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The American people have a right to know what the true value of the assets they now own are, said Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.).

The Care Net logo (Pic via gracechapelsomd.org) Care Net, an organization that manages a nationwide network of crisis pregnancy centers, is kicking off a three-day conference in Orlando. According to Care Net ‘s website, the organization stresses a commitment to helping women “facing unplanned pregnancies” and aims to persuade those women to choose “life and hope.” It adds that “the ultimate aim of Care Net and its network of pregnancy centers is to share the love and truth of Jesus Christ.” The conference will feature some pretty big keynote speakers.

The Florida Chamber of Commerce logo (Pic via dotflorida.org) In its agenda for the 2012 session, The Florida Chamber of Commerce has said that it will “will fight to stabilize and ultimately lower the cost of the unemployment compensation tax increases for Florida employers.” Last session, the Chamber successfully lobbied for changes to the state’s unemployment benefit program. The result of their efforts : fewer benefit payments to the unemployed and a reduction of entrants into the program. In Florida, the maximum number of weeks someone can receive state unemployment benefits changed from 26 weeks to 23 — and if the state’s unemployment rate continues to fall, that could be shortened to as little as 12 weeks

Just weeks ago, sightings of oily sediment washing up on Gulf Coast shores served as a pointed reminder of the continued devastation of last year’s Deepwater

Data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis at the Commerce Department this morning shows that Americans earned a bit more, spent a bit less and saved more

While some consumer groups are shaking their heads at yesterday’s Federal Communications Commission decision to encourage but not force wireless companies to be more forthright with extra usage fees, the senator who tried to reign in the industry isn’t crying defeat. An e-mail from Sen. Tom Udall’s (D-N.M.) staff sent to the New Mexico Independent read, “The big picture here is that this never would have happened without Sen

As the dust settles from Tuesday’s midterm elections, Latino and immigrant rights groups that worked to register Latinos and newly naturalized citizens to vote

I asked Geoff Morrell, spokesman for Defense Secretary Robert Gates, for a reaction to Gates’ victory in the Senate over the F-22 just now. Morrell: Secretary

Former FEMA Administrator Michael Brown (you know, the guy that became a walking metaphor for the Bush administration’s slow response to Hurricane Katrina) is

Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) said he would consider the financial regulatory reform bill over the July 4 Senate recess. He’s back, and he says he is a yes: I’ve

The Washington Independent is partnering with ProPublica to bring you more in-depth coverage of the Gulf oil spill claims process, and we need your

After two months of wrangling, Congress passed an extension of unemployment benefits earlier this month. But a number of other of vital safety-net programs

From The New York Times: The United States economy lost 345,000 jobs in May, the government reported on Friday, a sharp slowing in the pace of job losses that

This morning, the Census Bureau reported that retail sales climbed in April, good news for business and more evidence of a present, if slow-growing,

Sen. John McCain was once one of the major Republican supporters of immigration reform, arguing for comprehensive legislation as recently as 2008. Faced with

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement slates more people for deportation, a new analysis from Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse

The Washington Post opinion columnist Ruth Marcus has a biting critique today of how Washington’s policy makers -- both Democrats and Republicans; both in the

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has decided to delay a procedural vote on a bill to encourage the development of electric and natural gas

Michigan State University researchers have developed a brand new version of the internal combustion engine they say could revolutionize the hybrid vehicle.

Here in Washington, D.C., public transportation’s pretty good -- you can get basically anywhere you need to go by Metro or bus. But the vast majority of the

Conventional wisdom says the lame-duck session of Congress will not produce any legislation of consequence. Regardless, speakers and activists at an Americans

The Pentagon under Defense Secretary Robert Gates is like a Crazy Eddie’s store: move this merchandise out of here at all costs. Well, not really, but it’s