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A new Public Policy Polling survey shows that more New Mexicans disapprove of President Obama than before, but still favor him for re-election over all Republican contenders. The poll showed that 50 percent approve of the president and 44 percent disapprove, down from a 55/40 split measured by PPP last February. Former Massachusetts Gov.

The editors of Scientific American published an op-ed saying that the practice of hydrofracking has been adopted faster than questions about the safety of the procedure have been answered and that the states are “flying blind” in trying to regulate its effects. Public fears are growing about contamination of drinking-water supplies from the chemicals used in fracking and from the methane gas itself. Field tests show that those worries are not unfounded.

It’s an entirely new financial world out there today -- in a single weekend, Wall Street has turned upside down. As The Washington Post explained, two of the

It’s a curiously enormous loophole in the federal effort to keep firearms out of the hands of felons, fugitives, minors and the mentally ill: Unlicensed

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) in National Review, today: If I was going to put a label on the president’s statements, I’d have to get my thesaurus. He and the

Economist and former Labor Sec. Robert Reich, who spoke out early and forcefully in opposition to the $700-billion Treasury Dept., rescue plan, is back again,

A judge’s ruling could have wide-reaching implications for 600 detainees held at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan.

I don’t know if I can handle any more Alaska drama! The Anchorage Daily News reports this morning that Democratic Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich has pulled

The California Supreme Court announced Thursday that the next stage in the ongoing legal challenge of Proposition 8, which made same-sex marriage illegal

The Federal Reserve releases minutes of its meetings discussing monetary policy and reviewing risks to the economy on a six-year delay, and last week it

Over at Economist’s View, Mark Thoma points out that the placement of the play button on this video of President Bush (at the bottom of the post)

When Obama reprimanded groups like Crossroads GPS and the Chamber of Commerce for soliciting secret funds to fuel GOP attack ads, Karl Rove bragged on Fox

As Colorado oil and gas officials continue to resist attempts by some members of the state’s congressional delegation to pass federal law compelling the disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, Texas, of all places, could soon establish a national model for fracking transparency. The Associated Press is reporting a bill that would require mandatory disclosure of many of the chemicals used in the fracking process was approved by the state House on Thursday and is now being considered by the Senate. “The bill in its current form has widespread support among both Republicans and Democrats and GOP Gov.

Sen. Gregg (R-N.H.) began the year as the next face of bipartisanship. President Obama nominated Gregg, the ranking Republican on the Budget Committee, as the

Penalties from criminal and civil prosecutions by the Environmental Protection Agency are expected to reach a record high for fiscal year 2008. The agency’s

Check out this quote in Julian Barnes’ Los Angeles Times piece on the fallout from the McChrystal strategy review leak: One defense analyst who regularly

House lawmakers are currently debating the House oil spill response bill. Nine amendments will be considered on the floor. Here’s a rundown some of the more

David Axelrod promises it will happen: White House senior adviser David Axelrod predicted on Monday that Congressional Republicans will ultimately blink in

More areas will begin allowing local law enforcement to enforce immigration law.

House lawmakers announced a deal last night on their sweeping proposal to tackle climate change, but not before the bill’s sponsors were forced to bow once more

The House passed a bill last night that would limit the amount of time an owner of a hazardous liquid pipeline has to report a pipeline accident. The bill,

National anti-abortion rights law and policy group American United for Life, which credits itself with informing anti-abortion and other health-care related

When asked by a reporter at an Iowa stop what the penalty should be for women who have abortions and doctors who perform abortions if his stance on overturning legal abortion prevails, Tim Pawlenty initially said there shouldn’t be a criminal sanction. It was a statement that his spokesman quickly clarified after the appearance. Former Gov.