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My friend Steve Gordon posts Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Environment Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment, a nine-page

Democrats face tough task of winning over moderates in an election year.

Disturbing news from along the border: Bodies of 72 people presumed to be trying to cross to the U.S. were found Tuesday in a mass grave in northern Mexico.

For a few months, I’ve been following the efforts of the unemployed -- specifically the long-term unemployed, and especially the 99ers, who have exhausted the

The governor-turned-Fox News pundit tells Greta Van Susteren that she’s still headlining the embattled National Tea Party Convention next week. Oh, you betcha

AMES — Tensions reached their apex Thursday night during the Fox News/Washington Examiner GOP presidential debate, sending Republican enthusiasm through the roof with less than 48 hours until the Ames Straw Poll gates open Saturday. Debate topics were typical: conflict in the Middle East, American’s floundering economy, immigration, states’ rights, and of course, hot button social issues

A pollution warning sign along the Caloosahatchee River (Pic by Florida Water Coalition) Testifying on behalf of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (aka DACS) yesterday, Rich Budell, director of the Office of Agricultural Water Policy, said that a set of federally mandated water pollution standards would have a “devastating” impact on the Florida economy. Environmentalists say the EPA’s numeric nutrient criteria would help alleviate algal blooms and fish kills that overtake many state waterways. Affected industries, however, see it differently — arguing that the cost of the criteria would far outweigh the benefits.

Moments before members of the Iowa House voted to institute new criminal penalties for those involved in undercover sting operations at agricultural facilities, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin cautioned that such penalties don’t appear to be in the public’s best interest

WIth both parties’ national conventions now several weeks in the past, it’s safe to say we are back in the real world when it comes to polling data -- and a

In a recent interview with iVillage , Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Gov. Rick Scott’s decision to turn down millions from the Affordable Care Act for the state of Florida. # “I think it’s unfortunate,” she said, according to the website.”We have certainly seen this play out here in Washington in the past month or two, where there are some newly elected officials on the Republican side that have decided that their political ideology is more important than anything — more important than the health needs of their citizens, more important than the economic stability of the economy, more important than the future of jobs in America — so I think it is very unfortunate for citizens of Florida

DeParle isn’t quite a household name, but as director of the White House Office of Health Reform, she’s been Obama’s point person on health care reform all

Colorado Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette railed Thursday against the effort led by Colorado Republican Rep

I noticed her quote in The Washington Post this morning, but now the Nobel laureate and human rights activist has her own op-ed up at The Huffington Post. Her

Maj. Stefan F. Cook, who is refusing to be deployed because of his belief in conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama’s citizenship, is a member of, and

President Obama meeting school children last week. (White House)

The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions will provide six weeks less of unemployment benefits, up to 93 weeks, after June 12 because of the state’s declining unemployment rate. The state had provided 99 weeks of benefits since February thanks to federal assistance that kicked in when the state’s three-month unemployment rate was above 8.5 percent — unemployment was at 7.6 percent as of April 2011. Nationally, unemployment was at 9.1 percent as of May 2011, and only 54,000 jobs were added last month, down from three months of gains over 220,000

Speaking on Face the Nation on Sunday, Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), the House minority leader, said he would vote for the Obama administration’s proposal to let

Documents obtained by TWI reveal Iraqi linguists working for the U.S. military could be in peril under new disclosure rules fostered by the Status of Forces Agreement.

Yesterday in Michigan, John McCain reminded Republicans gathered for a town hall chat why he thinks Sarah Palin, his VP pick, is qualified in the foreign policy

From The Minnesota Independent: The National Republican Congressional Committee has added another Minnesota representative to its list of most vulnerable

At a rally for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Sarah Palin -- who I do think has been unfairly attacked as a source of violent backlash against health care --