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Rahm Emanuel is not a legally viable candidate for the Chicago mayor’s office, according to a Monday ruling from an Illinois appellate court. The panel decided

Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst aren’t the only state leaders in the U.S. to have private donors and corporate interests pick up the tab for

Today, RealtyTrac announced that lenders repossessed 93,000 homes in July -- 9 percent more than in June, and up 6 percent since 2009. Again, California had the

The Los Angeles Times explores the prospects for campaign finance reform after Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) lost his re-election in November and now that more

Arizona Sen. Russell Pearce , one of the most recognized architects of Arizona’s immigration enforcement law, better known as S.B. 1070, lost a recall election Tuesday. According to Bloomberg Businessweek , “Republican Russell Pearce, lost by 53 percent to 45 percent with all precincts reported, according to the Maricopa County Elections office

Freshman Republican U.S. Rep Renee Ellmers (N.C.) will chair the Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology, which is part of the House Committee on Small

Though the job of approving or denying the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline technically falls to the U.S. State Department, President Obama said Tuesday that he will make the ultimate decision on the project. Politico reports : In an interview with Omaha, Neb., station KETV, Obama said the State Department — which was expected to make the decision on the pipeline — will instead deliver recommendations to the White House on the proposal

Buried in the internals of the newest Fox News poll (released late last week) are two questions about former President Bill Clinton’s trip to North Korea to win

Most of the criticism dogging Gov. Rick Perry’s tax plan for the country focuses on the monster tax breaks it would deal to wealthiest Americans, or for the

James O’Keefe, who posed as a pimp for undercover sting videos that badly damaged the credibility of ACORN, has been arrested for apparently trying to pull a

TWI economy reporter Mary Kane breaks some startling news today. In November, mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac quietly slipped a requirement into

I don’t really have much to add to Laura and Matt’s takes. Just one quick item worth mentioning. These two things cannot coexist: the McCain-Palin insistence

A quick dive into Arizona state politics: State Sen. Russell Pearce, the author of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, was selected as president of the

The subprime crisis certainly highlighted the need for American consumers to become more financially literate. But who defines financial literacy? And what

Former Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.), who chose not to run in ’08 following a DWI arrest and sex scandal, is considering a bid for his old seat. Biden can’t

Michigan can expect a push in the state legislature to pass Right to Work legislation following the end of the summer break at the capitol. Right to Work laws would allow for workers who do not want to be members of a union to have that ability and not be required to pay union dues.

In Florida on Friday, Rep. Michele Bachmann told the Palm Beach Post that she’s been traveling the country to gauge national support if she decides to run for president and that she’s gotten a “fantastic reception” from activists in Iowa and South Carolina

Last month, TWI examined the schism within the Libertarian Party over the rise of Wayne Allyn Root, a showy Fox News staple and recent libertarian convert who

The Hill reports on the battle brewing between liberal and conservative Democrats over whether to move forward with a clean energy bill that does not address

Senate Dems actually appear to be addressing Joe Wilson’s concerns. And really, his outburst was mild by international standards. Obama gets a health care

Some thorough legal analysis by Eugene Fidell of Yale, solicited by Adam Serwer. Fidell thinks that Gen. McChrystal’s comments were disrespectful but they