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Speaking of what Israelis will allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept from the U.S. and the Palestinians with regard to direct negotiations and a

Today, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission -- the bipartisan panel examining the causes of the financial crisis that plunged the country into recession --

Last night on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Harper’s writer and lawyer Scott Horton made the astonishing -- and very convincing -- argument that,

More than a year ago, Sens. Richard Durbin (D-Ill..) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) asked the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility to

Just as many advocates were hoping, the debate over immigration has begun. Where and when it will end is anybody’s guess. Right after yesterday’s meeting

The federal government might officially be closed, and House Democrats might have canceled votes, but don’t tell Senate leaders that there’s more precipitation

Citigroup is selling new mortgage-backed securities for the first time in two years. The company expects the mortgages to be rated AAA. But, BusinessWeek

The Cook Political Report, calling it one of the toughest we’ve had in a long time, joins the Rothenberg Political report in calling the Coakley-Brown race a

Inspired by the numerous videos that have already been created as a part of the anti-suicide and anti-bullying public awareness campaign “It Gets Better,” federal government employees from the National Parks Service, U.S.

Part 1: Programs like Bush-initiated Hope Now allow government and lending industry to show they are doing something while not doing much

The Federal Reserve released its flow-of-funds report yesterday, and the document shows household net worth has fallen $11.4 trillion from its 2007 bubble-era

A year later, Obama’s popularity is nearly identical to Election Day. Canadians still distrust the United States. HBO will air a documentary tonight on

Daniel Indiviglio at The Atlantic lists five reasons to celebrate President Obama’s renewed commitment to nuclear energy. Let’s take a look at numbers one and

I’ve been leafing through BP’s Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response Plan, which was the subject of a widely read analysis by the Associated Press. Now that the oil

At least according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll, the results of which were released over the weekend. From The Times: The national telephone

John Patrick Bedell, who shot and wounded two police officers near the Pentagon earlier this month, bought at least one of his 9 mm guns at a Nevada gun show,

The Securities and Exchange Commission last month warned oil spill victims who have received money under the Gulf Coast Claims Facility to beware of investment

The new Quinnipiac poll on Pennsylvania’s 2010 U.S. Senate race shows Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) thrashing Republican candidate Pat Toomey, but only narrowly

Commenting on the undisclosed cash that was spent in the 2010 elections and the campaign finance reform battles that lie ahead in Congress, Democracy 21

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is slated to testify next week before the House Energy & Commerce Committee on the role of the Interior Department in the