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Facing vigorous questioning from Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and other skeptics during her confirmation hearing today before the Senate

What’s the difference between a Democrat and a Republican in Congress these days? In one key aspect, not a lot.

Detroit Pubic Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts said today that he will impose a 10 percent wage cut on all school employees, a move he says will save the indebted school system $81 million this year. The Detroit News reports that move marks the first time that an Emergency Manager has used the power of the state’s Emergency Manager law to modify the terms of a collective bargaining agreement

Huge news from Dafna Linzer and Peter Finn. The Obama administration fears that congressional prerogative is going to get in the way of closing Guantanamo Bay

I just got off a conference call with Col. Jon Lehr, who commands one of the surge brigades in Iraq. Lehr’s brigade, the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the

Minnesotans for a Fair Economy plans to rally outside the downtown Minneapolis offices of Wells Fargo Wednesday, according to a notice the group released

An interesting interview with Edward Luce of the Financial Times -- who begins the segment by saying John McCain has faded somewhat from global prominence --

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, just issued a statement practically begging the Obama

Even as the numbers of illegal immigrants entering the United States plunges and the Obama administration steps up enforcement of the immigration laws,

Among Roll Call ‘s list of the 50 richest members of Congress : Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota. With estimated assets of $77 million (and liabilities around $26 million), Buchanan lands at No.

This wasn’t one of the big headlines from yesterday’s talk shows, but it’s fun to catch a lie in action. On CNN’s State of the Union, GOP strategist Mary

One line that raised my eyebrows in President Obama’s speech tonight: We’ll eliminate the no-bid contracts that have wasted billions in Iraq, and reform our

Oh, right, and at the Association of the U.S. Army this morning, Defense Secretary Robert Gates also echoed national security adviser Jim Jones’ remarks urging

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The ACLU is accusing immigration authorities of disregarding the rights of the mentally ill in a lawsuit filed Wednesday alleging Immigration and Customs

Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast has lost thousands of dollars for teen sexual health programs servicing young people in Palm Beach County this year. About 200 fewer teens will be served in the region if the organization does not receive enough outside donations to recoup this year’s losses.

All day, we’re re-running our favorite blog posts of the last year. This post was originally published on Sept. 12, 2009. In a phone interview with TWI

<p>There’s a lot of talk these days in reporter circles about the...<em>future of journalism</em> (emphasis added to imply doom). These

The detention facility at Guantanamo Bay will go out of business by the year’s end. So what’s the point of the facility after that? The Cold War and the era of

When the Census Bureau announced it planned to spend $80 million of its $340 million ad campaign on outreach to hard-to-reach communities -- including