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With Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) threatening to kill health insurance reform legislation unless it’s diluted considerably, liberals nationwide are urging

The GOP’s Pledge to America is pretty brief when it comes to immigration issues: It advocates control of the border, enforcement of immigration laws and

If Sen. Barack Obama wins the presidential election, will that victory undermine his political future? What a stupid question, you might be thinking. I can’t

The latest Rasmussen Reports poll shows Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) leading opponent Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.) by double digits in the race for the U.S.

Sen. John McCain’s new mortgage plan -- which may actually be old, as TWI’s Mary Kane notes -- drew a stinging rebuke on Wednesday afternoon from the Obama

Sen. Barack Obama hit one swing state on Election Day, skipping across the Illinois-Indiana border to a union hall in Indianapolis. Indiana was a George W. Bush

As former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan continues to spin his defense of his legacy, we noted this week that his early mentor, Ayn Rand, would have

It’s no surprise that the FBI is investigating four companies at the heart of the financial crisis to find out whether criminal wrongdoing helped lead to their

In one of the more bizarre subplots of the Iraq war, the United States has for years protected thousands of members of the Mujahideen-e-Khalq, an Iranian

Fueled by their congressional victories in 2006, House Democratic leaders moved bills on renewable energy, health insurance for children and an economic stimulus package -- only to run into a wall of GOP opposition in the Senate and presidential vetoes. But Obama’s election could tear down that wall.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is sitting down with reporters today at 10 am to defend herself against charges brought against her by the House Ethics Committee.

DES MOINES — Former U.S. Senator and GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum (R-Penn) stopped at the Iowa Capitol Tuesday morning, after a visit to Ames and an interview on Fox News, to caucus with Iowa Senate Republicans.

This Roger Simon column might not be the silliest thing written about the deathless Henry Louis Gates arrest saga, but it’s interesting for its total ignorance

Despite the Wall Street collapse -- a crash that required trillions in federal help and has left nearly a fifth of the country underemployed -- the financial services industry has retained remarkable sway on Capitol Hill.

Earlier today, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) introduced legislation to block the EPA from using the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse emissions from

In a story more baroque than could have been imagined, The New York Times reports that Kyle Dusty Foggo, a senior former CIA official and key figure in the

MARION — Church pastors who do not believe women were called by God to serve in leadership roles turned their pulpit over Sunday morning to U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann , a 2012 GOP presidential candidate

Does anybody like the new Senate Finance Committee health care bill? White House searching for a way to strike back against smears. TWI rolls out a

The Baucus bill is the health insurance industry’s favorite. The solar industry is slipping away from the United States. Obama’s approval is below 50