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<p><a href="http://tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=3b95b82c-fa7a-4d8c-b5cb-ebc4a8a8d038&amp;p=1">Leon Wieseltier</a> on the

The powerful conservative nonprofit brought together state legislators and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry to craft model legislation that has gained considerable momentum.

The push is on to dilute the climate change bills moving through Congress, and it’s not coming only from conservatives. Mother Jones’ Kate Sheppard reports

Here’s a rigorously reported piece on the history of the relationship between the United States and Afghan President Hamid Karzai -- as you’ll see from the

The Washington Post today ran a story on several members of Congress who are crying for budget cuts while spending thousands on mailers, radio ads, emails and robo-calls for their respective campaigns. At the top of the paper’s list of those who spent the most taxpayer money on fliers, brochures, etc. in the first quarter of 2011? Florida’s own Vern Buchanan

Last week, former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kans.) urged GOP leaders -- namely Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) -- not to resist health

File this under news stories that would be a whole lot more damaging if the culprits were not themselves African-American. Corey Poitier, who is running for

Shoreview, a suburb north of St. Paul, became the thirteenth municipality in Minnesota to pass a domestic partner registry on Monday night

TWI’s Elise Foley made an appearance last week on Lou Dobbs Radio, discussing immigration reform and border security with the notoriously anti-illegal

This weekend Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) shot down prospects for a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the fall, telling constituents that reform isn’t

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), who faced a tough audience of town hall screamers over the weekend, gave his take on the experience to CNN today: This wasn’t

Cordlin Comer, a Grand Rapids area man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to failing to disclose his HIV positive status to a female sexual partner, faces less than a year in jail.

It’s looking that way. Observers had expected a drawn-out battle over Senate Democrats’ plans to overhaul the nations financial regulations in favor of more

Following conservative columnist Kathleen Parker’s call last week for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to step aside as the Republican vice presidential nominee,

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled today -- four years after it was asked -- that Guantanamo Bay prisoners have more rights to information

Freed journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee say they entered North Korea. Tom Ridge disputes information culled from the dust jacket of his new book. Is

Joan Lowy talks to a spokeswoman for Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) about his comment that President Obama’s support for legal abortion made him an enemy of

Beginning next month, many Michigan residents now receiving food stamps will likely lose their benefits as the state begins to look at assets as well as income in determining eligibility. AP reports : Michigan has determined food assistance eligibility based only on income for roughly a decade. A new policy will include a review of certain financial assets starting Oct 1.

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