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Today is Timothy Geithner’s turn in the spotlight, as his confirmation hearings to become treasury secretary begin. The New York Times asks economists and other

This, via Andrew Exum of CNAS, has to be seen to be believed. A Tennessee TV news report portrays an entire Muslim community in the state as a possible

Reid Wilson has the details of a National Journal interview with Newt Gingrich in which the former speaker of the House -- resigning 12 years ago, Democrats

This was a striking moment from the Social Security breakout session of the fiscal responsibility summit. Amy Goldstein reports that Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio),

Per my earlier post explaining the growing crisis of vacant homes piling up around the country, here’s one of the best explanations for why we should be alarmed

When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told Bloomberg today that “it’s absolutely essential that we come out of this year with a substantial

Nezar Hamze, executive director of the South Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, has applied to become a member of the Broward Republican Executive Committee and to create a Muslim Republican Club. According to the conservative blog Shark Tank : “The Republican Party is close to reading on to its local Broward Republican rolls a new Muslim member, as Nezar Hamze, the controversial Florida director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), has submitted his formal application to become a member of the Broward Republican Executive Committee (BREC).” CAIR’s ”mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.” “This is my personal political view,” Hamze tells The Florida Independent about his desire to join the GOP cause. “CAIR is a nonprofit.

A trusting Congress might be setting itself up to be burned again.

Should the U.S. House GOP proposal to cut family-planning funding, as laid out in the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, or HR 1, pass,

Christine O’Donnell’s campaign might start off down in the polls against Democrat Chris Coons in Delaware’s Senate race, but as of this afternoon she’s no

The U.S. Interior Department announced Tuesday new protections for scientific researchers, and the work they produce, from political pressure and manipulation.

Any hopes for a picture-perfect ending to the 2011 legislative session were dashed some time around 11 p.m. on Friday, when Gov

Cherilyn Eagar, a conservative activist running an aggressive primary campaign against Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah), announces an endorsement that might not have

Hoping to nullify the Supreme Court’s recent decision freeing corporations to spend infinitely on federal elections, Reps. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) and John

A majority of states which allow ballot initiatives received a failing grade on fairness and transparency in the initiative process, according to a new report

Former governor and presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty will not challenge Sen. Amy Klobuchar in 2012, the Associated Press reports . Republican Party of Minnesota chair Tony Sutton had suggested that Pawlenty take on Klobuchar following his exit from the presidential race on Sunday

Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline have revealed the contents of emails between State Department officials and TransCanada, which owns the proposed pipeline, and say they indicate a cozy and unethical relationship. Friends of the Earth filed a federal lawsuit after the State Department denied their Freedom of Information Act request for emails that went back and forth between that agency and Paul Elliott, a former deputy campaign manager for Sec

I’m one of the only people Barack Obama is helping, other than gravediggers. - Erick Erickson, managing editor of RedState.com, speaking at RightOnline.

This morning, Kevin Drum flagged the UCLA Anderson Forecast, a quarterly release on national and California economic conditions. Ed Leamer, the head of the

BOSTON -- That, via Alex Isenstadt and Josh Kraushaar, is the number that defined the Massachusetts Senate race more than anything else. From the primary