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One of the central elements of the Democrats’ plans to cover the tens of millions of uninsured Americans is a sweeping expansion of Medicaid, the state-federal

I just talked to Mike Kilburn, a county commissioner in Warren County, Ohio, who’s running against Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) in the 2010 GOP primary. He was

Part of FEMA’s business is to make sure that Americans are prepared to respond to disasters, and in September -- National Preparedness Month -- the agency tries

Writing in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal , Colorado Rep. Jared Polis said President Obama and Congress have a short window to address debt issues before the political considerations of the 2012 presidential election overwhelms any chance at compromise and real leadership. Polis makes a few suggestions for increasing revenues.

BP’s Tony Hayward says an acting degree might have helped after the spill. Hillary Clinton is an eater of chips -- just probably not deadly

Inside the U.S. Capitol (Pic by ThatMakesThree, via Flickr) The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health met today to discuss the federal government’s decision to require health insurers to cover birth control services without co-payments. Debate centered on a provision that allows religious employers to opt out of the mandate.

Sgt. First Class Leroy Petry, the Santa Fe native awarded the Medal of Honor buy President Obama Tuesday, appeared on The Daily Show last night. He spoke of his service and the raid in Afghanistan that cost him his hand, which is now replaced with an artificial hand.

A new survey from the Pew Research Center shows record high enthusiasm among Republicans: Fully 56% of Republican voters say they are more enthusiastic

In a statement to be sent to supporters, J Street, the pro-Israel-pro-peace American Jewish lobby group, is urging members of Congress not to pass to

The primary beneficiary of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is a company that wants to refine tar sands oil into diesel and ship it to Europe while avoiding taxes, according to a new report by Oil Change International .

Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland (right) (Pic via Facebook) Congressman Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, again slammed the federal Environmental Protection Agency in an appearance today on Fox Business. Ross has long been vocal in his opposition of the EPA-mandated “numeric nutrient criteria,” a set of standards that would govern water pollution in Florida.

A political nonprofit labeling itself the “nation’s largest grassroots opponent of radical environmentalism” sarcastically welcomed the anticipated presidential candidacy of Republican Newt Gingrich on Monday, calling the former U.S. Speaker of the House “Al Gore hiding under a Phil Donahue wig.” Newt Gingrich American Tradition Partnership (ATP), which, along with its sister nonprofit Western Tradition Partnership, has a long history of controversial campaign tactics in Colorado , issued a release on Monday in response to a facebook posting by Gingrich about his expected official announcement on Wednesday

Add Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) to the growing list of conservative state officials who are preaching fiscal restraint while also vying for federal stimulus

Senate Democrats attempting to pass a much-needed $26.1 billion state aid bill -- a fully paid-for provision including funds for teachers’ jobs and for Medicaid

Ben Geman, talking to the senators who’ll decide whether or not to bring cap-and-trade to the floor, reports that it isn’t. And in another report, he finds the

Survey results released by Public Policy Polling this week underline broad support in Colorado for some form of legislation that would grant gay couples equal partnership rights.

The next few months are going to see the release of books by a few rising conservative stars who came up the same way around the same time. In March,

An interesting poll from Daily Kos/Research 2000 asks Americans which of the three main cable news channels they watch. Some hypotheses are confirmed right

From the Naval blogger Raymond Pritchett, aka Galrahn, a stunning observation: The State Department told NBC news on Tuesday that there are still 5,500