups sent a formal notice of intent to sue Thursday to the State Department – which is heading the federal review of the project – and several other agencies.

The Bush administration announced late Monday that it plans to streamline new regulations that could overhaul the Endangered Species Act. The announcement, made

In the course of a puffy Politico profile of Nate Fick, the CEO of the Center for a New American Security, a Washington think tank with close ties to the

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker conceded today at a hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that major elements in the Wisconsin

As more states pass abortion bills with new regulations and restrictions, the effects of those previously passed are beginning to show through –- in lawsuits.

Anti-abortion rights groups have had varied responses to a report released by the Guttmacher Institute yesterday . The report shows that there has been a decrease in abortions among all subgroups of women, with the exception of women with low incomes. Among the more interesting responses is a claim by Life News that the report validates a campaign launched by anti-abortion groups targeting African-American women.

The hundred-thousand-plus crowd that filled downtown Madison, Wisconsin, this weekend is being touted as an answer to the Tea Party rallies that cropped up around the country last year. The pro-labor Madison crowds were larger than any of the Tea Party rallies last year, including the one hosted by Fox personality Glenn Beck in Washington in 2009.

Former community organizer Obama was never a believer in mass protests. Obama thinks ACORN should be investigated -- but doesn’t specify by whom. Think

The child molestation scandal at Penn State University has raised questions about the problems of idolizing successful college athletic programs to the point

Rep. Mike Rogers may support President Obama’s decision to use U.S. forces in Libya but his Republican colleague in the Michigan delegation, Rep.

In the wake of Bradlee Dean ‘s controversial prayer before the Minnesota House on Friday, a number of religious and political groups condemned Dean and urged Republican leaders to disavow Dean’s prayer and his association with the House. The Minnesota Catholic Conference, which supports a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, said that Dean should not be associated with their movement

A study released this week shows that Common Core State Standards in English and mathematics for K-12 education, adopted by Florida last year, align with five comparison standards considered “good indicators of college and career readiness.” The Educational Policy Improvement Center, the research center that released the study, selected (.pdf) comparison standards from California, Massachusetts and Texas, as well as the Knowledge and Skills for University Success and the International Baccalaureate program. The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers for K-12 education

Even as Michaele and Tareq Salahi try to sell their story to the highest media bidder, it looks like America’s most successful party crashers may get more

Put simply: People are spending their mortgages, says Housing Wire’s Paul Jackson.

The Republican response to Alexi Giannoulias, the Democrats’ nominee for President Obama’s old Senate seat in Illinois, has been one of outright derision. As

Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, fresh from Moscow for a military-to-military relations visit, is at the National Press Club. I

Subprime and even prime adjustable rate mortgages were one of the many triggers of the collapse of the housing market because, when the introductory rates