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Once again, the Iranian opposition demonstrates that it’s comprised of Iranians. From The Times of London’s interview with Green leader Mehdi Karroubi: In a

Charlie Savage digs into the history of a well-remembered visit that Michael Jackson paid to the White House in 1984, and how a 29-year-old associate White

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), one week off of his ACORN forum, tweets proof that the White House served ACORN-shaped treats at a Christmas party last night.

This weekend, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) announced that she has enough votes and support to put an end to secret holds -- an individual senator’s ability

In January of 2007, just days after the Democrats took control of the House for the first time in over a decade, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) vowed to close

Al Franken, soon to be the junior senator from Minnesota, is no stranger to controversy after spending the last eight months fighting Sen. Norm Coleman

I haven’t really followed the aftermath of Weekly Standard blogger Michael Goldfarb, a veteran of the McCain/Palin campaign, claiming that the White House was

A GOP congressman is pushing to put Reagan on the $50 bill. Gay marriage kicks off in D.C. -- and politicos will be among those lining up. Former Intel

Religious outfit Liberty Council released a Declaration of Independence 2011 that declares it wants to throw off and abolish the current federal

Just out from the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee: “If Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons capability, it would pose a significant threat to peace

Obama fires Mineral Management Service head Elizabeth Birnbaum. Sandra Day O’Connor says Arizona’s government must find a way to show the state is not biased

I’m hearing some smart Republican pushback to today’s Quinnipiac Poll -- given its record in the state, one of the more credible surveys -- showing Gov. Jon

Minnesota Majority, Minnesota Voters Alliance and the North Star Tea Party Patriots lost a case in court on Friday when U.S.

Newly arrived Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) asks a question close to my heart: How can Defense Secretary Bob Gates institutionalize the counterinsurgency lessons of

A coalition of 10 Iowa groups have joined with numerous national organizations in one unified call against passage of a balanced budget amendment. The groups signed a letter (PDF), dated July 15 and sent to members of Congress, that stated in part “a balanced budget constitutional amendment would damage the economy, not strengthen it.” Iowa signatories are: Paullina Monthly Meeting Methodist Federation for Social Action, Iowa Chapter JC & Associate Iowa State Education Association Iowa Policy Project Iowa Environmental Council Iowa Book Works Children & Families of Iowa Child and Family Policy Center AFSCME Iowa Council 61 The entire list of national signatories encompasses more than 600 organizations who believe that passage of such an amendment would result in more frequent and harsher recessions and significantly less ability for government officials to react to economic sways

It’s not easy to recall, but the cornerstone of the administration’s policy to stabilize the banking system is the so-called PPIP -- the Public-Private

Informal, behind-the-scenes negotiations began this week to merge the House and Senate health care reform bills, Roll Call reported Monday. But there’s still

First announced in May 2009, Tucker Carlson’s new conservative website The Daily Caller is launching on Jan. 11. The next day, fans and friends (no crashers!)

Remember the Virginians arrested in Pakistan last month for trying to link up with al-Qaeda in the tribal areas? Well: The five Americans were returned to

Stuart Bowen, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction (SIGIR), released a new report this morning showing a surprising amount of waste on a key

After Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) received a second censure for his aisle-crossing support of climate legislation, some cap-and-trade opponents hoped the