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The Home Affordable Modification Program -- designed to reduce homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments and to keep them in their homes -- has been an abysmal

One year after the Beer Summit, Democrats are once again on the defensive on race. Jerry Brown (D) on Meg Whitman (R): I’ve overseen thousands of

National People’s Action and the Public Accountability Initiative are up with a report on financial links between payday lenders, Main Street banks and Wall

Newly released guidelines from the Justice Department are calling renewed attention to the fact that the FBI is allowed to initiate assessments of individuals

LANSING, Mich.—Today Sen. Barack Obama stepped out to an adoring crowd chanting his name -- as he had so many times before during the course of the

He was in the wrong place for a 15-year-old to be, Corsetti said on Wednesday.

If Ohio voters do not reject Senate Bill 5 today in a statewide referendum, it would probably be prudent to acquaint themselves with terms such as “blue

As Gov. Rick Perry makes tours the country promoting Texas as the country’s hub for job growth, minority communities in the state with already high

An AP story examining data from the 2010 Census reports that nearly a quarter of counties across the U.S. are dying. And that isn’t as figurative as it may

On Fox News yesterday, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) again stated his support for an expansion of Operation Streamline, a Bush-era program that requires federal

One of the members of Occupy Des Moines thinks there’s a good chance occupiers from around the country will descend on Iowa in the coming weeks to demonstrate at presidential candidates’ offices. Ed Fallon, a former state legislator and gubernatorial candidate, said Friday there’s a lot of buzz around the country around the plan. Fallon now hosts a radio show called “The Fallon Forum,” where he holds discussions on progressive issues

Companies are back to profitability -- in part because of the massive layoffs of the past two years. But they are not back to hiring yet, instead holding onto

Ben Smith notes that the infamous Paul Shanklin CD that Republican National Committee chairman candidate Chip Saltsman sent around to committee members — the

President Obama’s push for additional economic stimulus has hit a wall not only in Congress, but also at the G-20 summit among European leaders.

In that piece about Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) shift to the right in the Obama era, Jonathan Martin and Manu Raju mention that the senator is at least

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new rules to limit sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants. It hopes to implement the

Democrats are in the uncomfortable position of claiming that an overhaul of the way doctors are paid under Medicare is somehow not part of health care reform.

The Supreme Court today threw out a ruling of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that had ordered the government to disclose photographs of detainees being

Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via flgov.com) During a town hall held today to discuss the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Florida, health advocates continued to express disapproval of the state’s rejection of millions of dollars in federal health grants

I followed up with GOP congressional candidate Charles Djou to clear up what he meant when he said Republicans should try to work on dramatic reform first

Earlier today, demonstrators led by the Sierra Club planted 10,000 flags on the National Mall in Washington to spell out the words freedom from oil. Speakers