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Matt Yglesias posts a good chart of the changing poverty demographics over the past forty years: Poverty declines sharply for seniors. For families

Lanny Davis, die-hard confidante of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, former White House counsel, current Fox News contributor and G.O.P favorite -- one of few

Today is Timothy Geithner’s turn in the spotlight, as his confirmation hearings to become treasury secretary begin. The New York Times asks economists and other

This, via Andrew Exum of CNAS, has to be seen to be believed. A Tennessee TV news report portrays an entire Muslim community in the state as a possible

This was a striking moment from the Social Security breakout session of the fiscal responsibility summit. Amy Goldstein reports that Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio),

Reid Wilson has the details of a National Journal interview with Newt Gingrich in which the former speaker of the House -- resigning 12 years ago, Democrats

The U.S. Interior Department announced Tuesday new protections for scientific researchers, and the work they produce, from political pressure and manipulation.

Any hopes for a picture-perfect ending to the 2011 legislative session were dashed some time around 11 p.m. on Friday, when Gov

Amid much criticism that banks are refusing to lend for reasons of profit, one bank is refusing to lend for reasons of principle. Bank of America on

Days after it emerged that the Obama administration estimated a moratorium on deepwater oil and natural gas drilling would cost 23,000 jobs and amid criticism

When the news broke that they’d received special deals on loans furnished by Countrywide Financial Corp., Sens. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) and Kent Conrad

In his booster-ish speech about how a Republican Congress would govern, Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) deployed a clever frame to make the financial reform bill

Hollywood-comedy-writer-turned-news-satirist Andy Borowitz takes aim today at the alternative reality created at Fox News. “ Afraid to Watch the News, Millions Turn to Fox… Channel Offers Welcome Break from Reality, Psychologists Say .” Borowitz’s jab comes with extra sting in light of Public Policy Polling’s recent survey of Republican voters . According to the March 15 poll, 25 percent of Republicans — i.e., 80 percent of Fox watchers – believe that the no-longer-existing low-income housing and voter registration group ACORN will steal the 2012 presidential election for Barack Obama

I’ve spotlighted retired Lt. Col. Allen West as one of the GOP’s most credible African-American candidates for Congress this year--he lost a 2008 bid in his

This sort of reactionary tripe was perhaps inevitable: A small group of German officers opposed the loyalty oath to Hitler despite great political pressure.

FOX News just broke the story (with few details) that eight-term Indiana Rep. Mark Souder (R) will announce his resignation today after it came to light that

That’s what Rep. Pete Stark, chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, implied today, according to The Hill. The California Democrat said that the

Less than two weeks after Goldman Sachs posted record quarterly profits, some congressional lawmakers are wondering if the Wall Street giant isn’t taking

Dodd’s exit will weaken strengthen financial reform. Shorter John McCain: I’m the man. The EPA declares war on smog. Congress tackles football