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PART TWO in a Series, PART ONE: Mortgage Crisis Triggers Walk Aways Since the mortgage crisis began, cities have been dealing with the problem of

As governor of Montana, Schweitzer doesn’t represent one of the most highly populated, high-profile electoral states in the country. But this

Florida had to settle the date for the state’s 2012 presidential primary by Oct.

The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), a research organization that favors restricting immigration, released a report Wednesday analyzing a set of

Both Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) and the American Civil Liberties Union agree: There needs to be an investigation into Spc.

House lawmakers are on the floor as we speak debating a bill to provide $2 billion more to what proved to be a tremendously popular cash for clunkers program.

Some unsurprising comments this morning from Rand Paul, a Republican candidate to replace retiring Sen. Jim Bunning (R) in Kentucky. From the halls of

ANCHORAGE -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is seen as a reformer in a state rife with political scandal, and the vice presidential candidate may have her own set of problems.

Republicans are increasingly divided on the deal to extend the Bush tax cuts that was hammered out by the Obama administration and the Republican Congressional

Care of the office of Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who’s among the most vocal critics of the White House plan to expand offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

I noticed, on a visit to the offices of Americans for Tax Reform, that the chalkboard Glenn Beck gave to the American Conservative Union during CPAC was nowhere

Many thanks to Laura for covering the cliff dive of the markets while I couldn’t. I’m back now, and it’s fair to say the reactions to the House’s failure to

Judge for yourself, but in the following exchange with a reporter today, it sure seems that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is saying that the

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is mounting a filibuster in the U.S. Senate right now against the Bush tax cuts deal brokered by President Obama and congressional

BP is about 30 to 50 feet away from being able to permanently plug the well that leaked millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for more than three

WorldNetDaily reports that the inclusion of GOProud, a gay Republican -- or, in WND parlance, a homosexual activist -- organization, in the Conservative

As Greg Sargent first reported, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) will preside over a hearing on presidential czars in his Committee on Homeland Security and

This morning, Sen. Robert Casey (D-Pa.) introduced an amendment to reinstate subsidies that help newly unemployed workers purchase health insurance to the

Sometimes sorry seems to be the hardest word, but Treasury Secretary-nominee Timothy Geithner apologized profusely at his confirmation hearing today for

Public Policy Polling this week released survey results that showed likely 2012 voters in Colorado mostly held congressional Republicans to blame for the unpopular debt deal reached in Washington and that they so far strongly preferred President Obama to any likely Republican rival.

Marcy Wheeler made a great point on Friday that’s worth following up on. President Obama’s declaration to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the United Nations

Starting today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) begins his push to ensure that a thorough audit of the Federal Reserve’s books, which Chairman Ben Bernanke expanded

I emailed Curt Levey, director of the Committee for Justice, after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced that he would support Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to