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Yet another high-profile Republican has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama -- and this time, it’s one of Sen. John McCain’s own advisers. Charles Fried, a

Political groups like Club for Growth and Commonsense Ten have won advisory opinions from the FEC allowing them to set up independent expenditure groups that

Defense Secretary Bob Gates, heaping praise on Nouri al-Maliki, said: “What is intriguing is that, because of the way the prime minister has taken on

The Associated Press reported late Thursday that President-elect Barack Obama is expected to officially offer the post of secretary of state to his former

In the closing days of the campaign, the question I’m asked most frequently is: When did Sen. John McCain’s effort begin to unravel? My answer: What date did

For much of 2009, Carlson was hiring for, tweaking and designing The Daily Caller -- an online conservative magazine to fill the need for impactful,

As the dust settles following the Pennsylvania primary, the candidates and the media have turned to what comes next. It feels like it was years ago that

Emotions ran high in a New York state courtroom packed with supporters of the Sean Bell family this morning. Judge Arthur Cooperman delivered a not-guilty

In his weekly address, President Obama had some harsh words for Republicans, for prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy over the continuance of federally

Facing resistance from moderate Democrats, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) is ready to compromise on some key provisions of

You thought the Denver mayor’s race was maybe a little boring, that maybe the candidates were fairly interchangeable, give or take gender and skin color. Well, now that we are down to two, the gloves seem to be coming off. Friday, Chris Romer sent out a press release questioning Michael Hancock’s bonafides on abortion rights.

Philadelphia city officials are taking matters into their own hands with a foreclosure moratorium, housingwire.com says. Expect to see more of this as cities

The turnout to today’s Tea Party was indisputably high -- likely in the hundreds tens of thousands (though organizers claimed it reached 1.5 million). But

The Democrats’ plans to overhaul the nation’s dysfunctional health care system took a giant step forward Tuesday when the Senate Finance Committee passed a $829

Pontiac Emergency Manager Michael Stampfler has asked the state Treasury Dept. to approve plans to void the city’s contract with the police dispatchers union.

The Senate Finance Committee reconvenes this morning to consider ever-more attachments to its $900 billion plan to overhaul the nation’s health care system.

President Obama has taken a good deal of heat from the business community and other special interest groups for his strict ban on lobbyists attending

Even if he ultimately opposes health reform legislation, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) says he would probably vote to bring the bill to the floor, reports The

The conference committee to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the financial regulatory reform bill is just minutes away from starting. Those who want