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Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) have introduced an energy tax incentives bill that they are urging the Senate to pass before the end of

The three-term Democrat has been a staunch critic of how the Bush administration runs Interior. Now the Obama transition team is considering him to manage a department marred by scandal and low employee morale. But will Grijalva’s combative nature hurt his chances?

The Alaska governor put out a statement via SarahPAC: I respect the sanctity of life and the tragedy that took place today in Kansas clearly violates respect

More on Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kans.). While he might be the darling of Sarah Palin and Tea Party groups in today’s Kansas GOP Senate primary, they can’t be

President Obama is scheduled to meet this afternoon at the White House with his top security advisers to get the results of their inquiries into the Umar Farouk

A $1.1 trillion omnibus bill that included $8 billion in earmarks from lawmakers who opposed them was pulled from the Senate after Majority Leader Harry Reid

TWI’s Spencer Ackerman interviews an engineering student in Tehran on recent developments in the country.

Presidential hopeful and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared to commit a large blunder Monday when, after she announced her presidential campaign in Waterloo, Iowa, she promised to “mimic the spirit of Waterloo’s own John Wayne.” However, according to The Washington Times , Bachmann misspoke because Waterloo’s John Wayne was not the beloved movie star, but rather John Wayne Gacy, the serial killer. “Well what I want them to know is just like, John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa.

On Sunday, more than 500 conservative Christian pastors around the country vowed to break the law by endorsing political candidates from the pulpit.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appears to be taking a page from civil liberties groups like the Center for Constitutional Rights, using

The House is expected tomorrow to take up a $210 billion proposal to scrap the flawed formula that dictates Medicare doctor payments, thereby averting a

As you read this, the House oversight committee is attempting to hold a hearing on two highly contentious corporate governance issues -- who is responsible for

Though the schedule for the Freedom Federation’s faith-based conference in Lynchburg, Va., held over the weekend, was finalized long before Congress agreed on

Three top Obama Justice Department picks have blogged their legal theories -- a practice about as far from writing secret torture memos as you can get.

California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman lost the support -- and then some -- of conservative group Americans for Legal Immigration PAC after allegations

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick picks former Kennedy aide Paul Kirk to fill the vacant senate seat. Read his resume here. G20 summit kicks off in Pittsburgh

Michele Bachmann will be among the presidential candidates to attend the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Kickoff Rally at Florida’s Presidency 5 in Orlando on Thursday. According to a statement released by her campaign, Bachmann “will discuss the importance of holding true to the conservative principles from which our country was founded including limited government, free markets, strong national defense, and protection of the sanctity of life, marriage and family.” The Faith and Freedom Coalition is the brainchild of former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed. Similar to the Christian Coalition, the group has set up affiliates in states like Minnesota, Iowa and Florida.

Earlier today I wrote that Dennis Ross was finally getting made an Obama administration envoy to... uh... a country with a name that rhymes with Gee-Dan. (Or,