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The on-again, off-again immigration reform effort is apparently on again, with a new provision intended to regulate Americans’ access to the job market -- and

Jake Tapper, the Twitter-addicted senior White House correspondent for ABC News, wrangles a frightening number of scoops and under-reported stories. He’s also,

Despite last week’s release of four Bush-era Office of Legal Counsel memos, at least one Department of Justice opinion is still undisclosed.

Ohio Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, who suffered an aneurysm Tuesday night while driving near Cleveland, has died this evening, according to the Associated

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More Republicans are starting to accept and advocate more for same-sex marriages in Iowa, and what was once considered a minority view within the GOP will “have influence” at the August Ames straw poll and 2012 Iowa Caucuses, a former state senator said Wednesday. Former state Sen

Just days after the Obama administration announced that it is investigating China’s clean energy trade policies, The New York Times is reporting that the

If Obama needs to pick up some begrudging slack, here are some suggestions.

This should come as no surprise, though it’s certainly a sign that more hard times are ahead: Banks are moving forward with foreclosures now that voluntary

Support from libertarians and the Wall Street Journal editorial board hasn’t saved Cass Sunstein from the wrath of Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.), a conservative Blue

At the beginning of this year, we reported on Air France’s plan to go green. Now the airline is joining forces with nine other industry leaders and

Greg Sargent makes a great point about the torture memos: What was actually revealed in yesterday’s memos was the nature of the Bush administration’s

Yesterday, a report from The Conference Board showed that Americans’ confidence in the economy declined again in July, a result of a sluggish recovery and

DAYTON, Ohio -- After finishing an education address that was supposed to drive his campaign message today, Sen. Barack Obama tacked a press conference onto

An interesting review of the scientific literature from The Associated Press: People’s emotional well-being -- happiness -- increases along with their income

The relief that greeted the Treasury Dept.’s $700-billion plan to bail out the financial markets is turning in an new direction this week, as people begin to

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) wants to put the brakes on the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to curb climate change by barring the agency from

It appears that Senate Democrats have launched a war room on Twitter, not-so-subtly named DemWarRoom. The first tweet: – You can follow TWI on

Some good news for the estimated 25,000 undocumented students who receive in-state tuition in California: The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously in

After campaigning over the last month on social media, Rep. Michele Bachmann secured enough votes from followers to be included in TIME magazine’s list of the top 100 most influential people of 2011.