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The massive protests at the White House in opposition to the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline continued on Tuesday with 60 people, including actress Margot Kidder, being arrested and taken to jail. The Huffington Post did a video report from the site of the protests, including an interview with protest organizer Bill McKibben.

Are there any judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit without substantial holdings in oil and gas? Not many, notes the Alliance for Justice in

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie announced yesterday that he and four state judges will oversee the recount of votes in the U.S. Senate

Confirming what many have been saying for years, a new survey finds that teenagers who pledge to forgo sexual activity until marriage were just as likely to

Mississippi will hold several hearings this week on various initiatives on the state’s 2012 ballot — one of which is the so-called “Personhood” amendment.

President Obama today unveiled his administration’s fourth attempt to stave off the worst effects of the mortgage and housing crisis, the latest in a series of

The governor of Minnesota, answering a barrage of questions about Sarah Palin from Newsweek, has a politically astute answer to whether Palin has enough

More than a dozen Republicans introduced a bill in the Minnesota House Thursday aimed at authorizing the sale of “Choose Life” license plates in Minnesota, with sales revenue going to groups that oppose abortion. The bill is nearly identical to one passed in 2003 in Florida, one of 23 states that produces the plates. But as the Florida Independent found, tracking where funds raised through the license plate sales wasn’t an easy task.

In a conference call with reporters organized by the McCain campaign, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) defended the Arizona senator against Democratic attacks

As the Republican-controlled Iowa House aims to debate their omnibus budget bill Wednesday to bring an end to the Legislative session, Democrats in control of the other chamber will continue their series of budget hearings, Senate Appropriations Chair Bob Dvorsky (D-Coralville) said. “We hope sunshine, openness, and transparency will build momentum for a budget compromise that protects the top priorities of Iowa families,” Dvorsky said Monday.

Former Defense Intelligence Agency Middle East hand Pat Lang catches Bill Kristol bragging about his proximity to Gen. Ray Odierno, the incoming U.S.

Flash back to the 1950s when Alabama may have been the most dangerous place in the country to be a person of color, at least one who thought he or she should be afforded basic human rights. Flash forward to 2011 when some are saying Alabama is again the most dangerous place in the country for a person of color. As Alabama’s new immigration law has just been signed and is about to be implemented, rights groups from the American Civil Liberties Union to the Southern Law Poverty Center are crying foul and promising litigation

Remember how CIA Director Leon Panetta said in May that members of the House Intelligence Committee will have to determine whether the CIA accurately and

Behind Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), the Republicans this morning have continued to block a $9.2 billion proposal to extend COBRA health benefits, delay a 21

Ben Smith has a great write-up on something I’ve been talking about for a while: tension between the social conservative activists who provided the muscle for

During and after a pair of anti-health care bill rallies on Capitol Hill, I asked a few Republican members of the House -- two of whom went on stage -- whether