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As we head into Labor Day weekend, candidates’ campaigns, along with their political ads, are beginning to transform from a marathon to a sprint. Thus far the

Since the 2003 Al Qaeda attack on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has launched a robust and multifaceted campaign against radicalization that most observers consider

In their joint opening statement to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Dennis Blair, the director of national intelligence, and

To understand why the next phase of the nation’s housing crisis might mean financially troubled owners just give up and walk away from their homes, look no

The controversial Quran-burning pastor Terry Jones says that state Rep. Dave Agema (R-Grandville) called him and asked to speak at his Wednesday rally but “chickened out” when it came time to stand on the Capitol steps and give a speech about his anti-foreign laws legislation. “Yeah because he chickened out,” Jones said of Agema.

Rev. Gregrey Renstrom of Minneapolis’ New Harmony United Methodist Church is facing a formal complaint within the United Methodist Church for his participation in the recent Twin Cities LGBT Pride Festival

This isn’t the long-awaited ethics report from the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility that Spencer referred to this morning, but

Paul’s quixotic 2008 bid for president created a growing movement of libertarian-minded teens and twentysomethings whose role in the conservative coalition will become more clear outside of CPAC.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton endorsed her one-time opponent Sen. Barack Obama as a Democratic candidate, but not as a man.

Last month, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ordered the federal government to arrange for the release of Fouad Mahmoud Al Rabiah from the detention center at

In writing a short piece for the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I ended up learning a bit about the market for recreational vehicles -- campers, mobile

While he has said that he will consider oil spill claims regardless of geographic proximity to the spill, Kenneth Feinberg, independent administrator of the

A potpourri of libertarians, anti-war protests, opponents of the Federal Reserve, combat veterans and labor groups descended onto Freedom Square today in the

The initial proposal in the Florida House to drug-test recipients of cash assistance applied only to former drug offenders. Under changes approved today as the measure cleared a second committee, the tests would apply to everyone applying for benefits.

The Minnesota State Canvassing Board finally closed the books on challenged ballots in the U.S. Senate race, and challenger Al Franken holds 50-vote lead after

Has it really come to this? The Wall Street Journal reports that professional white collar workers in small towns are turning to running hot dog stands in their

So are Democratic leaders afraid of the National Rifle Association or not? According to Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D), they aren’t. They act like they are.

A prominent children’s healthcare advocate in Montana is putting pressure on Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the Finance Committee, to fight for a

As expected, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence voted to send CIA Director-designate Leon Panett’a nomination to the full Senate this afternoon. Vice

President Obama’s decision not to campaign for Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) ahead of his tough primary tonight has been the subject of media chatter in the last

As the mortgage crisis worsens and foreclosures grow, many cities now are facing the mounting challenge of cleaning up abandoned properties. They are