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In reaction to the Obama administration’s Guantanamo Bay task force recommending that about 50 detainees at Guantanamo be indefinitely detained without trial,

United States firearms officials will likely make changes to their efforts to stop firearms from reaching Mexican drug cartels after criticism from a Justice

The 3.6 percent increase in Social Security benefits taking effect next year will have a big impact on Iowa’s seniors, say U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Cumming) and the head of AARP Iowa.

Michigan State University researchers have developed a brand new version of the internal combustion engine they say could revolutionize the hybrid vehicle.

Here in Washington, D.C., public transportation’s pretty good -- you can get basically anywhere you need to go by Metro or bus. But the vast majority of the

Today, the Senate went on its August recess, without passing the small business bill, the unemployment extension for 99ers (which is still under consideration

The cover of an anonymous vote on Sen. Jim DeMint’s earmark moratorium is being shattered by Tea Party groups, which have pledged primary challenges against Republicans who won’t make their votes known.

Presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann made an appearance Saturday at a dinner hosted by an influential anti-gay rights and anti-abortion group in Orlando. During a religious speech about her faith and childhood, Bachmann spoke about her past “counseling” women against having abortions.

On Friday, the government will release the September jobs report, and some economists are bracing for the worst: a decrease in overall private employment and an

Via Liz Mair, a site opposed to the candidacy for Republican National Committee chair of former Michigan GOP chair Saul Anuzis has emerged, called

Obama administration officials are heading down to the Gulf tomorrow to oversee the ongoing recovery efforts there. The officials will stop in at the Delta

In June, the labor force -- the total number of people either working or looking for work -- was 153.74 million. The number of unemployed people was 14.62

Conventional wisdom says the lame-duck session of Congress will not produce any legislation of consequence. Regardless, speakers and activists at an Americans

The Pentagon under Defense Secretary Robert Gates is like a Crazy Eddie’s store: move this merchandise out of here at all costs. Well, not really, but it’s

A United States court in Orlando has granted Luis Lebron and the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida an injunction against the new state law requiring welfare applicants to be drug tested, temporarily blocking it in the state. The order (.pdf) reads: Based on the foregoing, Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction is GRANTED

It’s out. Here is the full text, and here is a detailed 10-page summary. The bill reforms virtually every facet of the national financial system in one way or

After weeks of number crunching, the Congressional Budget Office announced this afternoon that the Senate’s health reform bill will cost $849 billion over 10

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin raised some eyebrows during Thursday’s debate when she said would like to do more forums without the filter of the mainstream media

Republicans continue to pile on calls to hold hearings on 14th Amendment -- Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle said yesterday she thinks Congress should act