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From Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s remarks with President Obama at the former concentration camp today: You spoke of humanity, Mr. President. Though unto

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — As winter approaches in this prosperous-looking northern Michigan city, it is clear the safety net has ripped. Thousands of households can’t afford to heat their homes and aid agencies predict many people will be forced to choose between eating and staying warm. Yet there are signs Republicans in Washington may be listening.

Here’s a brief summary of the day’s health care news. In anticipation of President Obama’s major health care speech next Wednesday, pundits and officials

The 2012 presidential buzz is centered on whether or not former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is going to choose to formally enter the race, but locally it seems Palin still needs to decide whether or not she will appear at an Indianola tea party event scheduled for Saturday. CNN is reporting that Palin sources have said organizers for the “Restoring American Event” have been “dishonest” about the speaking program and rally promotion, and that Palin is no longer likely to attend.

The post-Fort Hood right-wing attack on their fellow American citizens continues. Here’s conservative Christian commentator Pat Robertson yesterday on The 700

Two can play at this game! President Obama garnered headlines Friday, when he used his massive email list from the campaign to promote his legislative agenda

Sens. Reid, Hatch and McCain weigh in on Ted Kennedy’s passing. Kennedy’s friends and colleagues remember the lion of the Senate. The SEIU urges Congress

Atlanta businessman Herman Cain returns to Iowa Monday following a staff hiccup to open his state headquarters and speak with Scott County Republican Women , but he’ll be doing so under the glare of the Republican Hispanic community.

The torture advocate and former vice president will be on ABC News’ This Week, interviewed by Jonathan Karl, possibly the only ABC reporter to contribute to

Romer predicts that unemployment will remain high. But Americans are more optimistic about the economy than they were a year ago. Here’s a shocker: some

When the Office of Thrift Supervision failed to notice a meth addict was mortgage supervisor at Washington Mutual, its days might have appeared numbered. But thanks to insurance firms looking to pick up government bailout money, it could rise again.

This morning, President Barack Obama addressed today’s positive jobs report and indicated that while the recovery is real, it remains fragile. In the statement,

Although the National Rifle Association has -- at least officially -- stayed out of this fight until now (though judging from some senators’ heavy questioning

The Michigan League of Women Voters are calling for reform of the state’s redistricting laws and will be hosting a forum at Cooley Law School on Wednesday evening on the subject. In a press release, the organization says: Calls for transparency and other reforms to Michigan’s redistricting process were ignored this year, as the Legislature went about the business of drawing political maps in the usual secretive fashion. Maps for Michigan’s new Congressional and State legislative districts were signed into law in August and will remain in place for a decade

Via Marc Ambinder, according to a new poll of residents of Arizona’s Maricopa County -- the state’s most populous and home to eight of its 10 largest cities --