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I just got off a conference call with Brig. Gen. Robert Holmes, a deputy director for operations at U.S. Central Command, which directs U.S. military operations

Lindsay Beyerstein, operating on the principle that an expense-approval system slapdash enough to miss an expense for Voyeur West Hollywood, finds extremely

Speaking at the Center for a New American Security’s annual Washington policy conference, Michele Flournoy, the undersecretary of defense for policy (and CNAS

The eighty-eight applicants to officially declare their interest for Jerome Block Jr.’s vacated District 3 commissioner of the Public Regulation Commission, seat include: an American Telepsychiatrists sales representative, the owner of a Santa Fe optical store, a substitute teacher, a musician, a rancher, a stay-at-home dad, a solar-power products designer, a graphic designer of a free monthly newspaper, an insurance agent, a resort director and an equipment maintenance technician at Intel. Fred Nathan and Jason Espinoza, directors at Think New Mexico, a think tank that released an influential assessment of the PRC one week ago, say they have never heard of most of the candidates.

As the presidential campaign draws to a close, election reformers, best known for battling GOP-led vote suppression efforts, are tuning out any talk of a Sen.

ALEXANDRIA, VA. -- Outside of the Collingwood Library and Museum, a stately home a few miles down the highway from Washington, D.C. -- and a few miles north of

Just out of the office of Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) comes news that the cost of the health reform bill the Senate Finance Committee chairman is working on has

Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers have reached an agreement on a new contract that includes significant signing bonuses and more jobs for autoworkers.

So when the Obama administration announced on Friday that it was going to come up with benchmarks to judge the success or failure of its Af-Pak strategy but was

U.S. Central Command’s website launches a new blog -- woo, let’s party like it’s 2005* -- complete with an introductory post penned by its commanding general,

The conviction and sentencing of officer Brad Ahrensfield for tampering with a federal investigation put the spotlight back on Albuquerque’s law enforcement agency as the city council battles with the mayor in permitting the U.S.

Portland, Ore., police are reopening their investigation into a massage therapist’s allegations that Al Gore groped her in 2006. Initial jobless claims rose

It’s like they’re in a strip club, according to Jeff Stein: The Central Intelligence Agency has hired Xe Services, the private security firm formerly known as

At least nine of the 12 U.S. House and Senate members of the budget-cutting supercommittee have scheduled corporate fundraisers this fall, reported The

A lawsuit hoping to repeal landmark health care reforms will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, and a decision will likely be handed down in advance of the 2012 general election. The U.S

Something’s happening downtown, what it is ain’t exactly clear. Occupy Denver has no leader

The Hill just reported that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will bring to the floor this month an energy bill with oil spill response provisions

A newly released ad by Ron Paul ‘s presidential campaign took a swipe at Rick Perry’s Democratic roots while emphasizing Paul’s links to President Reagan, but Perry’s campaign is now accusing the Paul team of seeing the past through rose-colored glasses. “Ronald Reagan was one of the most significant presidents of our generation, and a proven fiscal conservative,” Perry spokesman Mark Miner said. “Like President Reagan, Gov.

This rundown of why a vote on unemployment insurance benefits was delayed by five weeks seems like a nadir in the War on ACORN. According to Ryan Grim, the GOP

A new report from the Government Accountability Office outlines the safety concerns connected with U.S. government oversight of foreign medications and medicinal components.

“What woman has not felt anxiety walking alone at night?” With that question, University of Denver students, staff and friends kicked off this year’s Take Back the Night rally on the DU campus Wednesday evening.