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As Dave just mentioned, the Supreme Court this morning freed corporations to make unlimited donations to candidates for the White House or Congress. The

As the administration stepped up enforcement of immigration laws this year and laid the groundwork for broader reform, these five individuals had the greatest influence on the immigration debate.

<p>Update/Correction:&nbsp; We <a href="http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/providing-needed">reported</a> on Feb. 29,

As expected, President Obama reappointed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to another term today today, noting in remarks delivered in Martha’s Vineyard

Speaking to reporters at the Capitol moments ago, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) seemed surprised by his own endorsement three months ago of a Medicare buy-in

The first two communities decided Tuesday to opt out of Secure Communities, a supposedly voluntary fingerprint-sharing program with federal immigration

Do you think Tim Geithner, President Obama’s pick for treasury secretary, is serious about reining in executive compensation under the Troubled Asset Relief

Rudy Giuliani’s endorsement of Marco Rubio is one of the most obvious -- and delightful -- cases of political revenge in a long while. In July 2007, Gov.

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One more thing really quickly about Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s ascension to commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. On Friday, I blogged about changes in

American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS haven’t met their goals of raising $52 million yet -- at least not according to their latest IRS disclosure forms -- but

Apparently, to teach at Texas Tech, it’s not disqualifying to be a disgraced former official with a flagrant disregard for the law. An unemployment rate of 9.5

A great tidbit from Politico’s story on Sen.-elect Scott Brown’s (R-Mass.) short visit to the Hill today. Moments before Brown walked into McCain’s second

It’s a nonsensical element of Medicaid’s funding formula that during economic downturns, when state budgets are most squeezed, states are also asked to bear

In a major victory for the pharmaceutical industry, the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday shot down legislation to provide seniors full coverage through the controversial coverage gap in Medicare’s prescription drug benefit.

David Frum explains to Mike Allen his departure from the American Enterprise Institute. (Frum politely declined to explain much more about the situation to me

The University of Texas is once again embroiled in a possible Supreme Court case involving affirmative action in their admissions process. As the Austin

What, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wanted to know, would Gen. McChrystal have achieved in 18 months? We will have convinced the Afghan people that we and the

This Friday, at 9:30 a.m., the House Financial Services Committee is going to hold a hearing on HR 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act introduced this