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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who thinks trying Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in civilian court is a terrible, terrible mistake, takes Director of National

One of the most vigorous proponents of passing legislation this year to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who

Despite Obama’s promises to “uphold our most cherished values . . . in times of ease and in eras of upheaval,” he is reserving an extraordinary and highly controversial right to hold suspected terror supporters indefinitely without trial.

Strategists expected Arizona’s harsh new immigration law to turn off Latino voters to the GOP. Instead, due to persistent outreach efforts, Republican candidates like Meg Whitman are running strong.

Big scoop from Josh Rogin at Foreign Policy: right in time for that closed door briefing to the Senate on the metrics for judging progress in Afghanistan and

Nine months after members of the New Black Panther Party were arrested for menacing voters (dressing in black uniforms and holding nightsticks) outside of a

This entire interview with Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis.), the head of the House Appropriations Committee and a powerful veteran member of Congress, who is retiring

Sen. Charles Grassley, it seems, has given up on the Bush administration. Just over a month after the Iowa Republican urged the Treasury Dept. to rein in

Today marks the deadline for Capitol Hill lawmakers to file their third-quarter campaign finance disclosures with the Federal Election Commission, but don’t

After announcing that he would not mount a campaign against Sen. Debbie Stabenow earlier this year, former U.S.

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota (Pic via Facebook) Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has released its annual report on the “most corrupt” members of Congress

A report by Physicians for Human Rights released on Monday claims that U.S. physicians and psychologists betrayed ethical standards by collecting data on

The Anti-Defamation League is out with a statement shaming Rush Limbaugh and other conservatives for bringing Nazi and Hitler comparisons into the debate on

In a move that activists call unnecessary and based on bigotry, Rep. Tom Hooker (R-Byron Center) wants to make sure that Michigan taxpayers do not foot the bill for any gender assignment surgeries Michigan prisoners may need as part of their treatment. Hooker readily admits he knows of no case where a Michigan prisoner has had gender reassignment surgery

By calling for the end of the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, House Democratic leaders have put themselves in the uncomfortable position of

The Wall Street Journal has a piece today called Cash for Clunkers: An Expensive Environmental Fix, which argues that despite its bigger-than-expected

The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports: Once BP’s runaway Macondo well is killed, it will no longer be considered part of oil spill reponse and the Department

In a recession, can President Obama make the case for immigration?

Last night, the U.S. Senate attempted to move on the House’s version of a war-funding bill, providing much-needed funds to the Pentagon for Afghanistan and Iraq