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Wondering what’s behind those recent jobless recovery numbers? 1. Fortune 500 companies tripled their profits to $391 billion in 2009. 2. They also

COMBAT OUTPOST ZORMAT, Afghanistan -- This just in from the Pentagon. That troop boost, totaling 5,700 soldiers, is on its way to Afghanistan in the fall: The

The Natural Resources Defense Council took out a two-page advertisement in a local newspaper in Martha’s Vineyard, where President Obama arrived today for a

American Crossroads, the right wing outside spending organization affiliated with Karl Rove, isn’t just spending a lot of money -- it’s doing so in increasingly

President Obama called for speedy passage of a scaled-back energy and oil spill response bill during remarks at the White House today, while also renewing his

Speaking in Jackson Hole, Wyo., this morning, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke mentioned a number of further steps the central bank could take to

As expected, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper did push President Obama for a quick decision to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry tar sands crude from Alberta, Canada to the the Gulf Coast of the United States, during their meeting Friday.

House Democrats expressed discontent today with what they called Republican irresponsibility in passing a bill that reinstates tax breaks for bull semen, among other agricultural products. The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee Friday. Democrats argued in a press release that bills with General Fund impacts are not traditionally considered by the committee until after the budget is passed.

Earlier this week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a series of Pentagon spending cuts, designed to trim the military’s budget by $100 billion over five

A conservative group plans to spend at least $1 million to help Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina win over California’s Latino voters this fall.

Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, who’s reportedly been pondering a challenge to Michael Steele as chair of the Republican National Committee, has canceled

Who cares about saving the government money when you can attack a Democratic senator for campaign donations?

Check out Rachel Maddow going hard on Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) for publicly revealing that the U.S. intelligence community is intercepting the

Initial claims for unemployment insurance climbed to a nine-month high last week, the Department of Labor said today. Economists had expected claims to drop

Apparently Robert Gibbs wasn’t playing. After the House Armed Services Committee expressly forbade the Defense Department from spending any money to purchase

First there was Talisman Energy’s “Joe Camel” moment with Terry the Fracking Dinosaur – a clumsy oil and gas industry attempt to win young hearts and minds over to hydraulic fracturing. Now come revelations of actual psychological operations aimed at breaking adult resistance to fracking.

That’s what Robert Gibbs suggested in his press conference today when asked about the House Armed Services Committee’s move to block the Defense Department from

A judge in Wisconsin has applied a temporary restraining order against the state’s new, now infamous law that curbs collective bargaining rights for public

With Congress not expected to pass a climate change bill this year, industry groups see EPA as their new target.

Today, the House approved the Small Business Jobs Act, a deficit-neutral act to help small businesses grow, access credit, and hire new workers, 237 to 187. The

Gov. Rick Scott (left) with Florida Senate President-Designate Don Gaetz, R-Destin (Pic via flgov.com) A federal judge will hear arguments for and against the state’s controversial new law requiring welfare applicants to be drug tested. The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of Luis Lebron over the constitutionality of the law. Lebron is a 35-year old Orlando resident, Navy veteran, full-time student and single father

In Maine, public interest groups in favor of the DISCLOSE Act are cranking up the pressure this morning on GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe: Watchdog