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Researchers have developed a simple microchip which is capable of successfully identifying HIV and syphilis with less than a drop of blood. The new test is about the size of credit card, and researchers announced that is extremely effective in identifying HIV and syphilis infections, the Washington Post reports .

Of all the possible changes to come out of the election, the biggest potential shift in immigration policy will probably come from which party controls the

When President-elect Barack Obama met with Gen. David Petraeus in July, he struck the right tone. Will the White House relationship with the military keep the same tenor?

When Gov. Rick Snyder issued his health and wellness message to the legislature last week, HIV activists were hoping to hear from Snyder about how he intended to address the HIV epidemic in the state. They were sorely disappointed.

Democratic National Committee chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Pembroke Pines, spoke at a women’s health rally hosted by a Planned Parenthood affiliate in Fort Lauderdale yesterday

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio played a pivotal role in the last two presidential elections. With its primary concern -- the economy -- the nation’s primary concern, all eyes are sure to be on what its voters say on Election Day. But with charges of voter fraud swirling in the air, could the state be Florida 2008?

From the perspective of many conservatives, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is doing himself and Republicans a lot of harm by fighting Sen. Jim DeMint’s (R-S.C.)

Rep. Michele Bachmann has added religious right attorney Jay Sekulow to her list of instructors at her Tea Party Caucus constitutional classes.

The office of Secretary of State Dianna Duran says that the names of 641 dead people are still on the voter registration rolls in New Mexico. Ken Ortiz, Duran’s chief of staff, says they still don’t know whether anyone has voted using the name of a dead person because they need to check the dates of death against the dates when the names were last used to vote

The Congressional Research Service has issued a report analyzing the opinions of Judge Sonia Sotomayor and concluded, just as previous studies of her opinions

The FDA unveils scary pictures for cigarette labels. George W. Bush forgives Kanye West and says he’s not a hater... ...and Stewart and Colbert try to

As expected, today’s immigration summit at the White House didn’t yield any big news, unless you happen to be waiting for an update on your citizenship

Eagle County’s landfill manager is considering disposing of natural gas drilling pit liners that neighboring Garfield County stopped accepting two years ago because the massive, high-density polyethylene sheets are potentially toxic and too tough to handle. The Eagle County landfill.

The United States has millions of miles of oil and gas pipelines. (Creative Commons)

The state of Arizona cannot require documents proving citizenship for new voter registration, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today. The court ruled

Earlier this evening, Annie Lowrey made an appearance on MSNBC’s The Ed Show, guest-hosted by The Nation’s Chris Hayes, to discuss her piece today on the

Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) has fired an aide that posted an anti-gay comment on a blog in the run-up to a vote on overturning the military’s don’t ask, don’t

Mike Duncan has ended his bid for another term as RNC chairman, telling the hall that the winds of change are blowing in the party, and endorsing no one. Ohio

The Los Angeles Times follows up on Attorney General Eric Holder’s moment of consensus Wednesday with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on creating new indefinite

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced by a party-line vote Thursday legislation that would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act. All the the