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His political career looked dead after his humiliating 2006 campaign for lieutenant governor of Georgia -- he lost the primary by 14 points, dogged by his ties

Two weeks after a deadline for local police departments to count their untested rape kits and report back to the state, fewer than five percent of the agencies

In case there were any lingering doubts as to just how Kafkaesque the U.S. detention policy for Guantanamo Bay prisoners has become, the latest chapter in the

Interviews with Republican House candidates likely to win their elections next month reveal a wide array of ideas, but few specifics or substantial cuts.

Panetta’s approach to the future of intelligence will have far-reaching implications for U.S. national security, the rule of law, and global human rights. Here’s a guide to what to watch for in his answers.

In state legislatures across the country, 916 measures were introduced through March 31 that in some way restricted abortion rights, according to the Guttmacher

“Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.” -- George Bernard Shaw At The Minnesota Independent, TWI’s sister

The state’s second largest power provider – Tri-State Generation and Transmission – has an all-of-the-above approach to energy resources, but that doesn’t mean its interest in a coal plant expansion in Kansas is meant to transform the Westminster-based company into a larger regional power wholesaler. “We serve 44 co-ops in four states over 200,000 square miles,” Tri-State spokesman Jim Van Someren said Thursday

William Kristol, founder and editor of the Weekly Standard, says that he’s been told U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is reconsidering his decision not to be a Republican candidate in the 2012 presidential race

With conservatives screaming from the rafters about the elimination of a business tax deduction for retiree benefits in the Democrats’ health reform law, The

In Iowa, the steady stream of potential 2012 presidential candidates has already become almost commonplace.

Conservation groups deeply involved in the resource acquisition planning process for Westminster-based Tri-State Generation and Transmission say they’re very concerned the state’s second largest power supplier behind only Xcel Energy is planning to build an 895-megawatt conventional, coal-fired power plant just across the state line in Holcomb, Kan.

DES MOINES — Sheriff’s Office officials in Decatur County are still mum on suspects in a home invasion that happened Saturday night at U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell ’s (D-Iowa) farm, but the Sheriff said law enforcement has a “direction we’re heading in.” The attack happened around 10:30 p.m., as Boswell was getting ready for bed.

State Sen. Alan Hayes, R-Umatilla (Pic by Senator Hays, via flsenate.gov) Florida Reps. Luis Garcia , D-Miami, and Janet Cruz, D-Tampa, today sharply criticized comments made by state Sen. Alan Hays , R-Umatilla, about Florida Hispanics on Tuesday. In a letter, Garcia writes: “It is with great disappointment that I write to you regarding the recent public remarks made at the Senate Redistricting Committee Meeting concerning Florida’s Hispanic community.” The Miami Herald reports that Hays said during Tuesday’s reapportionment committee meeting: Before we design a district anywhere in the state of Florida for Hispanic voters, we need to ascertain that they are citizens of the United States

House Minority Leader John Boehner has always been enthusiastic about the GOP’s chances for victory in November. In an April interview on NPR’s Morning Edition,

LA CROSSE, Wisc.- Speaking to a rally on Main Street here, Sen. Barack Obama touted a rescue plan to help workers, homeowners and taxpayers on Main Streets

The plot lines in the battle for control of the soul of the Republican Party just got thicker today with the announcement by transition chair Rep. Greg Walden