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Hasn’t the unsung hero in the Rush Limbaugh foofaraw been Politico’s Jonathan Martin? For all the credit Republicans are giving the White House in pushing it

I really can’t foresee a circumstance whereby the Taliban is ever, ever justified in executing a captured U.S. soldier. But then, I’m not military analyst

A bill that aims to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating farm dust addresses an imaginary problem and could choke critical powers from the Clean Air Act, according to opponents. After the House this week passed the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act , H.R

If President Obama orders an additional 30,000 to 40,000 troops to Afghanistan, he will be deploying practically every available U.S. Army brigade to war, leaving few units in reserve in case of an unforeseen emergency and further stressing a force that has seen repeated combat deployments since 2002.

Despite the appalling argumentative tactic of implying that Muslim American soldiers, marines, sailors and airmen are future Nidal Hasans, the Army’s chief of

All day, we’re re-running our favorite blog posts of the last year. This post was originally published on Sept. 11, 2009. Rep. Joe Wilson, the

Congressional Democratic leaders want to give GM, Ford and Chrysler billions of dollars to save them from bankruptcy. But the White House and the GOP are skeptical about throwing more money at an industry that has resisted calls to change. Are car manufacturers too big to fail?

Research finds lawful residents and undocumented immigrants held in inhumane conditions.

The repeal of don’t ask, don’t tell, the U.S. military’s policy of banning openly gay servicemembers, was signed into law late last year. Nevertheless, Rep.

Wow. Senior defense and intelligence officials said Iranian-backed insurgents intercepted the video feeds by taking advantage of an unprotected communications

Sara Rosenbaum, health policy expert at George Washington University, today released her take on the Ben Nelson abortion restrictions found in the Senate’s

Congress has until Friday at midnight to pass 12 appropriations bills for fiscal year 2012, as well as stopgap spending legislation to keep the government

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Joseph Farah, who’s edited the conservative WorldNetDaily.com since its founding in 1997, is swinging back at an ad hoc campaign led by conservative blogger Jon

Four Senate Democrats have called for EPA administrator Stephen Johnson to resign. Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer

At a mid-day press conference on Capitol Hill, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) launched a Declaration of Health Care Independence

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla

Governor Lincoln Chaffee of Rhode Island and Governor Christine Gregoire of Washington have petitioned the federal government to change the schedule of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, a move they claim will remove the conflict between federal drug laws and state laws that allow the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries. Colorado will file its own request before the end of the year. Shortly after filing the petition, Governor Peter Shumlin of Vermont signed on as well.

Via Patrick Appel at Andrew Sullivan’s place, defense theorist Thomas P.M. Barnett, or perhaps his colleague Sean Meade (it’s unclear who wrote this, exactly)

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan told Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) this afternoon that she believes the death penalty is now settled law and that she has