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It’s Groundhog Day in the Senate. After voting 85-2 yesterday to proceed to legislation extending unemployment benefits at least 14 weeks nationwide, the

Speaking of House seats ... the math geek readers of Swing State Project have released their latest round of data on congressional districts, calculating the

Via Scott Reckard at the L.A. Times, two companies released national reports yesterday showing a decline in serious mortgage delinquencies, when homeowners are

A lot of hubbub this morning surrounding a Huffington Post article that suggested the White House was willing to cave on its position of permanently extending

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin recently assured voters that she keeps a close watch from her perch in Wasilla when the Russian government rears its head on her

From the letter delivered to the Treasury secretary Monday from the office of Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform

This afternoon, the Senate passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, providing $4.5 billion to school lunch and other federal child-nutrition programs. If

The conservative watchdog group Accuracy in Media is holding a 40th anniversary conference at Washington’s Omni Shoreham hotel today, with speakers including

Officials in the Obama administration said they anticipate that if all goes as planned, the federal government will purchase the Thomson Correctional Center in

It’s quite a spectacle to watch members of Congress -- all of whom have sworn an oath to support the U.S. Constitution -- brag about their disdain for the right

All day, we’re re-running our favorite blog posts of the last year. This post was originally published on Sept. 20, 2009. Prominent author, commentator and

Nine days ago, Florida Senate President (and U.S. Senate Candidate) Mike Haridopolos appeared before a cheering tea party crowd chanting, “E-Verify, E-Verify!” on the steps of the historic capitol

The official spin from Washington today is that the government’s rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was aimed mostly at reassuring jittery financial

Last night’s GOP presidential debate in Michigan featured nine candidates vying for the party’s nomination in 2012. Among the participants were U.S. Rep.

Well, this doesn’t look too good, does it? A recent lobbyist for Goldman Sachs, Mark Patterson, is in line to become chief of staff to Treasury Secretary

California has announced a new plan to drastically cut greenhouse emissions with sweeping state regulations across almost all industries. The state’s Air

Sen. Ben Nelson, the conservative-leaning Nebraska Democrat, vowed to filibuster health reform legislation if it includes a public health insurance plan, ABC

As if the McCain campaign didn’t have enough to worry about with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s two cringe-inducing interview segments with Katie Couric on the CBS

I just had an English translation of the U.S.-Iraq basing deal -- officially the Agreement Regarding the Temporary Presence in Iraq and its Activities and

Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia released a survey of 44 economic forecasters. The forecasters -- all economists in the private sector -- see a