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FBI documents released today reveal the bureau had been gathering background information on the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s (D-Mass.) pre-Senate dealings with

On late Tuesday, a Sarah Palin retweet with favorable words for Delaware GOP Senate primary candidate Christine O’Donnell provoked a controversy: was a

So much for consistency in the application of the executive order on lobbying. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) just sent out this statement lifting his hold on

On Florida’s northwest coast, the beaches are clear and the water clean, yet tourists are canceling vacations in droves, CNN Money reports. BP has capped the

The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board will vote Tuesday to update its rules governing disclosure during a ballot campaign. Open government advocates are concerned the ruling could open loopholes just as the state nears the 2012 vote to constitutionally ban gay marriage, a campaign that is expected to draw millions of dollars in outside spending to the state. The campaign board is proposing changes to its recently released guidance documents.

When the talk of health care reform was generic -- and therefore unthreatening -- the insurance lobby joined a number of other powerful voices in the health

The Michigan Senate voted on Tuesday to repeal the state law requiring those who ride motorcycles to wear a helmet while doing so. The vote was 25-14. The bill now moves to the House for consideration

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, appearing today before the congressional bailout oversight panel, repeatedly emphasized the importance of transparency to the

In the week after his arrest in New Orleans, James O’Keefe had to pull out of a speech on journalism in San Francisco. But it seems like the worst is behind him

Following a meeting yesterday with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said he will continue efforts to investigate the

Peter Bergen asks a great question: Since we’re seeing movement toward Karzai-Taliban negotiations, what kind of negotiations should there be? Should

I’ve been keeping an eye on an idea that seemed to be gaining traction a week ago: suspending the payroll tax to stimulate the economy. The latest entries, from

Well, we knew things were bad for newspapers these days, but this is a really sad sign: The Philadelphia Inquirer has hired John Yoo -- the notorious former

Last-ditch efforts to provide more protection for women in the six abortion-restriction bills discussed today during House floor action failed yesterday. # About a dozen amendments were introduced by Democratic representatives yesterday.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) took to the Senate floor on Thursday and talked about the implications of Congress’ cave to the banks on his mortgage cramdown

TOLEDO, Ohio -- The McCain camp has pushed back hard on the notion that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is operating independently from the senator’s campaign -- or, in

Sen. John McCain, as everyone knows, loves to say that he has never once, in his whole career, requested nor received a single earmark or pork-barrel project

Benton Harbor Emergency Manager Joe Harris said last night that 90 percent of the local citizens believe that he is the “angel of common sense” though he acknowledged that no poll has been taken. Earlier this month Harris used new powers granted under Public Act 4 — the Emergency Manager law — to remove all decision making power from Benton Harbor’s elected officials.