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Derivatives -- traded contracts whose price is derived from something else, like a stock, commodity, or interest rate -- are the biggest remaining battleground

The news that Mohammed Jawad plans to sue the U.S. government for his unlawful detention and torture raises the question of whether he can get beyond the

Who said cronyism was dead? Delaware’s governor today tapped a long-time adviser to Joe Biden to fill the Senate seat being vacated by the vice

It may not feel that way, but yes, there are other things happening today outside of the realm of Supreme Court nominations. For instance, a coalition

“If we wander away from science,” Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) said during an Energy and Commerce health subcommittee hearing to examine the guidelines, “then it will be a march to folly.”

While all the attention in Colorado seems to go to Occupy Denver, it is not the only occupation in the state. People have been occupying Acacia Park in Colorado Springs for more than two weeks now, so far without an arrest. “They’ve issued warnings about tents, and we have had private property offered to us, but so far we’ve decided to stay here,” one woman told The Colorado Independent.

This week Mother Jones released a story linking anti-abortion rights group Americans United for Life with the three similarly-worded justifiable homicide

This week the United States suffered its 4,000th military death in Iraq. That number will surely increase, as violence is now exploding across the country.

It looks like Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) is taking a break from embarrassing himself to do something seemingly valuable. At noon, he and Sen. Carl Levin

For the anti-abortion rights groups protesting in front of Dr. LeRoy Carhart’s clinic in Germantown, Md., this week, the objective is twofold: 1) End Carhart’s

At a morning press conference, the first question to House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) was whether he thinks the Democrats, who hope to bring a

This summer, Democrats pushing for additional stimulus have seemed to focus almost exclusively on extended unemployment benefits, blocked by Senate Republicans

If you thought Yves Smith at Naked Capitalism was upset on Tuesday over Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s bank rescue plan - recall the word fiasco was

Bill McBride of the Calculated Risk blog explains why the participation rate — the percentage of Americans either working or actively seeking a job — is crucial in determining how far and how fast the unemployment rate drops.

The Senate Finance Committee’s health reform bill will save the federal government $81 billion over the next 10 years, according to the much-anticipated

Congress targets abortion for the second week in a row on Thursday, when the Senate is expected to debate an amendment recently filed by Sen. Jim DeMint

Erick Erikson at RedState thinks the way the media have excitedly covered the race for House GOP Conference Chair between Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and

I was almost relieved to see this report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research. I have been puzzling over why the public seems so sure that offshore

Just yesterday, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) announced his decision to endorse Indiana Senate candidate Marlin Stutzman, who faces multiple challengers in the May 4

I call him the Empty Yarmulke, said Frederick Peterson, a Connecticut activist.