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With the election drawing near, President Obama is drawing on the concerns of campaign finance reformers in hopes of riling the Democratic base. Last night at a

Congressional Republicans need to “take Medicare off the table” and deal directly with the nation’s debt-ceiling, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) said Friday

GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann , a Minnesota Congresswoman, has launched her third television ad in Iowa in her attempt to secure the GOP presidential nomination, and continuing her outreach to Iowans as the Ames Straw Poll awaits next weekend.

There’s no indication that it’s anything more than a mild fall, but Politico reports that ambulances and fire trucks were dispatched this morning to the home of

The stock market saves Ben Bernanke’s job. Michael Steele delivers a mixed message on Medicare. Liberal groups spend seven figures on cap-and-trade attack

On the surface, Chicago has gone through a number of changes in the past year -- a new mayor, a renamed Sears Tower and a fresh coat of paint for the coming

It’s been a good week for Obama. The GOP stands to gain from the race debate but lose from birtherism. Matt Yglesias thinks we don’t need more

At our sister site, The Michigan Messenger, Eartha Jane Melzer has an eye-opening piece about what could be the Republican Party’s plans to target its latest

The Texas House approved Friday an amendment to state budget bill House Bill 1 that restores funding -- albeit at a reduced level -- for a program that pays

A controversial federal law designed to keep illegal immigrants out of Medicaid is still ensnaring U.S. citizens 18 months after it took effect. It has

Two of the most negative and expensive primary battles this cycle are coming to an end tonight in Florida, and our sister site, The Florida Independent, will be

David Dayen reports some big news on the foreclosure fraud scandal: has filed a lawsuit in Lucas County (Toledo) Common Pleas Court against GMAC Mortgage and

Minnesota’s unemployment rate remained at 7.2 percent, slightly less than the nation’s average of 9.1 percent, according to data released by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Thursday.

The White House announced Tuesday that President Barack Obama was throwing his support behind legislation which would effectively kill the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) would repeal all three sections of DOMA — which federally defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman — including section 1, which is the name; section 2, which instructs states not to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states; and section 3, which prohibits the federal government from recognizing legally performed same-sex marriages. Change.org quotes White House spokesman Shin Inouye on Obama’s endorsement of the legislation: “The President has long called for a legislative repeal of the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act,” which continues to have a real impact on the lives of real people – our families, friends and neighbors,” Inouye said.

The Charleston Daily Mail reports today that the West Virginia board charged with investing the state’s pension money will not join nine other states in

Nice catch by Andrea Nill -- Queen’s Medical Center, where Rush Limbaugh is being treated after experiencing chest pains yesterday, happens to be a crucial

The $600 million border security funding bill passed by the Senate last week could hit a roadblock in the House, The New York Times reports. The bill, which was

Interesting new development in the shadowy world of 501(c)(4) spending. Forbes is reporting that a Los Angeles tax lawyer is advising clients that their

The Lowe’s logo (Pic via melissabargains.com ) In response to the company’s recent decision to pull ads from the TLC reality series All-American Muslim , Detroit-area faith leaders will hold a demonstration outside a Michigan branch of home improvement chain Lowe’s on Saturday. Lowe’s pulled its advertising from the show after the Florida Family Association complained that it depicted American Muslims “as ordinary folks just like you and me.” The group said the show is nothing more than “propaganda clearly designed to counter legitimate and present-day concerns about many Muslims who are advancing Islamic fundamentalism and Sharia law.” At least 60 companies have acceded to the group’s demands, but Lowe’s has born the brunt of most of the scrutiny — likely because of a public comment issued shortly after the ad pulls were announced.

Support for the review of deportation cases announced last week by the Department of Homeland Security has earned the support of progressive organizations, and even some conservatives. # Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, a Republican, said in a conference call hosted by the National Immigration Forum today that he applauds Homeland Security’s decision to use prosecutorial discretion in immigration deportation to focus resources on “people who are here to violate our laws in felonious ways.” # Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, said during the conference that he applauds the measures, calling the decision to review cases “a Christian decision to protect the innocent.” # “The cook at Arby’s with three children was deported with the drug dealer, that was wrong,” Rodriguez said.

In a short conversation after his speech -- which was taped by a film crew that was hovering around us -- Andrew Breitbart chided me for asking Giles about the