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As a White House press briefing on the New START nuclear-reductions treaty with Russia gets underway, here’s a factsheet the White House sent out about what

Just released by the Department of Justice. He’s calling it a Preliminary Review into the interrogation of certain detainees. Notice that Holder did not

ANCHORAGE -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is seen as a reformer in a state rife with political scandal, and the vice presidential candidate may have her own set of problems.

Moving ahead with something that political wags had expected for months, the Club for Growth is backing Marco Rubio against Gov. Charlie Crist (R-Fla.) in the

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- As Sen. John McCain’s motorcade arrived for a rally at Cape Fear Community College, this sign, featuring a photo of Osama bin Laden in

According to a new report, Florida ranks 44th in the U.S. for long-term care.

Ever since the Bear Stearns bailout, the Fed’s opening of its discount window to investment banks, and the rethinking of Alan Greenspan’s legacy, there’s

The liberal group -- which recently campaigned for liberal Democratic senators to kill a health care bill that didn’t include a public option -- is asking its

The youth-focused anti-abortion rights group Students for Life of America (SFLA) recently announced its upcoming annual national conference with a theme of

A measure requiring needy recipients of temporary cash assistance with a history of drug offenses to be screened for narcotic use at their own expense cleared a Florida House health care panel Wednesday. # Under the measure, backed by state Rep

Democratic leaders will continue to support the 2010 reelection of Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.), Congress’ newest Democrat, despite yesterday’s news that Rep. Joe

While Google and Facebook launch salvos at each other publicly, in the less conspicuous chambers of the California legislature, they worked side by side to nix

Many thanks to Laura for covering the cliff dive of the markets while I couldn’t. I’m back now, and it’s fair to say the reactions to the House’s failure to

The current effort by U.S. House Republicans to remove funding for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers has been well documented. But the so-called

Sen. Barack Obama may have the elite liberal media in his corner, but Sen. John McCain has got one heavyweight on his side: President George W. Bush. In one

One of the major complaints against immigration -- both legal and illegal -- is that non-Americans take jobs that could be occupied by citizens during a time of

As Greg Sargent first reported, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) will preside over a hearing on presidential czars in his Committee on Homeland Security and

When Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) meets on Capitol Hill today with Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, the big question will be whether

Fannie Mae, the ailing government-sponsored entity that buys mortgages on the secondary market, has bumped up penalties for strategic defaulters. Now, it will

Pic by samantha celera, via Flickr The Associated Press is reporting that the latest teacher embroiled in possible legal troubles with Florida’s new voting law is calling the measure “crazy.” The teacher could face a $1,000 fine for not mailing her students’ voter registration applications on time. The AP reports : Dawn Quarles says there’s no way she could have gotten them mailed to the Supervisor of Elections office in time.

Speaking on a Massachusetts local television news broadcast, Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) indicated that he’s leaning towards voting yes on financial regulatory

National church-state separation and LGBT-rights organizations are pushing back in response to Gov. Rick Perry’s recent, very public call for prayer and