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Just a brief no-news update. American Civil Liberties Union national security chief Jameel Jaffer told me on Monday that he hoped to hear from federal Judge

Rather than naming Elizabeth Warren to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, President Obama plans to name her to a new White House and Treasury

In what could end up being the closest Senate race in U.S. history, Al Franken now claims a four-vote lead over incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in the

Senate leaders are trying to hotline a bill that would expedite previously passed credit card reforms to prevent companies from hiking rates and fees before

Mike’s reported on the White House’s shift away from a war on drugs mentality toward an increased focus on prevention and treatment. Today, National Drug

One consequence of the Obama administration’s weeks-long review of Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy is that European allies are unclear about their role, even

While the U.S. House is trying to prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving federal dollars, other legislation pending in the House -- albeit quietly -- would

Just released by the White House press office, a memorandum from President Obama. His top intelligence/counterterrorism/homeland security adviser at the White

Hasn’t the unsung hero in the Rush Limbaugh foofaraw been Politico’s Jonathan Martin? For all the credit Republicans are giving the White House in pushing it

I really can’t foresee a circumstance whereby the Taliban is ever, ever justified in executing a captured U.S. soldier. But then, I’m not military analyst

If President Obama orders an additional 30,000 to 40,000 troops to Afghanistan, he will be deploying practically every available U.S. Army brigade to war, leaving few units in reserve in case of an unforeseen emergency and further stressing a force that has seen repeated combat deployments since 2002.

Despite the appalling argumentative tactic of implying that Muslim American soldiers, marines, sailors and airmen are future Nidal Hasans, the Army’s chief of

From the Twittering fingers of Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) comes this public invitation to join the congressman next month when Texas A&M, his alma mater,

And to think, I was just mentioning Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in this post about the Obama administration’s

With GOP lawmakers blasting the Democrats’ health care reform bills as a giant step toward socialized medicine, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) will soon let them

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota (Pic via Facebook) A federal judge has denied the Federal Election Commission’s motion to fine a former business partner of Rep

Jason Tolbert, the (volunteer) Arkansas coordinator of HuckPAC, quietly left his post yesterday, announcing the decision on his blog. My departure was with a

Tom Friedman may want to think harder about this: Last week, five men from northern Virginia were arrested in Pakistan, where they went, they told Pakistani

Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced last week a record number of arrests of gang-affiliated illegal immigrants in Utah, netting 158 people alleged to

After giving Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre his toughest race in years, Ilario Pantano announced today he is seeking a re-match in 2012 for North Carolina’s