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The long slog that has been the debate over school vouchers in Pennsylvania is nearing a climax, with a state representative planning on introducing a more

A burning sugar cane field (Pic by skatoolaki, via Flickr) Many of the most influential American agricultural interests are headquartered in specific parts of the country: The majority of peanuts come from Georgia, corn from Iowa and sugar from Florida. But even though agricultural interests have a significant presence in only a small number of congressional districts, they play an inordinately large role in the political landscape of the entire country.

That’s the explosive question at the heart of the latest study released by the Center for Immigration Studies, a research group that advocates tight

Facing heavy criticism for not taking questions from his traveling press corps in 40 days, Sen. John McCain relented and held a press conference this afternoon

The next few months are going to see the release of books by a few rising conservative stars who came up the same way around the same time. In March,

An interesting poll from Daily Kos/Research 2000 asks Americans which of the three main cable news channels they watch. Some hypotheses are confirmed right

From the Naval blogger Raymond Pritchett, aka Galrahn, a stunning observation: The State Department told NBC news on Tuesday that there are still 5,500

It appears that yet another incumbent is in serious danger of losing his seat in Congress after South Carolina Rep. Bob Inglis’ (R) poor showing in tonight’s

More bad news for cities that want to opt out of Secure Communities: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Chief John Morton confirmed to the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH - Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), a strong progressive voice on climate change, made a surprise appearance at an environmental panel here at Netroots

The first line of a press release from the National Republican Congressional Committee this morning, the first such release since Speaker of the House Nancy

It is almost a cliché that layoffs lead to higher mortality rates, but now there is science to back up some of the anecdotes. Michael Luo of The New York Times

Republican funders and strategists worry the RNC might actually hurt the party’s chances of taking back the House in November.

As U.S. military casualties mount in Afghanistan, a retired four-star Army general, who just returned from reviewing the six-plus-year war effort, said the

With a potential crackdown looming, President Obama tells CBS (via Nico Pitney): And I’m very concerned based on some of the tenor -- and tone of the