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Liz Cheney, the most prominent Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State For Near Eastern Affairs in American history, spoke at this weekend’s RedState

House Republicans, led by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), are holding a hearing on ACORN on the Hill now, and TWI’s Dave Weigel is on the scene, filing live

Since 2006, the Food and Drug Administration has ignored its own internal regulation and stopped requiring manufacturers of medical devices – such as

The ballots are still out, but Saul Anuzis staffers are assuming that Michael Steele will win. Their 20 holdouts in the last round were mainly northeastern

The results of the fourth ballot: Katon Dawson - 62 Michael Steele - 60 Saul Anuzis - 31 Ken Blackwell - 15 Dawson’s people broke out into cheers: They

As I clicked publish on Art’s TV-pushes-the-vaccines-autism-line post a minute ago, I noticed CNN was airing a press conference held by parents of an autistic

A Philadelphia man named Norman Leboon has been arrested after recording a YouTube message threatening Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who has accused Democrats of

Updated April 14 at 12:08 p.m. EST with a correction to a quote that was previously misattributed. Updated at 11:00 p.m. EST with a video clip of Ryan Sorba

Minnesota’s two potential presidential candidates have weighed in on President Barack Obama’s decision to halt his administration’s defense of the federal ban on same-sex marriage . Obama’s office says part of the law may be unconstitutional, but Tim Pawenty said he was “disappointed” by the news and Rep

As the bulk of CPAC attendees filed into the Marriott Ballroom for speeches by Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.), Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) and Rep. Mike Pence

In a letter to oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg , the U.S.

Mayor Michael Hancock today issued the following statement regarding the arrest of at least 24 people in Lincoln Park this morning: As Mayor of this great city, I strongly believe in the public’s right to free speech and assembly. As an elected official, it is my responsibility to balance the First Amendment with concerns for public safety and public health

A funny thing is happening on the way to the altar, at least in New York. The bulk of the money to finance a campaign to legalize gay marriage in the state is coming from conservative wealthy Republicans

The Florida Education Association logo (Pic via candidateblogs.orlandosentinel.com) The Florida Eduaction Association filed a lawsuit in Tallahassee today, challenging the constitutinality of Senate Bill 736 , approved by the state Legislature and signed by Gov. Rick Scott in March. Andy Ford, president of the Florida Eduaction Association — Florida’s largest association of professional employees, with more than 140,000 members — said during a conference call Wednesday that the bill “is unconstitutional because it denies teachers their right to effective collective bargaining on wages and terms and conditions of employment.” Ford added that the “law changes wages, employment contracts, performance evaluations, promotions and workforce reduction provisions that have been previoulsy negotiated between teachers and local school districts.” Ford said the changes swept away the right of employees to negotiate their wages and the terms of their employment, protected by the Florida constitution

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We are praying God will visit us in a unique way, said Liberty University dean Matthew Staver Friday night as he explained the goals of this year’s The

The National League of Cities, a nonprofit that represents 19,000 towns and cities with a combined population of 220 million, released a report indicating

After my wrap-up piece on the defense budget was published, Lockheed Martin’s spokesman for the F-22 Raptor program, Rob Fuller, got back to me with a statement

At today’s House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on military commissions, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), apparently under the impression that a debate about the

While President Obama’s Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy review gets underway in earnest, several Afghan ministers are on their way to Washington for meetings with