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Mother Jones has an interesting article in its latest issue about the Juan Doe problem: What do U.S. officials do with the dead bodies of migrants they find

Polls show a solidly, if not overwhelmingly, favorable response to the State of the Union. Nate Silver breaks down Obama’s use of buzzwords, finds

In theory, 2009 was a bad year for the former presidential nominee. Sen. Kerry (D-Mass.) aggressively auditioned in 2008 for the position of secretary of state,

The Cairo speech has eaten up most of my day, but last night, Bruce Riedel, the chairman of the Obama administration’s strategy review on Afghanistan and

Attacks launched by the Obama administration and other Democratic-leaning groups against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Crossroads GPS are translating into

As Matt points out, President George W. Bush announced he wants to see the U.S. start drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf and exploring the Arctic National

Reports on Monday that Michele Bachmann’s family business was performing therapy to “cure” gays and lesbian s of homosexuality quickly became a campaign issue for the presidential contender. When pressed by a local ABC affiliate to weigh in on the clinic she and husband Marcus own , Bachmann refused to answer questions about the “reparative therapy” that undercover video showed was being performed there. Interview requests at the Today Show and ABC News were also dodged on Monday

As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced last night, the Senate this afternoon will consider seven amendments before voting on a proposed $2

PHOENIX -- Sen. John McCain paints himself as a pro-veteran’s veteran, but his voting history tells a different story.

Michelle Obama tells a joke: First lady Michelle Obama called her current life in the White House a very blessed situation, because I have what most

Faced with bipartisan resistance to the idea of releasing any of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay into the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder on

The Southern and Middle Federal Judicial Districts of Florida were among the top 10 districts in the nation in the number of criminal immigration prosecutions in the first six months of fiscal year 2011. # New data from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University shows that criminal prosecution for illegal reentry was the most commonly recorded lead charge brought by federal prosecutors — accounting for nearly half of all criminal immigration prosecutions filed

Five years after Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) beat him in a Senate primary by only 17,000 votes, and months after he ruled out a rematch, Club for Growth

Sen. John Kerry urged President Obama to endorse a campaign targeted at the Pashtun areas of south and eastern Afghanistan, provided that the U.S. could also boost civilian governance and development projects to consolidated military success.

It’s May 1, which around the world used to be celebrated as a celebration of the soul-killing social religion known as communism, and is officially celebrated

The White House today issued on its website a certified copy of President Obama’s long-form birth certificate. It confirms, as is well-documented, that Obama

It’s a small gesture, but during a press briefing yesterday on coordinating NATO civilian-military planning with Afghan efforts, Amb. Richard Holbrooke, the

Since its inception, Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District has elected only one Republican to represent it in the U.S. House. But an upcoming special election for

So did you see that bonkers New York Times piece about how you have to disclose all your embarrassing IMs and Facebook messages and Twitters if you want a job

Spencer Ackerman, reporting from Guantanamo Bay, provides a glimpse into the lives of detainees at the notorious detention center.