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The Federal Trade Commission has proposed tighter restrictions on enviro-friendly claims in advertising and on food packaging. The guidelines haven’t been

Doug Feith was just asked about Jim Haynes’ 2002 memo on what tactics are legal in interrogation. He says in his recommendations in April 2003, what was

During the summer, when swine flu was not yet a widespread reality in the United States, giant retailer Wal-Mart made the news for being in talks with the

I’ve addressed the rumor that one of President Obama’s African relatives was there when Obama was born before, most recently in my story today, but Alex

On a morning conference call, I got a chance to ask Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) about voter registration, voter fraud, and his new PAC’s political adviser Sara

On Monday Defense Secretary Gates took a major step toward rebalancing U.S. military spending.

Though the primaries remain a dot on the political horizon, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has wasted no time name-dropping a veep shortlist, according to several news sites citing the Bearing Drift , a conservative news site based in Virginia. Chris Christie On the shortlist are Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell , U.S.

The Daily Telegraph reports that some of the photos of prisoner abuse that President Obama has refused to release -- after earlier promising to make them public

Feeling burned by bank overdraft fees of $30 or more, or by credit-card interest rates that can top 25 percent, a growing number of consumers are turning to prepaid, reloadable “cash cards.

Mississippi will hold several hearings this week on various initiatives on the state’s 2012 ballot — one of which is the so-called “Personhood” amendment.

Shorter GOP: there has never been a more important time than the aftermath of a failed terrorist attack on an airplane to ensure the Transportation Security

As expected, Republicans this weekend already began threatening trouble for Democrats if President Obama nominates someone left of mainstream to succeed Supreme

On Monday, President Obama (via his budget proposal) put out the request for six additional months of extra federal Medicaid funding to help strapped states

This morning we ran a piece anticipating the difficulties facing Democratic leaders as they try to make good on their progressive campaign promises during a

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) renewed buzz about a possible run in the special election to replace late Sen. Robert Byrd (D) today, telling The Associated

Idaho could soon become the sixth state to opt out of abortion coverage from the year-old Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Idaho House of

Gee, no one could have predicted this. The Senate Post Office has recently seen an influx of envelopes containing tea bags addressed to Senate offices. The

Apparently a direct result of the interrogation of captured deputy Afghan Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar: Police in northwest Pakistan arrested

This thing is on its way to an end, a military spokesman says.