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Before signing new executive orders on his green agenda this morning, President Obama laid out three priorities in the areas of energy independence, fuel

In some quarters, Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s order to his troops in Afghanistan to protect civilians first represents a dangerous exposure to battlefield risk,

At the rally outside the Capitol on Sunday, Brendan Steinhauser of FreedomWorks told me that he was hearing things about the race in FL-19, the congressional

Testimony from any interrogator about personal involvement in detainee abuse on behalf of an abused detainee will be a milestone for the military commissions.

Sen. Barack Obama’s latest TV ad attacks his GOP rival for raising taxes on health care, based on a sharp exchange from the VP debate. It’s an unconventional

What does National Public Radio have in common with Planned Parenthood? They’re both national organizations, both often despised by the right wing, both

That’s according to Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), one of the three Republicans on the Hill who backed the stimulus package, according to Ryan Grim. Even those

Allen West, a retired lieutenant colonel who’s making his second run for Congress from a south Florida swing district next year, pens a column for Human Events

Dems hope to boost their Latino cred today. Voinovich: The GOP’s biggest problem is too many Jim DeMints and Tom Coburns. Bush-era letters provide a

Freshman Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.), who took some heat for introducing a bill that would force presidential candidates to provide proof of citizenship, explains

People always talk about The Washington Post’s Bob Kagan as the smart Kagan child, but even if his brother wasn’t Fred Kagan, this column would still be pretty

Last time, it was the lascivious behavior of ArmorGroup -- the private security firm handling the U.S. Embassy in Kabul -- that attracted headlines. Those

Daily Kos diarist Chuck Cook has photos of a Americans for Prosperity-sponsored rally against freshman Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-Md.) in Salisbury, Md. The

One of the odd coincidences of CPAC is the location of the National Organization for Marriage’s booth just 20-odd feet away from the booth of GOProud, the

In the opening pages of Going Rogue, Sarah Palin tells an anecdote about the Alaska State Fair that took me aback. Here’s the story: Ahead, on my right, I

When the stimulus was the talk of the town, some women piped up to note that the stimulus funds were seemingly targeted at male unemployment, only to be told

A top Democrat on Monday warned the nation’s banks that, unless they get more aggressive in modifying mortgages to prevent foreclosure, Congress will renew previous efforts to empower families to keep their homes through bankruptcy.

On February 19, a semi-obscure CNBC commentator expressed his outrage over the Homeowners Affordability and Stability Plan while reporting from the floor of the

FREDRICKSBURG, Va. -- With post-debate polls largely favoring Sen. Barack Obama, the presidential hopeful is drawing crowds in the tens of thousands in traditionally red states.

Because servicers in the lending industry can make more money collecting delinquency fees on mortgages than by modifying loans, guess which road they are

Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) asks Defense Secretary Bob Gates about Guantanamo. Finally. Gates doesn’t really make an overt pushback, but he subtly points