Breaking News

As expected, CIA Director-designate Leon Panetta says that he doesn’t think anyone in CIA should be prosecuted for torturing detainees since they were told by

Politico points readers to the economic analysis of Morgan Stanley’s Richard Berner: In a research note that’s been making the rounds of economics blogs this

Sure, sure, it’s the economy that people want to hear about. But, you know, it wouldn’t have hurt President Obama or the press corps to have talked about

It’s been about a week since four bigoted members of Congress used a book published by the birthers at WorldNetDaily to call for a witchhunt of Muslims on

The Center for Competitive Politics is touting a new poll conducted at their request by Pulse Opinion Research, claiming that it refutes previous public

In an interview with The Mount Airy News, a newspaper based out of Mount Airy, N.C., (a small town best known as the inspiration for Andy Griffith’s

The McCain campaign is making a play for the all-important K-5 demographic with a new picture book biography of the presumed GOP nominee, written by none other

The count was 61 to 37, with three GOP senators -- Arlen Specter (Pa.), Olympia Snowe (Me.) and Susan Collins (Me.) -- joining every Democrat in supporting the

Here’s something to keep in mind as congressional lawmakers wail about yesterday’s news that, at the current rate of spending, Medicare’s hospital fund won’t be

Source: Gfpeck, Flickr One day after 90 percent of union workers rejected the most recent contract offer by American Crystal Sugar, members of the region’s congressional delegations are calling for both parties to return to the bargaining table. About 1,300 union workers have been locked out of their jobs by American Crystal Sugar since Aug

Van Jones, President Obama’s green jobs czar and best-selling author of The Green Collar Economy, announced his resignation late Saturday. On the eve of

Democratic Reps. Henry Waxman (Calif.) and John Dingell (Mich.) introduced legislation yesterday granting the Food and Drug Administration more powers to

Under a new policy announced today by CIA director Leon Panetta, an intelligence officer can’t be promoted to the agency’s highest rank -- the Senior

Heartbeat International, one of the largest networks of crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) in the country, is inviting babies to Capitol Hill Thursday, as part of

A Justice Department Office of Inspector General audit released today reveals that the FBI’s terrorist watchlist -- used at border crossings, airports and other

The Associated Press reports Sen. John McCain might skip his own watch party on election night: Instead of appearing before a throng of supporters at the

Now that two of the Big Three automakers have survived bankruptcy and returned to profitability, the United Auto Workers say they want the concessions they made to help that process paid back in the next union contracts — with Ford in particular. Ford did not join General Motors and Chrysler in bankruptcy, but autoworkers still made significant concessions in pay and benefits to the company to help them survive difficult times. And after two years of large profits and major bonuses to executives, the UAW says it’s time to restore those cuts: As the UAW prepares to head into labor talks this summer with the newly profitable Detroit automakers, several top union leaders say a showdown is brewing over this year’s contract — especially at Ford, which has made $9.3 billion over the past two years.

Rep.

Sen. Al Franken introduced a bill Friday that would offer seniors who receive long-term care at home the same protections from abuse as those afforded to seniors living in nursing homes. The bill, which Franken expects to roll into the Older Americans Act later this year, would require states to pass a Home Care Bill of Rights that protects consumer rights, safety and access to information