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Two must-read pieces on the RNC and Michael Steele today from Reid Wilson and Ralph Hallow, the best reporters on that beat. Wilson reports on a tense

In November, I pointed out that the irregular warfare-heavy think tank known as the Center for a New American Security was basically President Obama’s shadow

The steep hike in gas and energy prices has created a national debate about the future of American metropolitan areas -- mostly about the reputed decline of

For every banner headline crowning Sen. Barack Obama the Democratic nominee for president, there was at least one lurking lower on the page wondering what Sen.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton breathed new life into the floundering climate talks in Copenhagen this morning with a surprise announcement that the

Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) has rejected a written request, penned on Sept. 18, by his fellow armed-services-committee senators John McCain (R-Ariz.), Joe

Lt. Choi may not be so satisfied with Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ decision to relax Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell enforcement, but it’s being greeted warmly by

An economics professor at the University of California-Berkeley has filed a formal grievance to investigate the tenure of one of Berkeley’s most

When Congress rushed to pass a $2 billion extension of the enormously popular Cash for Clunkers program earlier this month, there were few cheerleaders more

The Obama administration’s Making Home Affordable plan has fallen painfully short, a move to blame borrowers grows.

More than a year ago, in Ankeny, the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Agriculture began an unprecedented joint journey into possible agricultural sector antitrust violations. The series of five public workshops ended in December 2010 but no findings have yet been released

At the American Constitution Society blog, Rick Hasen breaks down the possible meanings of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to put a hold on gay

GUANTANAMO BAY -- We don’t know who the individual known as Interrogator #1 is. He hasn’t yet been called to testify for the defense, which hopes to be able

Last week, white nationalist writer Jared Taylor found himself at the center of a controversy when One People’s Project and Max Blumenthal reported on his 2006

Colorado’s GOP Central Committee gave final approval this weekend for their preliminary caucuses to be held on Feb. 7, 2012.

It’s a day of mixed news for the Pied Piper of the birther movement. The bad news: Taitz’s case, Keyes v. Obama, got a hearing in Santa Ana, an event that had

After seeking to dismiss at least a half-dozen lawsuits alleging torture, illegal wiretapping and other abuses by Bush administration officials, each time on

Planned action Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee to take up a bill to ban partial birth abortions has drawn sharp criticisms not only of abortion rights advocates, but from the Republican leadership. Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) agreed to have a hearing on SB 160 , The Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, during the Senate Judiciary meeting Tuesday afternoon

At a Monday rally for Scott Brown in North Andover, Mass., I met Bill Hudak, a first-time candidate for Congress running against Rep. John Tierney