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As the Senate race between Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina (R) narrows, abortion rights groups are throwing their weight

At least three senators agreed to back Elizabeth Warren. The Taliban exploits flooding in Pakistan. Chuck Schumer wants more credit from

Harsh words for Chris Wallace. Michele Bachmann, lampooned in seeds. Is McDonnell getting Borked? Tom Ridge walks it back. Jenna Bush gets a new

Following up on earlier reports that the White House this week will announce new national standards for vehicle fuel efficiency, The New York Times is reporting

The electricity-less cruise finally makes it back to shore (and smells). Nancy Pelosi demands perfection from Obama. The Tea Party helps Bristol Palin

Yes, this is still happening. Take it away, Lt. Col. Terry Lakin: For the first time in all my years of service to our great nation, and at great peril to my

Michigan state representative doesn’t want any part of health reform plans. Obama to talk health care on conservative radio. Blackwater was in the

Sunday’s inaugural same-sex marriages in New York were met by thousands of protesters blasting the New York Legislature’s passage of the Marriage Equality

With a U.S. District Court slated to rule today on the Susan B. Anthony List’s lawsuit over an Ohio law outlawing false claims in campaign ads, tensions are

There is no joy today for New York political reporters. Media-savvy, blunt-talking Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) has passed on a 2010 run for the Senate against Sen.

As lawsuits wind their way through the court system, more details and allegations about the inner workings of the subprime world are emerging.

“When high stakes are attached to tests, people often act in ways that compromise educational values. High-stakes testing incentivizes narrowing of the

A new poll shows Michiganders are not satisfied with Gov.

DeSmogBlog’s Richard Littlemore took notice of my post on the research into the effect of climate change on hurricanes. Unfortunately, I think Littlemore

Former Colorado Congressman, right-wing icon and talk-radio host Tom Tancredo says he guessed right on the birth certificate. In April of last year on the Alan Colmes radio show, he told listeners President Obama was intentionally delaying release of his birth certificate so that the birther movement would burn hotter and hotter and make the Republican Party and its leaders waffling on the topic appear ridiculous. “Obama has followed Mohammed, not the religious leader, but the boxer.

According to supporters of progressive immigration reform, not very well. A Republican-run House would put Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) in charge of the Judiciary

Despite the massive Gulf oil spill, the majority of likely voters would support proposals to expand offshore oil and gas drilling, according to a new

Anti-abortion-rights policy group the Susan B. Anthony List this week launched an attack video against President Barack Obama, depicting his only friends as

Sen. John McCain’s top economic adviser is busy tracking the financial crisis, but he took time on Tuesday to offer a novel argument for McCain’s grasp of the

Ratcheting up her attacks on President Obama, Rep. Michele Bachmann said Thursday that she believes President Barack Obama is intentionally trying to make Americans poorer. The Sixth District Republican appeared on the religious right radio program of Jay Sekulow to state that “liberalism actually makes people poorer” and that Obama is “angry” at people who have succeeded.

Following a dramatic period of inter-legislative acrimony, McClatchy is reporting that the Iraqi parliament has again delayed a vote on the U.S.-Iraq Status of