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A district court Judge in Ohio yesterday rejected a lawsuit from the Susan B. Anthony List, which argued an Ohio elections law prohibiting false claims was

A poll released by Quinnipiac University on Tuesday shows that New York voters support a law passed on Friday that legalized same-sex marriage in that state.

At The Minnesota Independent, Andy Birkey flags the always-entertaining Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-Minn.) appearance on Fox News’ Hannity last night. During

After I wrote my earlier posts about how the National Rifle Association opposes the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court and explaining the

The New York Times, again with the scoop: The Chinese government abruptly ended on Thursday its unannounced embargo of exports of crucial strategic minerals to

A new Political Action Committee, Michigan Citizens United, has officially begun the process of recalling Gov.

The stimulus package ushers in new contracting oversight, but neglects to fully protect the whistleblowers at the front lines of reform.

At a conference on leadership in counterinsurgency at the National Press Club sponsored by Marine Corps University, Eliot Cohen, the respected Johns Hopkins

The conservative GOP representative from California, who probably did more to arm the Mujahideen than anyone else in Congress, appeared on MSNBC’s The Ed Show

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the controversial America’s toughest sheriff who pushed for SB 1070 and parades inmates around in pink, faces another scandal: His office

A Canadian company hoping to revive the long-dormant uranium mining hotbed of southwestern Colorado is touting an economic report prepared for Montrose County showing world uranium demand is expected to double in the coming year, according to the Telluride Daily Planet . But opponents of Energy Fuels’ proposed Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill – what would be the nation’s first new processing facility in nearly three decades if it’s ever built – don’t put much stock in the new economic report produced for Montrose County by Economic & Planning Systems, Inc .

One week after a coalition of minority and voting rights groups asked the U.S. Department of Justice to block Texas’ new voter ID law, federal officials asked

I guess there must be a bright side for somebody in any economic downturn, and top bankruptcy lawyers seem to have found it. As hard times hit more businesses,

Asked at the George Washington University forum about whether the Obama administration was effectively undermining the Iranian opposition by negotiating with

Looks like Patrick Cockburn’s story caused a lot of shpilkis in Baghdad. Amb. Crocker is trying to knock it down: The United States is not seeking permanent

At the risk of sounding obsessive, look at how the National Security Strategy entrenches indefinite detention without charge. The increased risk of terrorism

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- During today’s rally at the University of Maryland, President Obama tailored his health care message to appeal to a younger crowd that has

As House Democrats head home to their districts, they won’t be alone. Leadership has supplied them with four pocket cards to help them stay on message: The

In a new twist to the Colorado GOP gubernatorial primary taking place on August 10, an outside group funded by Democrats and Democratic supporters has booked