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The changing demographics of the United States suggest that there would be a lot of support for comprehensive immigration reform that includes legalization of

Yet another turn in the GOP presidential campaign strategy. Could this tactic finally seal the deal?

A state lawmaker in Michigan is planning to introduce a bill to lift a cap on liability from oil spills from pipelines, legislation that mirrors similar

Earlier today, the Senate also approved -- by an overwhelming 90 to 9 margin -- a bipartisan amendment allowing the Federal Reserve to continue to supervise

While Wall Street’s still occupied by protestors railing against financial policies that help only the rich — and spin-off protests are getting set for cities

As long as Republicans are citing (and regularly talking to) former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich as the role model for their comeback, it’s worth scanning

The gap between the wealth possessed by white and black families grew more than four times larger between 1984 and 2007 -- and federal policy is only

A head-spinning series of tweets from the host of Morning Joe.

With Chinese premier Hu Jintao’s arrival in Washington on Wednesday, energy will be a priority point as the two heads of state meet – and may well herald

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously that to convict an individual for identity theft, the defendant must have known that he was using the identity of

What drives Obama’s approval ratings? It’s the economy, stupid. Reid makes concessions to Landrieu and Nelson to win their support for Saturday’s health

It’s been about a month since Adm. Michael Mullen conceded that a Defense Department initiative to expand so-called dwell time between Army deployments would

If you want to read a scathing attack on the F-22 fighter jet, make sure to check out this piece at DODBuzz, co-written by retired Air Force Col. Robert Dilger

Emmett Township Public Safety officials confirm that firefighters from the department have investigated 9-1-1 reports that there was a heavy odor of oil near the Ceresco dam.

Greg Sargent mines a Washington Post piece to discover that the Obama administration is looking to declassify a 2004 CIA inspector general’s report that laid

Count this one as a partial victory for SB 1070 opponents: Arizona’s new immigration law will go into effect tomorrow, but without some of its contested

With the bankruptcy of Lehman Bros. and the Bank of America takeover of Merrill Lynch roiling Wall Street, Sen. John McCain attempted to reassure voters about

Take a look at this Washington Post piece about a measure of optimism emerging from the Obama administration about Pakistan. Discount the happy talk --

It’s now or never for health care reform. Angry liberals on Twitter blame Reid and Senate Democrats for health reform’s shortcomings. But they’d still be

Three more down, 226 to go: Berlusconi says Italy will take a trio of Gitmo detainees. Faced with an economic crisis, unrest in the Middle East and a thicket