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Are the Koch brothers thoughtful billionaires committed to the free expression of their libertarian beliefs, or do they pick their political causes with an eye

The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions says they are increasing their efforts to crack down on fraudulent unemployment benefit claims. The announcement comes after the department received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to audit 50 claimants a week for potential fraud, as well as hook up to a national online system that tracks previous claimants who have returned to work.

At the fifth meeting of the national oil spill commission today, Fred Bartlit, the commission’s chief counsel, and his staffers are painting a detailed portrait

People for the American Way’s Right Wing Watch publishes one of the stirring moments in Rep. Trent Franks’ (R-Ariz.) speech to the How to Take Back America

Here’s a quick wrap-up of today’s health care news. One day before the Senate Finance Committee is set to present the nearly 600 proposed amendments to

One of many consequences of President Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan is that those troops are likely to capture many more prisoners

On Monday, a group opposed to federal health care sponsored an email from Rasmussen Reports containing survey results showing that people oppose federal health

The polling wars on immigration reform have officially begun. Today, the Center for Immigration Studies, which aims to restrict immigration to the United States

There used to be this line among Iraq war supporters that the road to Jerusalem runs through Baghdad, meaning that the intractable problems of the

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said today she stands by her hold on President Obama’s nominee for White House Office of Management and Budget director because the

Lawyers and court-watchers have been eagerly waiting to see how the Obama Department of Justice will define an enemy combatant -- and wondering whether the

Legislation to restore federal regulation of fracking would not protect households that draw water from private wells because such wells are not overseen by the

New documents obtained by an environmental news service show that an EPA analyst believes that wastewater from fracking may be partly responsible for a fish kill in a West Virginia river. Scientific American reports : U.S

Well, that was fast. The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a petition by environmental and conservation groups to ban the use of lead bullets and

From Texas, another installment of angry white conservatives protesting a Democrat who had the audacity to lead her party to a national election win. Glenn

Just out: the hot new list of general-officer assignments. Who’s getting what, General Casey? The Army chief of staff announces the assignment of the following

Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog points out that the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case of 17 Chinese Muslim Uighur detainees who a judge ordered released

Well before Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) remarks about small town voters growing bitter, Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) labeled the Democratic presidential

Following up on this post about China’s role in Iran sanctions and nuclear security, President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao shared a phone call last

Reading The New York Times’ lead editorial today feels a bit like reading a summary of much of what I’ve been writing for the past two months: that President

A few big announcements from the Obama administration on the health care front today: Confirming reports over the weekend that he was set to do so, President

So says Condoleezza Rice, the former national security adviser and secretary of state to President George W. Bush, in this extraordinary talk with a student at