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The Federal Housing Finance Agency has ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac off the NYSE. A new poll finds Republicans hold a wide lead on voter enthusiasm,

Onyango Obama, half-brother to President Barack Obama’s father, was arrested last week in Massachusetts on suspicion of drunken driving. He is now being held

A prominent polling firm’s work was placed under suspicion today -- and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) may be the biggest beneficiary. Daily Kos had contracted

If you believe in the primacy of the news cycle, this has been a lousy week for RNC Chairman Michael Steele. He’s booked on Face the Nation this Sunday, and

UPDATE: March 17, 9:40 a.m. Students for Life of America announced Tuesday the winners to its YouTube video contest, which solicited five-minute videos from

As Weigel pointed out earlier, the GOP appears poised to make a strategy of blaming Democrats -- notably Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (Conn.) --

For the first time in the war’s history, President Obama announced a date -- July 2011 -- when U.S. forces in Afghanistan will begin handing over security responsibilities to Afghan soldiers and policemen.

It turns out that an economy-wide cap on carbon emissions really is necessary to spur investment in what President Obama likes to call the clean energy

Conservative Steve Pearce edged moderate Heather Wilson for the Republican senatorial nomination in New Mexico, a probable blessing for the Democratic nominee

According to this morning’s pool report, renowned celebrity portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz and her entourage were spotted entering a security tent

Who are the real activists on the U.S. Supreme Court? Do Republican appointees differ from Democratic appointees? How much? Are federal judges

The Republican House majority put out a shocker of a budget Thursday that would slash spending by $32 billion in the next seven months. Among the glaringly ideological Republican targets are environmental protection programs and public broadcasting. The “war on Big Bird,” as some fans of PBS have called it, has a strong backer in Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn, who this session has introduced two bills to zero out funds for public TV and radio

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) was declared the winner of this year’s Values Voter Summit straw poll, taking 37 percent of the vote. Saturday morning, Paul

Rise up against the Obamautocracy in a new computer game, 2011 Obama’s Coup Fails! The anti-gay marriage arguments are making less and less

Gov. Rick Scott — a strong supporter of publicly funded, privately run charter schools — speaks today at the annual summit of Charter Schools USA in Orlando

A new survey of college admissions counselors released by Inside Higher Ed confirms many seek out students of means who do not require financial aid

At least four people are dead in San Bruno, Calif., after a natural gas pipeline break caused an explosion that leveled dozens of homes and damaged many

As Senate lawmakers launch new efforts to curb the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, some key members have joined local transportation officials and environmentalists to ask a seemingly relevant question: Where’s the commitment to public transit?

Democrats have been trimming and cutting and adding measures to the jobs bill -- also known as the extenders’ bill or H.R. 4213 -- that stalled out in the

Via Ben Smith, Keep America Safe, the Cheneyite national-security revival tour, has a new video out insinuating that Justice Department attorneys who

Bristol Palin, with parents Sarah and Todd, visited the Mall of America Wednesday for a family book-signing. The “Dancing With the Stars” contestant signed copies of “Not Afraid of Life,” while her mom signed copies of her books.