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Outside political groups are forbidden from coordinating their ad campaigns with the political candidates or parties they support, but they’re perfectly free to

Lawmakers have completed a swing through the panhandle for public redistricting meetings. One issue that’s come up a lot in the area is whether the region is divided properly, particularly when it comes to its Senate seats

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is backing a petition filed to the Obama administration today by the United Steelworkers that accuses China of violating World Trade

Yesterday’s raid on Nevada offices of ACORN reflects the increasingly aggressive Republican attempts to derail voter registration efforts among poor and

It’s earnings week on Wall Street, and analysts had estimated that megabank Citigroup would break even in the first quarter. This morning, it announced a $4.4

The unemployment rate dropped slightly for the month of October to 9 percent, according to the U.S. Labor Department. About 80,000 non-farm jobs were added

COMBAT OUTPOST ZORMAT, Afghanistan -– National security reporter Spencer Ackerman rides along with Alpha Cavalry Troop’s First Platoon in search of a weapons cache in Afghanistan.

The ’Architect’ himself, the man who dodged an indictment in the Valerie Plame affair, speaks out on the late Robert D. Novak: He was a remarkable journalist

An Austin-based anti-abortion group’s foray into the Northeast media market is causing quite the controversy. According to Texas Secretary of State records,

GOP candidate and U.S. Rep.

On the radio program of conservative talker Laura Ingraham, Michele Bachmann rattled off a litany of complaints against China, accusing the country of blinding U.S. satellites with lasers, selling weapons to terrorist regimes and engaging in cyber attacks on both U.S. businesses and the military.

One more Republican to add to the list of hard-line illegal immigration critics being accused of employing undocumented workers: A Nevada woman claims Brian

Minnesota Independent reporter Sam Lane appeared on Your Call radio in San Francisco on July 8. Aired on KALW Public Radio in San Francisco, Your Call hosts a weekly Media Roundtable during which journalists comment on and discuss the coverage of some of the world’s biggest stories. Lane discussed Minnesota’s government shutdown as well as the controversy surrounding Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World.

New York schools were strongly discouraged in a memo Monday from asking for information related to students’ immigration status during the enrollment process, a

A Navy veteran and full-time student at the University of Central Florida, along with the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida over a law requiring temporary assistance recipients to take a drug test before receiving benefits. Luis Lebron, a 35-year-old Orlando resident and single father, applied for temporary assistance in July 2011 to support his 4-year-old son

RNC chair candidate Michael Steele’s vocal opposition to treatment of African American voters by the GOP represents both experience and frustration.

Politico has a long article today on Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who runs the Republican Governors Association (RGA), and how he is, well, powerful. The

Private employers added just 1,420 jobs per state in July -- not nearly enough to make up for job losses in the government, 50,000 of which were

The Iowa House will begin formal debate on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, civil unions and other domestic partnerships at 11 a.m. Tuesday, five hours earlier than originally scheduled. The change was made by Republican leadership, who said an impending winter storm set to hit the Midwest was the motivating factor

With the 2010 census data now on record it’s time for the state to redraw its electoral districts, a process that several Michigan groups believe should be a more transparent process. Last Wednesday several groups testified in front of the Senate Redistricting Committee to voice their concerns about the changing political boundaries and where the voice of Michigan citizens fit into the picture. Jocelyn Benson was first in line to speak before the committee.

So it’s looking like Hamid Karzai stole an election. What now? One option, apparently favored by the United States, is to try and persuade robbed rival Abdullah

In an effort to influence the debate over Ohio’s union-busting legislation, Senate Bill 5, that voters appear ready to repeal on Nov. 8, conservative activist

In the wake of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee’s party-line passage of sweeping health reform legislation this morning, all eyes are