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For all the wonks out there: President Obama said today that he plans to nominate Jacob Lew, the deputy secretary of state for management and resources, to

After months of dismal news coming out of Wall Street, a few rays of light have shown through in recent days. Last week, Wells Fargo announced a $3 billion

Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas), who’s become something of an icon to the Tea Party movement with his unapologetic defenses of the 10th Amendment and states

Here’s a really smart Manu Raju piece on how Republicans, who were completely on message mere weeks ago with anti-Nancy Pelosi and anti-Gitmo closing campaigns,

Karen DeYoung of The Washington Post reports that all of that whole-of-government stuff coming from the Obama administration about (among other things)

The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a federal lawsuit today against Gov. Rick Perry, questioning the constitutionality of his involvement in The

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled today (pdf) that four British men who say they were tortured while imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay have no

Not sitting Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), as Palin made clear in a Facebook message to her supporters this morning that began: Contested primaries are so

This morning, the outplacement consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said that planned payroll cuts were 38,810 in May -- roughly the same level as

WATERTOWN, NY -- The walls of the small event hall were festooned with Don’t Tread On Me and Liberty or Death signs; supporters waved placards that read Save Our Country, Vote Hoffman and THANK YOU: John Rich, Fred Thompson, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck.

Finding leverage when you’re in the minority always requires some creativity, but Republicans might have trouble convincing people they’re acting in good faith

As the Florida House and Senate discussed their budget proposals yesterday, Democrats in both houses introduced amendments that would have cut funding for so-called crisis pregnancy centers , which counsel women against abortions, into family planning services provided by country health departments.

ABC is reporting that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel could announce as early as Friday that he’s leaving the administration to run for mayor of

National abortion-rights organization NARAL Pro-Choice America recently deemed Ohio one of this year’s worst states in terms of women’s access to abortion and

The office of Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, just issued a press release announcing

The Iowa Democratic Party accused Secretary of State Matt Schultz of using public resources to advocate against a presidential hopeful, according to a complaint to the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filed by party chairwoman Sue Dvorsky . In the complaint, Dvorsky claimed Schultz, a Republican, sent out a press release on the Secretary of State’s website denigrating former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman , saying he is unqualified to run for President

Phil Berg, who by my lights is the original birther attorney -- he filed a lawsuit challenging then-candidate Barack Obama’s citizenship in August 2008 -- has

Alcohol was at the center of perhaps the biggest shutdown-related news since the Minnesota government closed down 14 days ago. Here’s what happened Wednesday, along with a few other shutdown-related headlines: • State officials told the MillerCoors brewing giant it must stop selling its beer in Minnesota because of an expired license. According to the Star Tribune , the Department of Public Safety told the brewer to devise a plan to pull its products from the shelves.

The head of the consumer financial protection agency will have authority over a far-reaching and uniquely powerful new government agency -- able to make and

Primary among the proposals in the Republicans’ Pledge to America is the promise to cut spending, slash taxes and shrink the government to restore the United