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During his visit to Washington, Gary Johnson revealed economic policy stances in line with the most conservative elements of the Republican Party, but social stances more popular with the left.

Immigrant rights activists are condemning Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal for appointing Phil Kent, spokesperson for the restrictionist group Americans for Immigration

“It’s time to make tough choices and put politics aside,” Obama said to 70 attendees in a Des Moines backyard chat.

State Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey (Pic via Facebook) State Sen

In a recent interview former Dept. of Natural Resources Director Rebecca Humphries compared the ‘Pure Michigan’ marketing campaign to “putting pretty paint on a house that is structurally unstable.” In an interview with the Center for Michigan’s Bridge Magazine , Humphries, who led the DNR from 2006-2010, predicted that cuts to conservation programs could come back to haunt Michigan

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The ad wars in the 8th Congressional District continued this weekend with the announcement that Americans United for Change plans to spend “five figures” on a television ad campaign targeting four members of the House who voted for Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal. The ad buy targets Rep

This is kind of remarkable. In an interview with ABC’s Top Line, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele pretty overtly sought to align the GOP

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new funding opportunity for community health centers across the country. According to an agency press release : The U.S

State Sen. Nan Rich, D-Sunrise, followed through on her plan to file an amendment that would remove language in Florida’s Medicaid bill that allows Medicaid service providers to opt out of providing family planning services on “moral or religious grounds,” but the amendment failed yesterday during one of the final motions on the bill.

Republican New York Senator James Alesi told rally-goers at the New York State Capitol that he is committed to passing same-sex marriage into law this session.

In yet another case that questions the power of federal courts to rein in the government’s executive branch, the U.S. Circuit Court in Washington, D.C., on

Reps. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Steve Pearce (R-NM) voted against the House resolution authorizing the use of force in Libya, while Rep.

The Obama administration has spent all day talking up the President’s address to Congress, describing it as Reaganesque, as Politico put it. Here are some

At a book signing in downtown Minneapolis on Tuesday, presidential candidate Newt Gingrich found himself covered in glitter.

Former Planned Parenthood clinic director and converted anti-abortion rights activist Abby Johnson has a new credential to add to her post-Planned Parenthood

Last week the Baker County school board unanimously voted to adopt a strict abstinence-only sex eduction program.

On Monday, The New York Times ran a damning story detailing how the nation’s drug makers are hiking their prices ahead of the reform laws winding their way

A sweeping federal law aimed at preventing bailouts, too big to fail and another financial crisis has provoked objections from a variety of Texas governmental

In August 2004, a Defense Dept. panel convened to investigate detainee abuse after the Abu Ghraib scandal issued its much-anticipated report. Interrogation

Last week the Florida Senate passed the “Religious Freedom Act” — a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that would repeal language that bans using public funds to fund religious organizations. Coupled with the state legislature’s efforts to privatize several state services, repeal of such a ban could lead to an increase of religious institutions providing public services — without having to follow many of the rules federal programs must adhere to. # The amendment would remove Article 1 Section 3 of Florida’s Constitution , the Blaine Amendment — a historically bigoted law dating back to the 1800s