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Last week, it was clear that Democrats considered the NY-23 race closer than the polls suggested, and that Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman had truly

It’s probably a sign of how the struggling Washington Times has lost some influence that its umpteenth editorial on the firing of Bush-appointed Americorps

Robert Gates vs. John McCain! Decency vs. bigotry! National security vs. ... well, bigotry! The Senate Armed Services Committee was probably always going to

Casey Seller has the audio, which is also posted here by Shaun Dakin. Here’s a transcript: Hi, this is Dede Scozzafava calling on behalf of Bill Owens. And I

Massey Energy must feel pretty ashamed right now. A coal mine it owns exploded yesterday, killing at least 25 people. One of the coal industry’s staunchest

When Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), chairman of the Banking Committee, announced recently that he wouldn’t seek reelection this year, the move was strangely

A bit of financial regulatory reform process math: Today, Senators are debating Sen. Barbara Boxer’s (D-Calif.) symbolic amendment ensuring that no taxpayer

The Obama administration just won a round in the lawsuit brought by five alleged torture victims against Jeppesen Dataplan, the Boeing subsidiary that allegedly

The release of radio traffic from the March 16 arrest incidents at the Capitol has lawmakers asking questions and raising concerns about the role politics may have played in the decision to withdraw Lansing Police officers during the March 16 Capitol protest.

PG&E, the owner of the natural gas pipeline in San Bruno, Calif., that burst earlier this month killing four people and destroying dozens of homes, released

Cornell University researchers have found that natural gas produced by hydraulic fracturing creates more damaging greenhouse gas emissions than coal. Methane leaks from hydraulic fracturing operations have not been taken into account by those promoting natural gas as a less-polluting “bridge fuel” Robert W. Howarth, Renee Santoro, and Anthony Ingraffea write in an article slated to run in an upcoming edition of the journal Climatic Change

Based on reports from the D.C. media, it’s hard to judge whether freshman U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Corpus Christi) is filthy-rich, neck-deep in debt, or

Noel Hammatt has a bone to pick with the billions of federal and state dollars being thrown at poor kids in under-served communities. Put simply, too much

John Weaver and John Yob, two strategists for John McCain’s 2008 bid, are joining up with Democratic consultant Tad Devine to work for Tim Cahill,

The organizers of Friday’s prayer rally at Ford Field have targeted not only Muslims but also Freemasons, claiming that the group’s practices allow the Biblical false god Baal to control parts of the United States. Rachel Tabachnick at Talk2Action has been listening to the frequent conference calls that Transformation Michigan, the key local organizing group, has been hosting and reports on a pre-rally planning call from September.

Interest groups are already lining up to use the Supreme Court’s decision today in Ricci v. DeStefano in their favor, whether they support or oppose the

Despite improving economic indicators in GDP, consumer spending and business optimism, the United States’ unemployment rate remains high -- flirting with double

Charter school champion The Walton Foundation has released its 2010 giving breakdown for the group’s education donations. Seven geographic areas received

So said the office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Tuesday evening. The possibility was raised by Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.) himself, who told

Everglades National Park (Pic by Rodney Cammauf, National Park Service; via army.mil) A federal judge has ruled that water coming from state-operated Stormwater Treatment Areas, and running south into the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, has been exceeding pollution limits designed to protect the Florida Everglades. The ruling is the result of a long-running dispute between the state of Florida and the federal government, which aruged that the state was allowing for too much pollution at Loxahatchee