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A SurveyUSA/KSTP poll released on Thursday shows that only 27 percent of Minnesotans feel that Rep. Michele Bachmann is qualified to be president

In a surprising reversal of his earlier dismissal of four felony charges against District Judge Michael Murphy of Las Cruces, District Judge Leslie Smith reinstated those charges yesterday, setting a trial date of February 5. In an ongoing saga that looked to have run out of steam a month ago after four of five felony counts against Murphy were dismissed, Smith’s reversal marks a victory of sorts for District Attorney Matt Chandler of Clovis, whose office has accused Murphy of informing a prospective judicial candidate that she needed to pay for a seat on the bench.

The Republican National Committee has issued a political response to the president’s Nobel Peace Prize, blasting the Nobel Committee for denying the prize to

I hate to bring this up, given all the good feelings today, but as Washington celebrates, Wall Street had a record Inauguration Day slide, led by fears that

It’s not really a statement of support for nominee Rajiv Shah, who’s already got strong and eager support from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. But

It’s not only Democrats who want some answers about the Treasury Dept.’s Wall Street bailout strategy. House GOP leaders are also wondering where all those

Remember back in 2003 when the insurance industry said that the creation of the Medicare Advantage program -- which allows Medicare patients to receive their

The administration may have hoped its lawsuit against Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law would deter copycats in other states, but state officials continue to

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is negotiating behind the scenes to come to a compromise on oil spill liability language that on-the-fence Democrats like Sens.

Nestle Waters North America has backed out of a deal that would have required pumping water out of the Wacissa River for use in the company’s Madison County water bottling plant. # Nestle was heavily opposed by environmental groups, who argued the company would do serious damage to the Wacissa if the water withdrawal plan moved forward. Across the state of Florida, water withdrawals and industry effluent are taking a toll on lakes, streams and rivers. # “Nestle is a large corporation that is in this for the money,” reads a post on Earth First! Newswire

Here’s a strange story. On Sept. 8, Orly Taitz gave a press conference outside a California courthouse, during which she invited a small cast of characters to

America’s consumers -- aware of the bad economic stats and suffering from high rates of unemployment -- are not feeling confident. From the Conference Board’s

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) restated his commitment to immigration reform during a Las Vegas immigration rally that attracted about 6,000 people this Saturday.

I genuinely would love to write something that had absolutely nothing to do with William Ayers. But, unfortunately, the McCain campaign still thinks Ayers is

John Bresnahan’s story this morning explores the praise former Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) has been soaking up on the right -- accolades from Rush Limbaugh, a spot

As expected, renewable energy advocates are all aflutter now that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has left the door open to including a renewable

President Obama will face tough opposition to a promise he made his first day in office.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters on a conference call today that he is still working on energy legislation and that he has not ruled

A growing number of religious-based and LGBT rights groups are voicing their stern condemnation of Gov. Rick Perry’s recent call for Christian prayer and

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) -- a judge in his prior career -- comes out for repealing the 17th Amendment, to restore the balance between the federal

A little over a year ago, I spent some time with the Obama campaign’s foreign policy brain trust to glean the emerging preoccupations of his advisers. There

Daily Kos and Research 2000 are out with an interesting poll of likely voters in Montana. Kos flags the approval numbers of Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) -- the