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So here I was, ready to dutifully report on Pentagon spending priorities at the rollout for the Center for American Progress’ new military-strategy paper. Then

In case I left the impression in my previous post that the elevation of British diplomat Mark Sedwill to a new senior NATO civilian envoy to Afghanistan was a

As long as we’re talking about the right way forward in Afghanistan, take a look at the pool report from Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s return from his South

The Senate version of a bill to expand the powers of state-appointed emergency financial managers contains a controversial provision banning local officials from running for office. A Senate Fiscal Agency analysis of the package as passed by the Senate Education Committee finds that it would: Provide that an elected chief administrative officer or governing body member in office at the time of receivership would be ineligible to run for office in that local government for six years

Could Texas style higher education reform be headed to Florida? As our sister site, the Florida Independent, has reported, Gov. Rick Scott has been promoting

Back in October I reported on some of the Tea Party groups’ annoyance with Our Country Deserves Better and its Tea Party Express project, a flashy effort that

In the latest news from the never-ending saga that is the Minnesota Senate race, DFLer Al Franken is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to force state leaders

I don’t have a clue whether this is true or not, but Anand Gopal of the Christian Science Monitor is saying that Pakistani security forces have arrested fully

Ah, one for old times’ sake: We had the training camps of Afghanistan, and dictators like Saddam Hussein with known ties to Mideast terrorists. Sigh. He wants

Last week, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law that criminalizes “transmitting or displaying” any image that under a “reasonable

CNN reports that Osama bin Laden’s latest audiotape is about Gaza: The message is an invitation from bin Laden to take part in jihad to stop the aggression

Since the deadly mining blast in West Virginia last month, Massey Energy has insisted that its safety record sets the industry standard. But at least one

The College and Young Democrats of Iowa are striking back specifically against U.S. Rep.

One of your two Afghanistan must-reads today is this amazing Yochi Dreazen/Peter Spiegel piece reporting Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s view of the war he’s

Maybe there’s too much caffeine coursing through the Obama campaign’s new media department. Or maybe they’ve just had it with Sen. John McCain’s robocalls

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told our own Dave Weigel that those in the Pentagon who do answer to the commander in chief and have to answer for his

The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) did not conduct an erasure analysis of the state’s standardized test scores for the 2009-2010 academic year due

Republicans are expected to create a contentious confirmation for Eric Holder based on questions about his years in the Clinton Department of Justice.

Putting foreclosures on hold to allow time for lenders and servicers to work things out is a popular notion these days. Recently, both Fannie Mae and Freddie

NASHVILLE -- Below are some photos I took at the National Tea Party Convention, featuring Tea Party merchandise, Palin 2012 signs and a few of the

The Florida Senate may vote today on an elections bill that national groups are saying will make it harder for young people to participate in the political process. # This was sent out yesterday: # WASHINGTON D.C. – The right to vote is under attack in Florida, and so are the rights of voter registrations organizations focused on engaging young voters, including Rock the Vote, Southern Energy Network, HeadCount, Student PIRGs and other groups who work to expand the electorate.

The Los Angeles Times has the last of its series on things Republicans are saying about Attorney General-designate Eric Holder, whose confirmation hearing kicks

Complaints surrounding the way U.S. Rep.