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Congratulations to Michele Flournoy, whom the Senate just confirmed as the new undersecretary of defense for policy; Jeh Charles Johnson, whom the Senate just

That’s the subject of an increasingly heated charge from the Afghan government after a Dec. 27 raid in the eastern province of Kunar left nine men dead. The

While private lenders completed 120,000 permanent modifications monthly in early 2009, only about 10,000 were completed through October under the government initiative.

Whether the Tea Party rank-and-file decide to get on board remains an open question, but conservative figures like Dick Armey, the former Republican majority

Finger pointing and agitation is quick on the heels of disappointment following a collapse in negotiations between Pennsylvania House and Senate leaders over a

Three solar power plants that make up the 53.5 megawatt solar project overseen by SunEdison and Xcel Energy near Carlsbad were activated Thursday. The site will eventually total five solar plants and generate enough renewable energy to offset the carbon emissions of 288,000 cars after twenty years of production.

The Minnesota Faith and Freedom Coalition, part of a network of groups created by religious right icon Ralph Reed , is hosting a strategy session on the ballot measure to put a ban on marriage for same-sex couples in the Minnesota Constitution . Former gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer will emcee the October event, and Sen

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The Senate has rejected a Republican amendment that would have blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions

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Colorado is used to boom and bust cycles, and it wasn’t hard to see this one coming.

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It’s tax day, meaning there will be no end to the rhetorical grandstanding from conservative lawmakers about how the Democrats’ tax-and-spend policies are

Amid reports of seepage near the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen wrote to BP yesterday calling for a detailed

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the minority and majority leaders in the Senate Judiciary Committee, have opened the hearings for

This week, the Third Wave Foundation (TWF), an activist organization that works with young women and transgender youth, released a report (PDF) that

There’s a big international conference in London beginning next Thursday to harmonize allied civilian efforts in Afghanistan. One thing to expect out of it: new

P.J. Crowley, the State Department’s assistant secretary for public affairs, said in today’s press briefing that he wouldn’t speak to any specific allegation in

The real winners of the House climate change compromise would be the same industries who are largely the source of the nation’s carbon emissions.

The next secretary of state is sure to face difficult foreign policy decisions. Here are four to watch for during Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s confirmation hearing.

Amount of time it took the McCain campaign to use its supposedly apolitical stunt for political gain: Zero seconds. This is from the McCain campaign

I’m a little surprised to read exposes of how Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has launched a Tea Party group, Liberty Central.