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Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) took a podium before a banking convention this morning with the clear goal of alleviating industry fears over the Democrats’ plans

The ad wars continue to run hot down in Florida’s three-way Senate race, but the lines of attack keep shifting. Florida’s Republican governor Charlie Christ,

Maybe this post requires an addendum. The Pakistani Supreme Court just took a major step toward ousting beleaguered President Asif Ali Zardari: Pakistan’s top

While none of the major possible Republican candidates for president have officially started a campaign, some -- exemplified by former Minnesota Gov. Tim

With Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on the cusp of pushing his financial regulatory reform bill through Congress, the head of the Senate Banking Committee is looking

Rep. John Conyers (D-Mi.) moved forward last night with his multi-pronged effort to get the White House to say something. Conyers, the House Judiciary Committee

Today, RealtyTrac reported that foreclosure notices increased in three out of four metro areas -- cities with more than 200,000 residents -- in the first six

Here’s the text of the already-famous proposed resolution, below the fold. It’s courtesy of the Republican National Conservative Caucus. WHEREAS, the

The Republican National Committee has sent out the full text of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s response to the presidential speech. It’s embargoed for now, but, spoiler

Though the private sector added 64,000 workers in August, 77,000 census jobs and 76,000 local government jobs were lost.

The Huffington Post has two stories on various politicians and policymakers warming to the idea of breaking up big banks and possibly bringing back parts of

By the slimmest of margins, the Senate last night approved a measure waiving the pay-go rules for legislation extending the filling deadline for unemployment

Today, the Federal Reserve announced the retirement of Brian Madigan, a longtime Fed economist, an architect of many of the emergency lending programs during

This week, a federal commission released its report on the causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and what can be done to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson just announced a new set of automobile guidelines on a conference call with reporters

Add one more name to the list of Republicans running to unseat Sen. Bill Nelson.

Our comment thread indicates some confusion about the Senate parliamentarian’s ruling on the reconciliation bill that passed the upper chamber yesterday. To

“There are nights I don’t sleep,” are the opening words of a Spanish-language ad campaign launched this week by American Crossroads. # According to the Center for Responsive Politics , Karl Rove, the former top strategist for President George W. Bush, and former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie formed the Super PAC American Crossroads. The five members of American Crossroads ‘ leadership staff have all worked for the Republican National Committee and almost all worked for President George W

Investors, rejoice! The Dow Jones Industrial Average has crossed the 11,000 mark for the first time since September 26, 2008. The news has caused much

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Education reformer Diane Ravitch gave a keynote speech Friday at the Save Our Schools and National Call to Action, speaking for one hour on

Code Pink activists went after Obama economic adviser Larry Summers this afternoon, bounding to the conference room stage where Summers was speaking and

Marc Lacey of the New York Times reports today on the debate over driver’s licenses for foreign nationals in New Mexico.