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Conservative bloggers were abuzz over the weekend over a leaked memo that appeared to show President Obama has decided to send all Guantanamo Bay detainees to

An Army scientist named Bruce Ivins committed suicide this week as the Feds were preparing to indict him for the October 2001 anthrax attacks, according to news

The United States Geological Survey has released an interactive online decision support system that allows users access to six newly developed regional models describing how rivers receive and transport nutrients from natural and human sources to sensitive waters. The SPARROW (SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes) system models have been developed for seven large regions of the U.S., and can be used to compare nutrient sources and watersheds in areas such as the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. The model was developed by the Geological Survey’s National Water Quality Assessment Program, which “provides information about water-quality conditions and how natural features and human activities affect those conditions.” Federal, regional and state agencies have used the SPARROW model results to inform water-quality management decisions

An analysis of Federal Election Committee filings by The Washington Independent shows a steep drop-off in financial industry giving.

The count was 58 to 39 -- two votes shy of the 60 needed to defeat the filibuster led by liberal Democrats. The bill, sponsored by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.),

Colorado First District Representative Diana DeGette has re-introduced her Stem Cell Research Advancement Act . She’s announcing the move at Craig Hospital today in Colorado. An earlier version of the bi-partisan legislation passed in the House and Senate before being vetoed by President Bush.

Colorado’s own Ted Talks is now available on video, which is fitting since it is video that has made Ted Talks such a huge international hit. TEDxMileHigh was held this spring at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, bringing some of the state’s sharpest minds together for a day of intellectual soul searching, calls to action and community building. The local event is not affiliated with Ted Talks, except that it was allowed to use the name and follows a similar format.

The Senate is expected to pass the House’s health care reconciliation fix this week -- and after the upper chamber’s members return from spring recess, they can

House Speaker John Boehner told a crowd of thousands at the sixth annual Values Voter Summit in Washington D.C., that giving birth to 12 boys and girls probably

After months of sometimes rancorous partisan debate, the Senate Finance Committee began its debate this morning on legislation to overhaul the nation’s

The implosion of would-be Democratic candidate Tamyra D’Ippolito in Indiana looks, in retrospect, totally unsurprising. But there were a solid 20 or 21 hours

Erin Simpson makes the good point that Hamid Karzai is being underestimated. This seems difficult to argue with. If the Bush administration had an Afghanistan

Montana recently joined an increasing number of states, including Michigan, in regulating the practice of hydrofracking by requiring disclosure of the chemical used the process, but environmentalists say the rules don’t provide enough protection.

Talk of a Republican-backed recount of a tightly-contested Wisconsin Supreme Court election has been put on hold for now following the revelation that over

Karen Ignagni, head of America’s Health Insurance Plans, the industry lobby, fired back today against the charges that the industry is dead set against health

Two of the largest conservative-leaning outside spending groups -- American Crossroads and the 60 Plus Association -- are stepping up their spending with new ad

It’s never too late to give a thought to the good work and sacrifices of America’s veterans. In fact, our reporters will be thinking so much about them today

When Arizona passed its illegal immigration crackdown, SB 1070, civil rights groups around the country argued it would lead to racial profiling and more arrests

Update, 1:46 p.m. EST: The House approved Boehner’s resolution, 268-145, and rejected Kucinich’s by a vote of 148-265. --- The U.S. House is currently

House speakers from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina have stepped forward in support of the current presidential nomination calendar, as well as to protect the traditional early starts of the process by their states. “Having Iowa lead off the nominating process provides Americans with a unique opportunity to learn more about the candidates and their views,” said Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen , speaking with the group at a National Speakers Conference.