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Gershon Shafir has a really perceptive post at the group-blog adjunct to Informed Comment asking what happens in Gaza as the Israeli bombing progresses past its

Despite Obama’s promises to “uphold our most cherished values . . . in times of ease and in eras of upheaval,” he is reserving an extraordinary and highly controversial right to hold suspected terror supporters indefinitely without trial.

Strategists expected Arizona’s harsh new immigration law to turn off Latino voters to the GOP. Instead, due to persistent outreach efforts, Republican candidates like Meg Whitman are running strong.

Big scoop from Josh Rogin at Foreign Policy: right in time for that closed door briefing to the Senate on the metrics for judging progress in Afghanistan and

This will surprise no one, but Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) trounces current Democratic opponent Alvin Greene in the first post-primary poll of the state’s U.S.

Just released from the office of Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), who announced today that he’s been diagnosed with prostate cancer, comes this statement from Howard

That (updated) House resolution on Iran from Reps. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and Mike Pence (R-Ind.)? The National Iranian-American Council, which has played a

Today -- coincidentally or not, the day Congress passed sweeping legislation reforming the regulation of Wall Street banks -- the Securities and Exchange

We aren’t technically in a period of deflation yet, as core inflation continues to remain positive. But last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said this

Nine months after members of the New Black Panther Party were arrested for menacing voters (dressing in black uniforms and holding nightsticks) outside of a

Sen. Charles Grassley, it seems, has given up on the Bush administration. Just over a month after the Iowa Republican urged the Treasury Dept. to rein in

Two weeks ago, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), in the midst of negotiations with the White House over trading a military tribunal for 9/11 conspirator Khalid Shaikh

In a ceremony at the White House today, surrounded by policy experts and bankers, President Obama will sign the sweeping Dodd-Frank financial regulatory reform

This entire interview with Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis.), the head of the House Appropriations Committee and a powerful veteran member of Congress, who is retiring

Today marks the deadline for Capitol Hill lawmakers to file their third-quarter campaign finance disclosures with the Federal Election Commission, but don’t

Although a good number of (non-congressional) budget hawks are urging more federal spending to address the jobs crisis, not everyone is on board. Martin

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Mark Schauer (D-Mich.) sent a letter this week to Enbridge Energy, the

Michael Bromwich, who is heading up offshore drilling activities in the Interior Department, said yesterday that the now-defunct Minerals Management Service

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) is calling for the 44 appointed ’czars’ of the Obama Administration to appear before a congressional hearing to testify about

Stephen Colbert went off testimony -- way off -- today when he testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee’s immigration subcommittee. His written

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) challenged Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today to release details of bonuses given to executives of companies that have