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Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is keeping her focus on the important issues: an amendment that would increase congressional control of czars. Her amendment,

I waited a little while to link to Jonathan Strong’s story about -- well, it’s about two things. Half of the story concerns rumors about Michael Steele’s lavish

Ethnic profiling doesn’t have many open defenders -- Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) is a notable exception -- so it was surprising that part of the Department of

Safety violations are a normal part of the mining process, says Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship.

Politico has a story today summing up the debate over how many National Guard troops should be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border. The Obama administration claims

So President Bush took on the enormous task of explaining the financial crisis to Americans in simple, clear terms last night - and singled out Fannie Mae and

As he attempts to take control of a crucial election-monitoring body ahead of this fall’s parliamentary contest, Afghan President Hamid Karzai gave a blustery

All those stories about tax-exempt organizations skirting election law seem to be finally getting some attention up on Capitol Hill. Senate Finance Committee

A lawsuit hoping to repeal landmark health care reforms will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, and a decision will likely be handed down in advance of the 2012 general election. The U.S

After one month of distributing compensation to victims of the Gulf oil spill, Kenneth Feinberg, the independent administrator of BP’s $20 billion claims fund,

The latest supporter message sent by Iowa religious conservatives Chuck Hurley and Danny Carroll on behalf of The Family Leader and Iowa Family Policy Center completely focuses on late-term abortion, and serves as a call to action for the state’s anti-abortion activists. Those in the state who want to ban abortion services will never have an opportunity, according to the e-mail message, until the 26 Senate Democrats who continue to block such efforts are persuaded or replaced

Something’s happening downtown, what it is ain’t exactly clear. Occupy Denver has no leader

A newly released ad by Ron Paul ‘s presidential campaign took a swipe at Rick Perry’s Democratic roots while emphasizing Paul’s links to President Reagan, but Perry’s campaign is now accusing the Paul team of seeing the past through rose-colored glasses. “Ronald Reagan was one of the most significant presidents of our generation, and a proven fiscal conservative,” Perry spokesman Mark Miner said. “Like President Reagan, Gov.

The Hill just reported that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will bring to the floor this month an energy bill with oil spill response provisions

The Comcast’s acquisition of a controlling stack in NBC Universal, approved on Tuesday by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), included a stipulation

Progressive-around-town Adam Green has set up a Facebook group called I support a real progressive against Arlen Specter, which is what it sounds like: a

The Tea Party Patriots, one of the the largest Tea Party umbrella organizations, with over 1,000 local chapters, hosted a press conference this morning to offer

Here’s a saga worthy of much more attention than it’s getting: A House oversight panel launched an investigation Monday into the Treasury Department’s plans to

On Saturday, BP announced the failure of top kill, its effort to plug the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Markets around the world sent BP’s

Laura McGann is twittering live from a press conference with Sarah Palin’s successor as mayor of Wasilla, Dianne Keller. First, a little background on Keller:

Now that Republicans have taken the House, it looks like we’ll be seeing a very different approach to energy and climate change policy next year, to put it

Derek Bailey, the 38 year-old chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, is expected to formally join the race for Congress in Michigan’s 1st District this weekend. The Detroit News reports that Bailey will announce Saturday that he will face off against former State Rep.

The tradition of wait, what did they ask? questions in Fox News polls continues with this one from the network’s Oct. 29 survey. I tried to