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Once again, Atty. Gen. Michael Mukasey has announced that he will not be enforcing the law. Taking another “let-bygones-be-bygones” approach, he told the

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has appointed a team of 63 practicing attorneys, judges and law professors to serve on a justice advisory committee for his campaign, staff announced in a release Tuesday. The committee is expected to “draw on their experience in all three branches of government, private practice, industry, and academia to advise Governor Romney in his campaign for the presidency,” the campaign release said, adding the 63-person board will specifically “advise on the Constitution, judicial matters, law enforcement, homeland security, and regulatory issues” and provide legal counsel for Romney’s campaign when needed.

Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), under fire for seemingly promising to intervene in a Justice Department probe and caught on a wiretap -- Harman denies all

The recent news that China dumped $34.2 billion in U.S. Treasuries in December hardly made a splash, but L.A. Times writer Don Lee wondered what China did with

Jonah Goldberg steps back from the Bill Ayers wrote Obama’s memoir conspiracy after catching an Oct. 3 writeup of an Ayers speech. It appeared in National

Peter Roff, an influential, under-the-radar conservative pundit, has made the most put-together argument I’ve seen for something you’ll hear more conservatives

How’s this for a stimulus plan? A trio of senators introduced legislation today allowing owners of gas-guzzlers to trade their vehicles in for thousands of

The Supreme Court rules suspects must explicitly say they want to remain silent in order to invoke Miranda protections. Alabama Democrats could nominate

Florida Secretary of State Kurt Browning (Pic via dos.state.fl.us) A U.S. District Court has denied a request by the state of for an expedited hearing on whether Florida is adhering to the Voting Rights in the five counties requiring federal preclearance.

Two new programs are designed to help people with no jobs at risk of losing their homes. But for Sandra Monroe-Olcott and others, the damage may already be done.

Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.) is before the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning for his confirmation hearing to become secretary of the Army. He began by

David Luban, a law professor and expert on legal ethics at Georgetown University, just called the torture memos written by the Bush administration’s Office of

Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone spoke at the National Press Club today, discussing his new film, South of the Border, and politics in Latin America. After

The Environmental Protection Agency will soon offer their comments on the final Environmental Impact Statement prepared by the U.S. State Department concerning the Keystone XL pipeline. Reuters reports : The top U.S.

COMMENTARY The blue patriotism of Barack Obama is not new. It’s been hidden in plain view all around the same parts of Washington the inaugural parade will follow this morning.

U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack joined a bipartisan group of 16 members of Congress Thursday who are demanding an open and transparent process when a recently formed “super committee” on government spending begins meeting and negotiating.

To flesh something out about how Defense Secretary Bob Gates wants the services to stay in line during the upcoming budget battle on the Hill, in response to a

According to an early-morning press release from ISAF, the NATO force in Afghanistan, Afghan troops supported by NATO forces have concluded a five-day

NPR’s Ina Jaffe reports on Carly Fiorina’s race against California’s Barbara Boxer for her Senate seat: When you have people like Barbara Boxer in Washington,