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Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), a steadfast supporter of the coal industry, responds to the tragic mine explosion yesterday that killed at least 25 people: West

Obama will announce a national education initiative to help low-performing schools. Dodd’s consumer protection plan may not actually protect

Today, Immigration Impact, the blog of the Immigration Policy Center, reported on a shift in tactics in the immigration debate: A growing number of Republican

No one will be claiming a turnout of two million, but Howard Dean and company managed to draw a healthy crowd for their health care rally today in Washington’s

Apropos of my story today on municipalities that want to opt out of Secure Communities, the county manager for Arlington, Va., sent a letter to Immigration and

You may recall Michael E. Arth, the spunky developer-turned-Democratic candidate for governor of Florida who took to The Streak’s comment thread to insist he’s

The health care lobby is hiring former government officials and aides to join the fight. Fred Hiatt of The Washington Post criticizes Obama’s spend first,

NORFOLK, Virg. -- Sen. Barack Obama tours another swing state school on Wednesday, pushing a retooled education plan that promises more of

CHICAGO, IL -- On the first official day of the general election homestretch, Sen. Barack Obama is rushing to address the latest economic news, as the

One report. Two very different interpretations. The Congressional Budget Office stirred yet another hornet’s nest Monday when it released its latest analysis

Two days after President Obama criticized the industry for impeding reform, Kathleen Sebelius told a conference of insurers it was time for a new strategy.

Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann and President Barack Obama didn’t differ much in their reaction to New York lawmakers passing same-sex marriage into law on Friday. Both said that states have the right to pass legislation and neither endorses gay marriage. However, the crucial difference between the two is that Obama supports rights and legal protections for same-sex couples, while Bachmann opposes any rights for such couples

J. Patrick Coolican profiles Jon Scott Ashjian, the wealthy businessman who’s filed as the Tea Party’s candidate against Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.). He doesn’t

The best way to flatter Bill Clinton? Faint. Rich Iott is insulted that Eric Cantor disliked his Nazi reenactments. Tuesday is the worst day of the

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will traipse through the California heartland today to lend his support to former eBay President and CEO Meg Whitman, a candidate in

The Supreme Court ruled today that the federal government can hold some sex offenders indefinitely. Voters return to the Democratic fold, albeit narrowly, in

If you’ve got a credit card, you can’t be blamed for thinking that the landmark legislation recently passed by Congress to curb abuses by card issuers would

On Tuesday, a group of moderate Senate Democrats -- wary that a proposal to scrap billions of dollars of subsidies to private student lenders would cost jobs in

The good thing about staying on as defense secretary is that you can fly into Kandahar whenever you feel like it. And, like a baller, you can announce new troop

Sotomayor Hearings Toolbox: Here’s a live stream on C-SPAN with multiple cameras angles for interactive fun. The Wonk Room, SCOTUSblog, The Huffington Post’s

This week, with Congress back from the Memorial Day recess, legislators will again push for a $23 billion aid bill to keep public-school teachers in their

After noting that the disturbed woman who accused Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) of supporting a Nazi policy was a LaRouche cultist, I checked out the trove of

A thinly-sourced article by conservative economist and former Club for Growth President Stephen Moore in last week’s Wall Street Journal alleging that Rep.