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One more point about the Rasmussen poll that’s refocused some attention on Massachusetts. On Nov. 24, 2009, Rasmussen did the last big poll on the Democratic

DES MOINES — Lyndsay Harshman grew up in a small southern Iowa town that had no pediatrician. In May she’ll graduate from medical school to go into pediatrics while balancing $135,000 in student debt.

When the Office of Thrift Supervision failed to notice a meth addict was mortgage supervisor at Washington Mutual, its days might have appeared numbered. But thanks to insurance firms looking to pick up government bailout money, it could rise again.

This morning, President Barack Obama addressed today’s positive jobs report and indicated that while the recovery is real, it remains fragile. In the statement,

The White House pushed back a little bit on the czars story today, with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs pointing out how, in the past, Republicans like Sen.

Police in the small town of Williamston — located about 20 miles east of Lansing — are investigating an alleged incident of cyber-bullying against a 13-year-old middle school student.

The upcoming re-argument of the case of Citizens United v. FEC, challenging corporate contributions to the financing of Hillary: The Movie, is raising some

A scheduled McCain campaign fund-raiser in Atlanta next week is raising questions about Sen. John McCain’s commitment to cleaning up Washington. Ralph Reed, one

Pic via dbmathews.com The waiting list to enroll in Florida’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program grew to more than 1,070 people by last Thursday, according to the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors. AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, known as ADAP, are a nationwide payer of last resort for people who cannot afford their HIV/AIDS medications

The national oil spill commission released today four reports written by commission staff assessing the government’s response to the Gulf oil spill. The reports

Lawmakers have a choice: let the foreclosure grind on for perhaps years, at the expense of millions of homeowners, or take the crisis head on.

The saga of the Pat Buchanan and Tom Tancredo employee who pleaded guilty to a hate crime is over, for now. At about 10 am on July 8th, in the District of

When is this ever going to end? Conservative lawmakers are seizing on ACORN’s troubles to once again go after the Community Reinvestment Act, an anti-redlining

From the counter-intuitive file: Yesterday, the Democratic National Committee launched a new campaign called Exxon-McCain ’08, seeking to paint Sen. John McCain

Despite his apparent disagreement with her on a range of issues, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is emerging as one of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s

Everyone’s going to be focusing on President Obama’s remarks on the economy at his first White House press conference, but CNN’s Ed Henry got in a question

Roll Call reports: Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) announced Monday that he plans to introduce legislation to repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t

A newly proposed spending bill from U.S. House Republicans would dramatically cut funding for comprehensive sex education and increase spending on abstinence-only education programs

Today, the Center for Responsive Politics and Public Citizen jointly released a mammoth report on the small army of former federal employees lobbying on

At the beginning of the month, with very little fanfare, Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas), a freshman member who holds Tom DeLay’s old seat, introduced H. Res 809 to

Controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio will head to New Hampshire Sunday to headline the Nashua Republican City Committee lunch, fueling speculation that he

Speculation about whether Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who officially lost the Republican Senate primary to challenger Joe Miller last week, will run as an