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The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is targeting the senatorial practice of the secret hold, arguing that the Honest

Via Dave Weigel, Tom Tancredo, who is running as the Constitutional Party’s candidate for Colorado governor, has a new ad bashing opponent John Hickenlooper’s

Read this great New York Times piece for a taste of how intractable the difficulties with reconciliation in Iraq are. To fully understand it, let’s imagine that

A community protest against the planned CCA immigrant detention center (Pic courtesy Gail Tyree) Pembroke Pines elected officials confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and residents of Southwest Ranches and Pembroke Pines will meet this Saturday to discuss a proposed immigration detention center.

PajamasTV hasn’t really been in the news since it hired Sam Joe the Plumber Wurzelbacher to report on the war in Gaza, but it’s still kicking. Some of its

Likely 2012 Republican presidential candidate, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty , said Tuesday billionaire Donald Trump needs to stop questioning President Obama ‘s birth location. “I, for one, believe that we should not be raising that issue in the sense that I think President Obama was born in the United States,” Pawlenty said Tuesday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program.

As the foreclosure crisis worsens, renters increasingly have become caught as innocent bystanders, evicted often without notice when their landlord faces foreclosure.

The Supreme Court has denied the right of a Muslim detainee from Pakistan to sue former Attorney General John Ashcroft and former FBI director Robert Mueller,

Yesterday, my friend Reihan Salam and I recorded a Bloggingheads video, where we talked mostly in broad terms about taxes, fairness and economic growth. You can

Prominent author, commentator and PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley has announced that he’s cutting all business ties to Wells Fargo & Co. The move comes in

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s going to be giving her first major speech on the Obama administration’s foreign policy to a domestic audience this

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), a vocal critic of exorbitant executive pay, fears new legislation will give competitive advantage to the biggest banks.

I think Sarah represents the majority values in this country, said Peggy Fallon, pausing for reporters as her father Ron Wolf -- he had been first in line -- did interview after interview.

The Dow might be on the rebound, but there’s little evidence that the fortunes are trickling down to the lowest-income families in the country. Nearly 15

Republicans in Congress have been quick to point to the sometimes-riotous town-hall forums of recent weeks as indication that Americans en masse believe the

Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain, has long played a supportive role on the campaign trail. She frequently introduces him, praises his record and appeals

Politico’s Mike Allen and Jim Vandehei report that the Obama administration is preparing to roll out a new strategy to advance its health care reform goals, and

The list of amendments that Republicans are hoping will derail the health reconciliation bill moving through the Senate this week is an entertaining read, if

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) will face a House ethics trial over allegations that she intervened to encourage the bailout of a bank her husband owned stock in.

State Representative Sal Pace, D-Pueblo, announced today that he will step down as the Democratic leader of the Colorado State House. Pace is running for Congress , aiming to unseat U.S. Rep.

On Day Two of the Minnesota senatorial race recount, incumbent Norm Coleman’s lead shrank to 129 votes, the second straight day that Democratic challenger Al