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By 1916, the allies had opened up the Arabian Peninsula as a front in the First World War by convincing the Arabian tribes that Britain and France supported

Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law went into effect a week ago, albeit with its most contested provisions blocked until November, at least. But the law’s

Speaking of Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) -- who apparently is weighing a run for the Senate seat being vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) -- Kate just

At the end of a press conference Wednesday afternoon Gov. Rick Snyder was asked why he did not join other Republican governors in signing his approval to pursue a repeal of President Obama’s Federal Healthcare Reform

Amid constant congressional squabbling over spending and the deficit in Congress, 59 Democrats and Republicans have united in pledging to spend more money for research and prevention efforts to combat the spread of AIDS domestically and worldwide. The Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus , spurred by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), was formerly launched Thursday during a press briefing on Capitol Hill.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has now published online an explanation for changes made to its treatment database entry on cannabis that The American

Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, is flying back to Washington from a three-day trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan. He

Rep. Rob Andrews (D-N.J.), offering what he calls unsolicited advice, said that the American people won’t support sending additional troops to Afghanistan on

Don’t expect to see many detainees once held at Bagram Air Field return to the fight, Vice Adm. Robert Harward, detention operations chief for Gen. Stanley

Today, the Senate approved the long-stalled Small Business Jobs Act, a deficit-neutral bill containing tax cuts and an array of other measures to aid businesses

Facing morning headlines that auto dealers are dropping out of the popular Cash for Clunkers program because the government hasn’t reimbursed the vouchers,

House Democratic leaders just ended a much-anticipated press conference to unveil the details of their health care reform bill. Trouble was, the details were

Free Market Florida Executive Director Ryan Houck, in a screenshot from the group’s video (Pic via freemarketflorida.org) Free Market Florida, the group that has long decried a set of federally mandated water pollution standards, has unveiled its latest video, this one aimed at two environmental groups: the Sierra Club and Earthjustice. As we’ve previously reported, Free Market Florida describes itself as “a project of Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy, Inc., a 501(c)(4) organization,” a group with the same name as the one that ran the successful campaign against Florida’s “Hometown Democracy” Amendment 4 last year. The group’s address, 610 South Blvd., Tampa, has become notorious for housing dozens of political action committees

Once again, Michele Bachmann has been called out for exaggerating the facts. Making the case as to why she should be considered for the 2012 Republican

If there one way to win the coveted presidential straw poll at CPAC, it’s to offer everyone in attendance a free drink.

All three incumbent members of the Anoka-Hennepin School Board were re-elected on Tuesday night amid controversy surrounding the school district’s controversial policy limiting discussions of LGBT issues in the district’s school. Marci Anderson and Tom Heidemann, both of whom support the “neutrality policy” won, as did Scott Wenzel, who opposes the policy.

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), in an interview with Politico, today: expressed frustration with Pelosi’s suggestion last week that the vitriol injected into the

As promised last week, J Street -- the liberal pro-Israel, pro-Palestine Jewish PAC -- announced its first round of endorsements in a conference call with

Sarah Palin told Fox News listeners last night following the debate that the debate, co-hosted by CNN and the Tea Party Express, validated the movement and that she no longer considers the end of September her deadline for making a decision on a presidential run. “I was very pleased with this debate and very excited about the validation of the tea party movement,” Palin told Fox’s Greta VanSusten. “The winner in this really, I believe, was the tea party movement and that validation of what it is that we’ve been talking about for two years now.” Palin had high praise for former U.S.