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Amy Tarkanian, chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party, has announced that her state’s first-in-the-west 2012 presidential nomination caucuses will be held Jan. 14. “I’m extremely pleased to finally have a firm date for a caucus that will greatly improve Nevada’s standing and relevance in terms of national politics,” Tarkanian said.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s promise to add the DREAM Act to the defense authorization bill is good news for immigration reform advocates, but some

Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey, explaining how he can defeat Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.): Reagan carried this state twice. I don’t think this state has

Are you good looking enough to be in MTV’s audience for the Obama town hall? An anti-abortion group runs ads against the wrong Salazar brother. Don’t

Barring the results of a fraud commission’s recount of 10 percent of the ballots in the Afghanistan election, Hamid Karzai’s victory has been tallied at 54

As Congress continues to negotiate unemployment benefits legislation, Bloomberg has a story this week noting what few others have: that the so-called extension

The Department of Justice filed its hotly anticipated suit against Arizona’s immigration law today, after months of criticism of the law from the White House

A Twin Cities event hosted this spring by the American Legislative Exchange Council ( ALEC ) likely violated a 16-year old ruling by the Minnesota campaign finance board.

An obscure branch of the federal government responsible for distributing millions of tax dollars to religious organizations is drawing criticism for poor oversight over how federal grant money is spent and an overall lack of transparency. Good-government advocates warn that without rigorous transparency, the likelihood for corruption, ethics violations and unconstitutional spending of tax dollars is high.

Like Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Alabama and South Carolina, Utah has passed an immigration enforcement law requiring police to check the immigration status of

A bill that would drastically alter the allocation of funds made from Florida’s “Choose Life” plates cleared the Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee yesterday, in an 11-4 vote.

Legendary country musician and well-known marijuana smoker Willie Nelson and his Teapot Party have endorsed Gary Johnson for president.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner got an earful last week from House Democrats wary of the White House proposal to pay for government rescues of Wall Street firms

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Iraq War veteran and former staffer for Sen. Al Franken, Daniel Fanning, announced on Tuesday that he’s adding his name to the growing list of candidates vying for the DFL nomination to take on Rep. Chip Cravaack in 2012.

When last I heard from Gen. David McKiernan, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, it was early October and he was only grudgingly in favor of supporting

For a moment we saw him -- the real John McCain. It was at a town-hall meeting Friday. A McCain supporter rose and declared that he was frightened by the

El Paso County Democrats joined members of the Colorado Springs LGBT community for a news conference on the steps of Colorado Springs City Hall Monday afternoon to condemn recent hate crimes in the city. According to police reports, on July 3, two male and one female dancer at a local gay night club, along with one male and one female security guard were at a fast-food restaurant at 3 a.m.

Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) today blasted the Obama administration, as well as some of her colleagues in the House and Senate, for including a provision in

It’s the Persian New Year, Nowruz, and President Obama recorded a video message to the Iranian people, intended to indicate respect for their cultural heritage.

Some questions have come up regarding our story from this morning on yesterday’s House Financial Services subcommittee hearing examining credit card reform. The