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Environmentalists have never been too keen about President Obama’s support for nuclear power and natural gas. But those positions got less attention amid the

TIME Magazine has deemed Planned Parenthood Federation of America president Cecile Richards one of this year’s 100 most influential people in the world.

A recently released convict describes how the foreclosure crisis changed the economy in prison: lack market prices were suddenly going through the roof. The

Proposed reforms to Texas universities have sparked criticism from a Republican party bigwig, who also is one of the University of Texas’ largest donors, as

Earlier this week, Legistorm discovered that the House Clerk’s Office had posted lawmakers’ latest financial disclosure forms -- scheduled for release Friday --

Michigan assesses severance tax when companies remove natural gas and oil and some state officials say operators of high-grade metallic mines should also be charged for removing minerals from the ground.

I raised that question on Monday, talking with conservative health experts who think Republicans are fooling themselves if they think they’ll be able to roll

Tonight, a bill to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits for the long-term unemployed failed in the Senate, 58 to 38. The vote was technically only one

Depending on what side of the political fence you sit on, Van Jones is either a savior or a demon, a visionary or a left-wing radical tied to communism and

Democratic candidate Martha Coakley’s Senate campaign in Massachusetts has given up every news cycle this week to a self-inflicted blunder -- a fact the

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), who promised in February to scrutinize the Obama budget proposal “line by line” for any potential cuts, gave his staff some

The Los Angeles Times earns your readership this morning by running a great piece digging into differing cost estimates between the White House and the Pentagon

The Federal Communicatons Commission on Tuesday approved Comcast’s bid to take a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal. The deal was approved with a series of

It’s been a bad week for the markets and Sen. John McCain. Now, after several days of attacks on McCain’s economic policies and overall competence, the Obama

There are a few telling details about yesterday’s rally against the House’s health care reform bill that got lost in the coverage. The rally was not planned by

On a conference call with reporters Thursday, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine said he would look forward to a midterm election battle centered on the repeal of this

A classic example of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly’s interview style here, as she eggs on Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) to demand the resignation of House Speaker

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“We need a voice on the Supreme Court who remembers and reveres the rights of individuals,” said Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

Last week I wrote about the serious limitations on President Obama’s new policy on the administration’s use of the state secrets privilege to dismiss cases

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) asked about the progress of the civilian surge in Afghanistan, and Ambassador Eikenberry beamed as he answered the question. We’ve