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This morning’s hearing on Florida water pollution rules, sponsored by the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, was much of the same. Agriculture and industry groups remain vehemently opposed to the EPA’s numeric nutrient criteria, a set of rules to govern nutrient overload in state waterways

I’ve written in the past about conservative author Jack Cashill’s quest to prove that Bill Ayers wrote President Obama’s Dreams From My Father. Cashill’s

Yet another anti-abortion rights billboard has been unveiled — this time in Atlanta. # Today, a group of African-American anti-abortion groups gathered to unveil their latest ad, which is titled “Betrayed” and displays a link to abortioninthehood.com , a site that shows photos of African-American leaders (like Rev. Jesse Jackson ) alongside the word “Betrayed!” in red

TIFFIN — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour isn’t quite ready to announce whether or not he will seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012. But, if he does, Iowans can expect to hear more of what he describes as “plain-spoken common sense and truth-telling.” Barbour told a group of Johnson County Republicans gathered for a spaghetti supper at Clear Creek Amana High School that he expects to make his decision regarding the 2012 presidential process by the end of April, and asked those who have not committed to “keep your power dry” so that he could have a chance to compete for their support

All around the country, members of congress are canceling constituent meetings or beefing up security. When someone at a public meeting asks a question or makes a comment that seems even a little unbalanced, people tense up and exchange nervous glances

Watch out for simplistic reporting on a new study on the impact of climate change legislation on the Midwest. So far, reports on the study are

As a postscript to yesterday’s fact-check of Marc Thiessen, a former Bush White House speechwriter and torture proponent, notice how Thiessen, appearing on

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (Pic by Gage Skidmore, via Flickr) The Republican Party of Sarasota County will host its 2011 “Statesman of the Year” dinner later this month, at which the party will honor Mississippi Gov. — and once-rumored presidential contender — Haley Barbour.

The Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO doesn’t just want Iowans to stand up for the rights of Wisconsin workers, it wants them to stand up for workers right here at home, and is planning a Tuesday rally in Des Moines. Wisconsin is not the only place where working families are under attack. Across this nation, the lives and livelihoods of working families are being attacked systematically by right wing fanatics bent on crippling or destroying the trade union movement in America

The Mormon church was widely credited with bankrolling the Proposition 8 campaign to ban gay marriage in California last November. But Focus on the Family

State Sen. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, has introduced the first anti-abortion bill to be considered by the Florida Legislature in its 2012 session.

Sen. Obama’s latest campaign video, “Keating Economics: John McCain and the Making of a Financial Crisis,” features William Black, the former deputy

Nobody wants the first Saturday morning speaking spot -- the faces of the people who drag themselves into the CPAC ballroom bear the evidence of Friday night’s

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (Pic by US Mission Geneva, via Flickr) Operation Rescue has joined other anti-abortion groups in Kansas in a campaign accusing U.S.

The old Florida capitol (Pic by Diligent Terrier, via Wikimedia Commons) Leon Circuit Judge Terry Lewis will hear a legal challenge to the ballot title and summary of the state’s “Religious Freedom” amendment today.

Two weeks before the November 8 election, Ohio voters seem poised to stomp the aggressive collective-bargaining-curbing law, Senate Bill 5, that has unified

Ann Coulter’s speeches at CPAC are simultaneously the least surprising and the most headline-ready parts of the conference. Every year, the lines to get into

WEST DES MOINES — About 100 people gathered outside the Sheraton Hotel on Wednesday evening to express their displeasure with Wisconsin Gov.

Conservatism and activism often go hand-in-hand in the Supreme Court. Ben Nelson’s constituents think it’s okay to tax the rich for health care, but he

While you were rending your garment over Chas Freeman, this is happening, according to the Wall Street Journal’s Siobhan Gorman: The U.S. government still

With a new Pakistani military response to Taliban advances underway, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy goes before the House Armed Services