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In a recent email newsletter, Americans United for Life President Charmaine Yoest urged the group’s supporters to contribute money before the final votes are

When the White House economic team last month rejected a Senate-passed stimulus amendment that would have taxed bailed-out companies at 35 percent for 2008

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke opened up about his feelings regarding the continuing bailout of insurance giant AIG -- and he is all kinds of mad.

Mortgage giants made no public effort to inform housing attorneys of changes to anti-foreclosure and eviction program.

There may be nothing more disturbing than accidentally running into a broadcast of Lou Dobbs Tonight on CNN. But there I was at the gym last night, captive to

Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) is taking up a cause that’s sure to make him unpopular among colleagues: He’s trying to force a vote on legislation to end the

The Florida House on Thursday passed House Bill 993, which in a previous incarnation carried an amendment by Rep. Christ Dorworth, R-Heathrow, that would have given the governor and members of the cabinet sweeping authority to repeal rules under an expedited “summary process.” # The latest version, which is now headed to Gov. Rick Scott for final approval, does not include the repeal provisions

As buzz builds about a possible Pennsylvania Senate run by former Gov. Tom Ridge (R-Pa.), the foreign agents filings for Ridge Global LLC, reveal that he

Senators appear to signal they may consider trying Bush-era officials for war on terror policies.

Via Matt Welch at Reason, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has proposed an amendment to the jobs bill requiring that recipients of unemployment insurance or welfare

The election of Barack Obama and the increased push for energy independence have helped Congress make strides toward passing comprehensive climate change

Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) asked if U.S. troops will be able to enter Pakistan, the first headache of the morning for Gen. Stanley McChrystal. My

Would you believe I was IMing with Hussein Ibish, senior fellow with the American Task Force on Palestine and a wise observer of all matters Arab-Israeli, about

When Nouri al-Maliki’s Iraqi Army runs for the rear against Moqtada al-Sadr’s Jaish al-Mahdi, U.S. armor rides to Maliki’s rescue. We’re now in the thick of an

Sadly, I’m working on other things, but I’m listening to the livestream of an extremely powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing featuring

Huge piece from Barbara Slavin of The Washington Times. Before the June 12 election, President Obama wrote a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali

Among the many facets of the broad health care reform plan that President Obama offered tonight during a speech before a joint session of Congress was a small

Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, has a charming op-ed in USA Today about why reporters don’t deserve a federal shield law: The Senate

Word’s coming now that the Obama administration is seeking to withhold the CIA’s 2004 inspector-general report on the implementation of its former enhanced

The state of Louisiana is slated to receive a $142.4 million grant over a five-year period from the U.S. Department of Education that is aimed to expand child

Rep. Parker Griffith’s (D-Ala.) comment that he wouldn’t support Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in another vote for Speaker of the House has been manna for the