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Right now, it’s looking very much like Judith McHale, former president of the Discovery Channel, will be the next undersecretary for public diplomacy. What’s

A victim of the ongoing federal budget battle, U.S.

This morning, President Obama named three people to the board of the Federal Reserve: Janet Yellen to be vice chairman, and Peter Diamond and Sarah Bloom Raskin

Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District, which encompasses the wealthy suburbs west of Minneapolis, should be competitive. Political strategists have often rated the district a tossup, but Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen has managed to keep the district in Republican hands following the 2008 retirement of moderate Rep.

From the Senate majority leader, following President Obama’s meeting this afternoon with congressional leaders of both parties: We had a very productive

Democrats and Republicans can each claim some victories in last month’s fundraising race -- the Democrats’ national and Senate campaign committees outraised

Led by chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the Senate Finance Committee has just released its highly anticipated Gang of Six compromise health care reform bill.

Remember how the Justice Department was supposed to declassify the 2004 CIA inspector general’s report on the enhanced interrogation program today? Not going

Results of a poll commissioned by NPR to analyze 60 House districts that elected Democrats and 10 districts that elected Republicans in 2008 look troubling for

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In an effort to maintain a cap on carbon -- even a significantly scaled-down one -- in energy and climate legislation, environmentalists are working with

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who thinks trying Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in civilian court is a terrible, terrible mistake, takes Director of National

One of the most vigorous proponents of passing legislation this year to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who

The bill, which overhauls the regulation of everything from the biggest banks to the derivatives used by farmers, passed 60-39. President Obama is expected to sign it into law next week.

Two weeks ago, a Pentagon official thought aloud to me about how the defense industry would resist President Obama’s attempts at procurement and acquisition

The Washington Post has an interesting story today on so-called advocacy-for-hire, in which, the Post says, ideological groups wage stealth messaging

Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign unveiled a new plank of its health-care policy on Friday. They outlined a plan to fight cancer, double funding for cancer research

Gershon Shafir has a really perceptive post at the group-blog adjunct to Informed Comment asking what happens in Gaza as the Israeli bombing progresses past its

Via Nate Silver, I’m just now seeing the full crosstabs of a 10/1 Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll. Looking it over, it’s tough to see how a straight-up

Michael Goldfarb writes: Is it possible that the Iraqi election experience had something to do with Iranian expectations of an election? If critics of the

Although a good number of (non-congressional) budget hawks are urging more federal spending to address the jobs crisis, not everyone is on board. Martin

Stephen Colbert went off testimony -- way off -- today when he testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee’s immigration subcommittee. His written