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The Senate Armed Services Committee may have approved Rep. John McHugh’s (R-N.Y.) bid to become Army secretary last week, but CQ reports that Kansas’ two

Delegates setting the resolutions for the Knights of Columbus (K of C) again voted to defend traditional marriage and the “sacredness of human life” at the group’s 129th Supreme Convention held in Denver this week .

The unemployment extension is in the White House, and President Obama plans to sign it into law in approximately 15 minutes. At that point, states can

As I observed yesterday, one of the ways that the Republicans are going to try to box President Obama in on escalating in Afghanistan is to call for Gen.

The conservative blogger at JustOneMinute, who’s surprised some people on the right by asking silly questions about President Obama’s citizenship, accuses me of

BALTIMORE -- A day after he sent the press corps following McCain scurrying with a report that the presumptive Republican nominee would be picking a

In the NY Times Week in Review on Sunday, Jonathan Mahler opens his piece about How to Define Terror with the story of Salim Hamdan, former driver for Osama

During their recent congressional testimony, Gen. David Petraeus and Amb. Ryan Crocker refused to be pinned own on the goals, mission or even the meaning of

“The Open Doors 2011″ report released by the Institute of International Education (IIE) notes New Mexico colleges and universities have enrolled fewer international students this year than last, amounting to a 6 percent drop off. The findings of the report determined New Mexico State University led all state higher education institutions in lower enrollment among international students, driving the overall state count down

SPARKS, Nev. -- At a town hall meeting here today, Sen. John McCain reaffirmed his commitment to building 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030, which he said

My friend Malcolm Nance, who used to train Navy special forces how to survive waterboarding, bravely testified to Congress last fall in opposition to the U.S.

The top Democrat in the Florida Senate today called for the federal government to reject a proposed overhaul of the state’s Medicaid system, citing public outcry at recent meetings hosted by the Agency for Health Care Administration (aka AHCA). # AHCA held the meetings this month as it prepares for the August deadline to submit its proposal to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

A new index from a leading education policy group allows parents and students to assess a college’s “borrowing-to-credential ratio,” combining newly

In March, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino demurred on a question about the military. Her reason? Don’t ask her -- she’s just a woman. Some of

Wendy Norris of TWI’s sister site, The Colorado Independent, caught up with former Vermont governor, presidential candidate and Democratic National Committee

This weekend, the Florida Family Policy Council holds its annual policy awards dinner featuring GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann. The group will also feature a list of “special guest participants,” which includes many of the Florida legislators who played a big role in curbing access to abortion in the state this past session