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When the U.S. Supreme Court held in 2010 that it was “cruel and unusual punishment” for a juvenile convicted on a non-homicide offense to receive a sentence of life without the possibility of parole, a large legal question remained unanswered. A Michigan case, allowed to move forward with a single defendant, seems poised to force an answer

In a hilarious exchange between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and a group a school kids at the Capitol today, we have this gem: Kid: On a

Ed Brayton’s excellent investigative piece today for TWI’s sister site, The Michigan Messenger, raises a larger issue about how trade agreements often undercut

A Justice Department investigation report released this morning found that the Justice Department illegally took politics into account in hiring career

TWI’s David Weigel took to MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show last night to talk about his reporting on the Tea Party-spurred divisions that are emerging within

Here’s a brief summary of the day’s health care news. The Obama administration continues its push to drum up support for health reform. Vice President

After giving two network television interviews and four press conferences, including three this week and another expected on Monday, since the Nov. 4 election,

National Review is riding the Sarah Palin phenomenon this week with a blog all about Going Rogue, but Newsmax.com is really setting the standard -- it’s

In response to some of the talk about Iran sanctions coming from the Hill -- like from the House Foreign Relations Committee’s chairman, Rep. Howard Berman

Here is an excerpt from my interview with Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a process whereby natural gas is

It was the perfect opportunity for Maricopa County, Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio. After all, it’s been more than a month since he was in the national spotlight when

A new Epic/MRA poll shows that nearly twice as many Michigan voters disapprove of the way Gov.

The story is a bit surreal, but goes something like this: 1) Republicans claim to hate government spending. 2) President Obama withholds some funding

The stock market leaped giddily in late Thursday’s trading on rumors that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. is thinking of a government-led plan that

Update: I am retracting this post, published yesterday, titled Inside This Morning’s White House Afghanistan Meeting: Anger With Eikenberry, ‘Beef’ With

“They’re trying to throw a bone here, not a very economically effective bone, to give the appearance of a balanced policy after the fact,” says one critic.

DES MOINES — “Wisconsin comes to Iowa next week” was the message Iowa Democrats delivered Thursday as they prepare to square off against Republicans over House Study Bill 117, legislation that makes changes to Iowa’s collective bargaining laws for public employees.

Yet another new poll shows the race in Sen. John McCain’s home state of Arizona tightening -- and this time, it’s within the margin of error. Following two

I’ve been fascinated by the rise of Chuck DeVore, a Republican state assemblyman from California whose grassroots campaign against Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

Just before 3 p.m. Central Standard Time on Thursday, Fox News removed a controversial article linking a student suicide with President Barack Obama ‘s Wednesday afternoon speech on deficit reduction